Portfolio Development Coordinator - 6700

Cambridge University Press Ltd.; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Cambridge seeks a Portfolio Development Coordinator to support the growth of its online education program. The role involves coordinating new product developments, market research, and building academic collaborations. With a focus on strong communication and organizational skills, this position offers hybrid working arrangements and several benefits including insurance and discretionary bonuses. The role is initially fixed-term for 12 months with possible future extension.

Benefits

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance

Discretionary annual bonus

Group personal pension scheme

Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary

Green travel schemes

Qualifications

• Knowledge of how Universities operate in the UK and globally.
• Understanding of project management approaches and tools.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the development of new product proposals.
• Contribute to market research plans and activities.
• Research new academic collaborations.

Skills

Interest in online learning

Strong communication

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Job description

Job Title: Portfolio Development Coordinator

Salary: £28,800 - £35,000

Location: Cambridge, with hybrid working

Contract: Fixed term (12 months), full time

Come and join Cambridge Online Education (COE) as we move from start up to scale up. COE works across the University of Cambridge to bring the very best in professional online learning together in an ‘all-Cambridge ‘approach for our clients through a market leading portfolio of online short courses.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Portfolio Development Coordinator to join a passionate, fast-paced environment providing world class support to our millions of customers and qualifications around the world.

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

About the role

This is an exciting new role within the Learning Propositions team. You will play a significant role in supporting the growth of Cambridge Online Education's programme portfolio, and the development of new course ideas and collaborations with academic faculty.

Keyresponsibilities include:

• Coordinating the development of new product proposals with academic faculty and learning design team, closely tracking progress and providing timely and accurate reporting.

• Contributing to market research plans and activities by carrying out preliminary desk research and unstructured learner/buyer interviews.

• Researching new academic collaborations and recruiting academic contributors and industry experts to join existing and new courses.
• Organising outreach activities across the University, including roadshows, workshops and other events, and contributing creative ideas for events and promotional activities.

About you

This role would suit someone with an interest in online learning and educational partnerships, and a passion for learning about new topics. You have knowledge of how Universities operate in the UK and globally, along with knowledge of project management approaches and tools.

A key focus of the role will be growing relationships with academic departments and recruiting faculty and would suit a strong communicator who can effectively build new relationships with academic partners and industry contributors.

This role provides the opportunity for someone with a proactive self-starter mindset to develop their own professional network and apply their own insights and knowledge of higher education to develop new course ideas from exploratory conversations into actionable next steps.

You will need to use your attention to detail and organisational skills to closely track progress and provide timely and accurate reporting.

The role will provide lots of opportunity for collaboration and creative problem solving.

If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site.

The role is offered as a 12-month fix term initially with a potential to become permanent depending on portfolio growth.

Rewards and benefits

We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Group personal pension scheme
• Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
• Green travel schemes

We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.

We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being Sunday 4th January 2026 with interviews scheduled to take place on 12th & 19th January 2026.

Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.

Please note that Cambridge University Press & Assessment will not ordinarily be able to provide sponsorship for vacancies of less than 12-months in duration. Applicants must therefore have an existing right to work in the UK to be eligible for this position.

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.