Strategic Planning Analyst - 6759

Cambridge University Press Ltd.; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading academic publisher and assessment organisation seeks a Strategic Planning Analyst in Cambridge, UK. This hybrid role involves shaping strategies, analyzing market dynamics, and collaborating across teams. The ideal candidate will have experience in strategy or commercial analysis, be detail-oriented, and possess strong communication skills. Join an innovative team driving impactful change while enjoying flexible work arrangements and a competitive benefits package.

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 × annual salary

Green travel schemes

Qualifications

• Experience in strategy roles or analysis is essential.
• Comfortable working with ambiguity and complexity.
• Proficiency in stakeholder engagement and influencing at executive levels.

Responsibilities

• Develop understanding of strategic context and market dynamics.
• Analyze challenges to provide actionable recommendations.
• Shape proposals into deliverable programs and collaborate with teams.
• Maintain oversight of the global strategic portfolio.

Skills

Proactive and detail-oriented

Excellent written and verbal communication

Strong stakeholder engagement

Comfortable with performance data and KPIs

Ability to synthesize complex information

Education

Experience in corporate strategy, strategy consulting or commercial analysis

Tools

Miro

PowerPoint

Visio

Lucidchart

Job description

Job Title: Strategic Planning Analyst

Salary: £48,100 - £64,375

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

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time (35 hours per week)

Are you passionate about shaping strategy and driving impactful change in a global organisation?

We're looking for two new Strategic Planning Analyst roles in the Strategic Performance team, offering a pivotal opportunity to shape and deliver early‑stage proposals and initiatives that maximise business value and drive meaningful outcomes across our global change portfolio. This is a unique chance to collaborate, share ideas, and make a difference as part of a dynamic, forward‑thinking team. If you're ready to take on a role where your insights and creativity will help steer our future, we'd love to hear from you!

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

As a Strategic Planning Analyst, you will:

• Develop a deep understanding of the organisation's strategic context, market dynamics and internal performance data to generate insights to guide initiative planning and prioritisation.
• Use structured thinking and creativity to analyse complex challenges and develop clear, actionable recommendations.
• Assess the value and feasibility of new ideas and initiatives (strategic significance, commercial value, financial and non‑financial benefits, costs, risks and dependencies), supporting Board‑level decisions with robust business cases.
• Shape strategic opportunities and early‑stage proposals into deliverable programmes, collaborating with cross‑functional teams to ensure successful implementation.
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders and present compelling insights that drive alignment and decision‑making.
• Maintain oversight of the global strategic portfolio, providing insights to guide investment and resource planning.

This position has been classified as a hybrid role, requiring the selected candidate to typically spend 40‑60% of their time collaborating and connecting face‑to‑face at their dedicated location. Aside from our hybrid principles, other flexible working requests will be considered from the first day of employment, including other work arrangements should you require adjustments due to a disability or long‑term health condition.

About You

• You're proactive and detail‑oriented, with experience in a corporate strategy team, strategy consulting, or commercial analysis.
• You thrive in ambiguity, using sound judgement and curiosity to shape clarity from complexity.
• You bring excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• You bring strong stakeholder engagement and facilitation skills, with confidence in influencing decisions and at executive levels.
• You're comfortable working with performance data, KPIs, and financial metrics.
• You're skilled in visual storytelling and familiar with tools like Miro, PowerPoint, Visio, or Lucidchart.
• Your ability to synthesise complex information into clear, actionable insights will be key to your success.

While experience in management consulting or international education is desirable, we welcome candidates from a range of backgrounds who share our commitment to our global mission at Cambridge University Press & Assessment. We recognise that not every candidate will meet every requirement listed. If you have most of the skills and experience and are excited by the opportunity to contribute to our work, we encourage you to apply.

For a detailed job description, please refer to the link at the bottom of the advert on our careers site.

We are a Disability Confident (DC) employer that is committed to equality and inclusion ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. The DC scheme's Offer of an Interview commitment applies to applicants who opt in, and disclose a disability or a long‑term health condition, and best meet the minimum criteria for the role. In instances where interviewing all qualifying candidates is not practicable, we prioritise those who best meet the minimum criteria, as we would for applicants who do not have a disability or long‑term health condition.

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.

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 × annual salary
• Green travel schemes

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.

We aim to support candidates by making our interview process clear and transparent. The closing date for all applications will be 11th January 2026. We will review applications on an ongoing basis, and shortlisted candidates can expect interviews to take place from week commencing 19th January and 26th January 2026. We aim to support candidates by making our interview process clear and transparent.

Interview timeline

If you are shortlisted and progressed through the stages, you can expect:

• First stage in‑person interview at our offices in Cambridge.
• An additional second‑stage interview may take place if needed to further assess candidates.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process due to a disability or a long‑term health condition, there will be an opportunity for you to inform us via the online application form. We will do our best to accommodate your needs.

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

We are committed to an equitable recruitment process. As such, applications must be submitted via our official online application procedure. Please refrain from sending your CV directly to our recruiters. If you experience technical difficulties or require additional support with submitting your online application, contact the Recruiter.

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.