Materials and Conferences assistant, Education Futures intern

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Closing date: 23rd April

As the employer reserves the right to close applications early, we highly recommend applying at the earliest opportunity whenever possible.

Payment: £22,222 per annum full time equivalent (prorated for your 8-week internship)

Location: Cambridge/Hybrid (2 days per week in the office minimum)

Contract: Full Time (35 hours per week) / Fixed Term (8 weeks)

Placement dates: 14th July – 5th September 2025

Launch your career in world-class education support with Cambridge University Press & Assessment, where you will develop your administrative and editing skills through a hands-on internship opportunity.

This is an exciting opportunity for you to join a passionate, fast-paced environment providing world class support to our millions of customers and qualifications around the world. We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

As part of this role, you will provide administrative and editing support to our Education team. This role will offer the successful candidate a chance to develop a wide range of skills applicable to similar positions in the creation and review of materials and the management of conferences. We will provide training as required.

What you'll be doing

Responsibilities will include:

• Reviewing and editing educational materials
• Reviewing and editing materials to be posted on internal and external websites
• Organising materials in electronic folders
• Corresponding online and liaising in person with conference speakers, workshop facilitators and staff presenters or stakeholders (including at director level)
• Carrying out assigned roles at a conference including welcoming delegates, marshalling, contributing positively to the delegates' overall conference experience

The post holder will also provide secretarial and financial administration support as required, and will also have the opportunity to bring their ideas for improvement to fruition with the support of a friendly and collaborative team.

We adopt a hybrid working approach which enables a mix of working from home and being based in our offices in Cambridge. The requirement to be in the office would be a minimum of one day per week but preferably more.

What you'll bring

We are seeking an undergraduate or recent graduate with strong organisational, communication, and interpersonal skills. The ideal candidate will be able to manage multiple tasks, prioritise effectively, and meet deadlines. Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, attention to detail, enthusiasm for learning, and a proactive approach are essential. Experience in events coordination or a customer-centric role is a plus.

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.

Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.