Schools Development Manager, Egypt

Salary: Competitive

Location: Cairo, Egypt (plus travel within city)

Contract: Full Time/Permanent

An opportunity to join a world leading education organization reaching over a hundred million learners in 170+ countries. You will play a part in touching the lives of millions of individuals.

We are looking to appoint a School Development Manager (Assessment) with demonstrated business development experience, a history of promoting growth in the education sector, and a strong understanding of educational requirements to serve as an advisor to 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. We're here to help further the University's mission – to contribute to society through the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence.

About the role

As School Development Manager, you will be responsible for driving the growth of Cambridge programmes and qualifications in Egypt, 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. 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 Saudi Arabia.

Travel Requirements:

The role involves regular travel to engage with schools, government departments, universities, and other key stakeholders. The successful candidate will also attend educational seminars, conferences, and events to promote Cambridge products and services.

About you

As School Development Manager, you will need to demonstrate solid experience of driving business growth in the education sector, coupled with a deep understanding of the K-12 education sector in Egypt. You will have the skills and 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 education qualification is a plus.

• 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, influencing and negotiation skills.

• Strong networking skills to grow awareness and generate leads.

• Confidence to represent the organisation in speaking engagements.

• Strong capacity for prioritising work, multi-tasking and ability to work independently.

Flexible and mobile for associated business travel.

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:

In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package including:

• Transportation Allowance

• Life Allowance

• AD&D Allowance

• Private Medical Healthcare

We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options. For this position, we expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend a minimum 60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. We will also consider other work arrangements if you require adjustments due to a disability.

Ready to pursue potential? Apply now.

We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 2nd October 2025. Interviews are scheduled to take place from week commencing Monday 6th October 2025. If you are shortlisted for interview, you will be invited to participate in-person at our Cairo Office. You will also be provided with a presentation brief to prepare in advance.

We are committed to an equitable recruitment process. As such, all applications must be submitted via our official online application form. Please refrain from sending your CV directly to our recruiters.

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 will 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.