Salary: Competitive
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Contract: Permanent, Full-time

We are looking for an exceptional individual to join our dynamic team as an Office Administrator in Istanbul, where you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring smooth office operations, collaborating with global teams, and contributing to the success of an international organization.
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 an Office Administrator based in our Istanbul office, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth daily operation of the office. Reporting to the Country Manager, your responsibilities will range from managing administrative tasks, such as handling invoices, expense reports, and office supplies, to providing first-line support for both internal staff and external customers.

You will coordinate with external suppliers and accountants to ensure compliance with legal and financial guidelines, help organise events, and support the office's overall efficiency. This role offers the chance to collaborate with our global network while supporting financial and administrative reporting, budget management, and ensuring that our office meets high standards of organisation and service.

About you
We are looking for a highly organised and proactive individual with strong attention to detail. You should have a university degree, ideally with training in administration or accountancy. Fluency in Turkish and English (C1 level minimum) is essential.

You must possess strong IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Office, and have experience in office administration. Experience working in a global organisation and in a customer support role is highly desirable.

The ideal candidate will be someone who is adaptable, has excellent time-management and decision-making skills, and can handle multiple tasks while maintaining accuracy and efficiency under pressure.
Additionally, you should demonstrate collaboration, empowerment, innovation, and responsibility, aligning with our organizational values.

If you would like to know more about this opportunity, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy 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 world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
• Discretionary annual bonus

We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. 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 24th October 2024 and interviews are scheduled to take place the week commencing 28th October 2024
Only applications submitted through our careers site will be considered for this role.
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 everyone has a voice, and where we learn continuously to improve together. Ensuring that everyone feels they belong is essential to who we are, and to the contribution we make to society and our planet.
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.