Job Title: Head of Education Reform

Contract: Full time, permanent

Salary: Competitive 

Location: Nairobi, Kenya, Pretoria, Cape Town, South Africa 

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

The Role

Partnership for Education, Cambridge University Press & Assessment, works with Ministries of Education and other organisations around the world to improve their education systems through coherent reform strategies. We have an exciting new opening for a Head of Education Reform role in Sub-Saharan Africa to join our business development team as we expand and create new workflows and processes.

As the Head of Education Reform, you will lead on the identification and development of new opportunities in the region. You will be responsible for supporting the Cambridge based sales teams to win new business and maximise the value from existing customers, delivering growth for Partnership for Education and a great experience and outcome for Cambridge customers and the societies that they represent.

This is a great opportunity for experienced senior business development professionals, with experience in the government sector, who are interested in playing a key role in connecting with our key business executives and stakeholders.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, and do have significant government experience working at the highest level, please take a look at the attached job description for more information.

About you

This role is a high-profile position dealing with senior dignitaries, government officials, Ministries of Education, and other international organisations so experience working in an international market would be highly valuable.

You will have an understanding and experience of curriculum and assessment in education with experience working in a publishing or teaching environment.

As the Head of Education Reform, you will also bring a strong commercial acumen, capable of creating and maintaining great customer relationships at the highest level to the role.

The successful candidate will have experience in team development and will have experience in financial reporting, pipeline, and forecasting. Fluency in Swahili (or French), both written and spoken is desirable.

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.

We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 26 May and interviews are scheduled to take place on w/c 27th May & w/c 3rd June.

Why join us

Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You’ll belong to a collaborative team that’s exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration. 

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it’s safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.

We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.