Country Manager - Oman and Gulf

Job description

Job Title: Country Manager, Oman & Gulf (Assessment)

Salary: Competitve

Location: Muscat, Oman

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time

Are you an experienced commercial leader looking for an opportunity to shape the future of international education across Oman and the Gulf? We are looking for a strategic and relationship-focused Country Manager to grow Cambridge International's presence across the region, build influential partnerships with schools, government and education stakeholders, and identify new opportunities that deliver both commercial growth and lasting educational impact.

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

As Country Manager, Oman and Gulf, you will play a key role in growing Cambridge International's presence and impact across the region. You will develop and deliver commercially focused plans that support sustainable growth, while strengthening relationships with existing and prospective Cambridge schools and ensuring we continue to understand and respond to the needs of our customers.

Working across a diverse stakeholder network, you will build and maintain influential relationships with schools, universities, government departments, ministries and strategic partners. You will collaborate closely with colleagues across Cambridge to identify new opportunities, strengthen recognition of our programmes and qualifications, and balance our commercial ambitions with our wider mission to deliver meaningful educational value.

You will also:

• Use customer, market and performance data to develop forecasts, monitor progress and inform evidence-based business decisions. [

• Represent Cambridge at conferences, seminars, exhibitions and other key events, helping to raise our profile across the region.

• Manage key contractual relationships and ensure activity is delivered effectively and in line with relevant budgets, policies and organisational processes.

This position has been classified as a hybrid role, requiring the selected candidate to typically spend 40-60% of their time collaborating and connecting face-to-face at their dedicated location. Aside from our hybrid principles, other flexible working requests will be considered from the first day of employment, including other work arrangements should you require adjustments due to a disability or long-term health condition.

About You

You combine a strong commercial mindset with a genuine understanding of the education sector. With experience of driving business growth, you'll understand the opportunities and challenges facing K-12 education and be able to translate customer and market needs into solutions that create meaningful educational value.

You will have a degree-level qualification or equivalent relevant professional experience and be confident building relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. Strong communication, negotiation and networking skills will help you develop new opportunities, while your understanding of education trends will enable you to contribute informed insight to regional plans and decisions.

You'll also be comfortable acting as a representative of Cambridge, including presenting and speaking to external audiences, and will have strong written and spoken English for working effectively with colleagues, customers and senior stakeholders.

If you meet the above minimum requirements, we encourage you to apply. Your application will be even stronger if you can also demonstrate the following desirable criteria:

• Professional proficiency in Arabic or another language relevant to the territory, and knowledge of the Oman and Gulf education landscape

• A relevant postgraduate or professional qualification, particularly in education or a related discipline

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 comprehensive package including annual leave, health insurance, discretionary annual bonus and personal development opportunities.

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 6th November 2026. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications, so we encourage you to apply at your earliest opportunity.

We will review applications on an ongoing basis, and shortlisted candidates can expect interviews to take place from week commencing 16th November 2026.

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

• First stage virtual interview via MS Teams. You'll be provided with a brief for a role related task which will need completion and return in advance of your interview.

• Final stage interview: possibility of this being in person in Oman.

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'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.