Manager - Resources, North Pakistan

Salary: Competitive + Benefits

Location: Islamabad

Contract: Permanent, Full time 40 Hours Per Week

Are you passionate about education and eager to make a significant impact in the international market? Do you thrive in dynamic environments and have a knack for building strong relationships? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

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

As the Manager - Resources, you will play a pivotal role in driving Cambridge's business activities and supporting schools and colleges in the assigned region. Your mission will be to ensure Cambridge secures its position as a major player in the region for general qualifications and resources. This role is based in Islamabad and reports directly to the Head of Business Development (Resources), Pakistan.

About The Role

In this role, you will be responsible for implementing regional strategies, developing business, and nurturing customer relationships. You will work collaboratively with distributors, train them on product knowledge, and make joint school visits. Building and maintaining strong relationships with schools, government departments, universities, and other key stakeholders will be crucial to your success. You will also create annual plans, produce business growth forecasts, and ensure compliance with group processes. Representing Cambridge at events, managing educational seminars, and providing regular feedback to the organisation will be part of your daily activities

About You

You are educated to degree level, with a relevant postgraduate qualification being a plus. You have a solid understanding of the educational sector and international sales management, along with knowledge of educational policy and pedagogy across international schools. You possess a deep understanding of customer expectations and behaviour, and you are adept at translating business strategies into growth strategies. In addition:

• Your excellent command of Urdu and English will allow you to conduct business and represent Cambridge at the highest levels.
• You will bring a commercial mindset, powerful relationship building skills, and the ability to coordinate sales and marketing efforts to add business value.
• You will be open-minded, curious, and ready to learn, with a proactive and collaborative approach to problem-solving.

Join us in making a difference in the world of education and help shape the future of learning!

If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description link at the bottom of this vacancy advert.

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:

• 24 days annual leave per annum plus the statutory public holidays
• Private Medical Healthcare – includes a spouse or partner and up to two dependants
• Utility Allowance
• Provident Fund
• Discretionary Annual Bonus

We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. 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 7th November 2025. Interviews are scheduled to take place week commencing 17th November. If you are shortlisted for interview, you will be invited to participate virtually via MS Teams, and you will be tasked with preparing a presentation.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested in this exciting opportunity, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.

We are dedicated to conducting a fair and equitable recruitment process. Therefore, we kindly ask that all applications be submitted exclusively through our official online application form. Please do not send your CV directly to our recruitment team.

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

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.

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