Country Admin Lead

Salary: COMPETITIVE + benefits

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Please note this role is reserved for Saudi Nationals only)

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time, 40 Hours Per Week

Are you someone who takes pride in keeping things running smoothly, supporting people, and making a meaningful impact every day?

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

We are looking for a Country Admin Lead to join our team in Saudi Arabia, playing a vital role in supporting our people, programmes and partners. This is an opportunity to pursue your potential by working at the heart of our country operations, contributing to work that supports education and learning worldwide, and being part of a trusted, inclusive global organisation where your contribution truly matters.

About the role

As Country Admin Lead, you will be responsible for the smooth, compliant day‑to‑day operation of the Saudi Arabia office. You will provide high‑quality administrative, operational and logistical support to colleagues, projects and visiting teams, enabling the country organisation to operate effectively and in line with Cambridge University Press & Assessment standards.

You will work closely with internal teams, suppliers and external stakeholders to coordinate office services, logistics and administrative activities. The role requires strong organisation, attention to detail and sound judgement, alongside the flexibility to support a busy and evolving office environment.

Additional responsibilities and accountabilities include:

• Managing daily office administration, facilities and general office support.
• Coordinating office logistics, suppliers and service providers.
• Supporting financial administration, including invoices, expenses and payments.
• Coordinating operational and logistical support for projects, training programmes and visits.
• Acting as a key local operational contact for colleagues, partners and external parties.
• Supporting compliance with local legal, regulatory and operational requirements.

About You
You are an experienced office administration or operations professional, able to ensure the smooth and compliant day‑to‑day running of a country office. You are organised, reliable and confident working independently, while supporting colleagues and projects in a busy environment.

Essential criteria:

• Experience coordinating office logistics and service providers to support day‑to‑day operations.
• Experience supporting financial administration, including invoices, expenses and payments, in line with agreed controls.
• Experience providing operational and logistical support for projects, training programmes or visits.
• Strong IT skills, including Outlook, Word, Excel and SharePoint.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with internal teams and external contacts.
• Native Arabic speaker with excellent English (minimum B2), Bachelor's degree (or equivalent), and must be a Saudi national.

If you meet the above minimum requirements, we encourage you to apply. Your application will be even stronger if you can also demonstrate the following desirable criteria:

• Experience managing office operations in a Saudi Arabia context.
• Experience working with government bodies, regulators or compliance‑related processes.
• Experience coordinating logistics for programmes, events or training delivery.
• Experience working in a global or matrix organisation with international teams.

For a detailed job description, please refer to the link at the bottom of the advert 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:

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 is the 30th April. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and some interviews will take place while the advert is still live. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient suitable applications are received. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid missing out on this opportunity.

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

• First stage virtual (MS Teams) and in-person interview via MS Teams.

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 will belong to a collaborative team that is 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 is 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.