Senior Impact Evaluator - 6718

Cambridge University Press Ltd.; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading academic publisher is seeking a Senior Impact Evaluator in Cambridge to manage impact evaluation projects and assess the effectiveness of educational products. The ideal candidate will have a PhD or equivalent in relevant fields and strong skills in quantitative and qualitative research. The role offers a hybrid work arrangement, competitive salary, and various benefits including private medical insurance and annual leave.

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

• PhD or equivalent in education, social sciences, or applied linguistics preferred.
• Strong understanding of bilingual education and curriculum design.
• Ability to manage professional relationships and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Manage and conduct impact evaluation projects end-to-end.
• Develop high-quality research proposals aligned with stakeholder needs.
• Produce clear evaluation reports for various audiences.

Skills

Quantitative analysis

Qualitative analysis

Communication skills

Research design

Knowledge of foreign languages

Education

PhD in education studies, social sciences, or applied linguistics

Exceptional MSc/MA candidates considered

Tools

R

SPSS

NVivo

Job description

Job Title: Senior Impact Evaluator

Salary: £45,100 - £60,400

Location: Cambridge, Hybrid (at least 2 days per week in the office)

Contract: Permanent, Full time (35 hours per week)

We are recruiting for a Senior Impact Evaluator within Propositions Group at Cambridge University Press & Assessment – English to manage a range of impact evaluation activities which provide evidence of the effectiveness of our products and programmes.

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

About the role

We are seeking a highly experienced educational researcher with strong quantitative and qualitative skills to join our Impact Evaluation team at Cambridge English. The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping how we measure, report, and communicate the impact of our programmes and products, contributing to meaningful change in the field of education and English language learning.

The role will be reporting to the Head of Impact Evaluation. The successful applicant will be required to carry out the following activities:

Responsibilities

• Manage and conduct impact evaluation projects end-to-end.
• Develop high-quality research proposals aligned with stakeholder needs.
• Design sampling frameworks and data analysis plans for robust evaluations.
• Create and adapt impact measurement tools for effective data capture.
• Produce clear, actionable evaluation reports for diverse audiences.
• Maintain expertise in evaluation methodologies and best practices.
• Represent the organisation at conferences and thought leadership events.

About you

• PhD in education studies, social sciences, applied linguistics, or related field (exceptional MSc/MA candidates considered).
• Strong theoretical understanding of education, including bilingual education, curriculum design, and assessment.
• Expertise in research design (quasi-experimental and non-experimental).
• Skilled in quantitative and qualitative analysis, including use of relevant software (e.g. R, SPSS, NVivo).
• Excellent communication skills with ability to simplify complex concepts.
• Collaborative and confident in managing professional relationships.
• Knowledge of one or more foreign languages is desirable.

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.

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 15 January 2026 although we may close it earlier if suitable candidates are identified. Interviews are scheduled to take place on the week of 26 January 2026.

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

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is an approved UK employer for the sponsorship of eligible roles and applicants under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please refer to the gov.uk website for guidance to understand your own eligibility based on the role you are applying for.

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.