Director of IELTS Research - 7335

Job Title: Director of IELTS Research

Salary: £79,300 - £99,100 per annum

Location: Cambridge, UK – Hybrid

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 35 hours per week (minimum 70% FTE considered)

About the role

As Director of IELTS Research, you will set the long‑term vision for research and ensure it underpins regulatory trust, global recognition and product innovation. Sitting on the IELTS Senior Leadership Team, you will operate at the forefront of assessment research, influencing key decisions across the IELTS partnership and wider Cambridge organisation. You will combine thought leadership with delivery – leading major research programmes, shaping future assessment through emerging technologies (including AI), and positioning IELTS as a global leader in evidence‑based assessment.

• Defining and delivering the long‑term IELTS research strategy and short‑term research plans


• Leading strate...