Country Manager, Egypt & North Africa

Salary: Competitive

Location: Cairo, Egypt

Contract: Full Time/Permanent

Hours: 40 hours a week

This is an exciting new opportunity for a business development manager who has a proven track record of driving growth in the education sector, and a deep understanding of education needs to act as a trusted advisor for schools, education organizations and regulators.

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

You will be responsible for driving the growth of Cambridge resources in Egypt and North Africa, aligning with the regional strategy, and set goals. You will strengthen Cambridge's position as a world leading provider of international qualifications by developing and maintaining relationships with schools, education organizations and regulators, delivering real educational value.

As part of this role, you will:

• join a passionate team of professionals who collaborate closely to achieve common goals. In this role, you will be part of an innovative culture that is always looking for new ways to solve the challenges we, and our customers face.
• be a driving force, growing market share with new and existing customers by presenting education solutions under the Cambridge offering.
• make a difference to the people we serve, driving change through careful listening and collaboration with our partners, be a first point of contact for Cambridge customers in Egypt and North Africa.

About You

As Country Manager, Egypt and North Africa (Resources), you will need to have experience driving business growth in the education sector, with a deep understanding of the K-12 education sector in Egypt and North Africa. You will have the ability to propose education solutions from the Cambridge product portfolio that deliver real educational value for our customers and other stakeholders.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A Bachelor's degree from a reputable university.
• An up to date understanding of global and local education trends.
• First language proficiency in both English and Arabic (spoken and written)
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills and negotiation skills.
• Strong networking skills to grow awareness and generate leads.
• Confidence to represent the organization in speaking engagements.

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:

• Transportation Allowance

• Life Allowance

• AD&D Allowance

• Private Medical Healthcare

This role requires an on-site presence and regular travel to support events and business needs. We offer some flexibility in working arrangements and will be considered on business needs.

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 week commencing 19th January 2026. We aim to support candidates by making our interview process clear and transparent.

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

• Candidates will need to complete a pre-interview task, to be prepared ahead of time and presented at the first-stage interview.
• First stage virtual interview via MS Teams. week commencing 19th January 2026
• Final stage interview: in-person at our offices in Cairo, week commencing 9th February 2026

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 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.

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