Apprenticeship Skills Coach

University of Greenwich; Royal Borough of Greenwich; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Greenwich seeks an Apprenticeship Skills Coach to support apprentices and trainees across disciplines within the Faculty of Engineering and Sciences. The role covers the Medway Campus in Chatham Maritime and the Greenwich Campus in Greenwich, London, with matrix management by the Head of Apprenticeships.

You will monitor progress, guide learners, and maintain strong employer relationships, ensuring on-time completion and successful End Point Assessments.

Qualifications

• Experience in apprenticeship coaching or learner support.
• Knowledge of higher and degree apprenticeship programmes.
• Excellent interpersonal, organisational and digital skills.
• Experience coordinating with employers and learner support teams is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and review progress against apprenticeship standards.
• Support learners to complete apprenticeship and End Point Assessment.
• Maintain strong relationships with employers and stakeholders.
• Provide information, advice and guidance throughout the apprenticeship journey.
• Collaborate with academic colleagues and central university teams.

Skills

Coaching

Employer relations

Digital skills

Organisation

Education

Experience with degree apprenticeships

Job description

Salary: £39,560 to £45,641plus £5586 London weighting per annum

ContractType: Fixed Term- Maternity Cover between 07/12/2026 and 31/12/2027

ReleaseDate: Tuesday 13 October 2026

ClosingDate: Thursday 22 October 2026

InterviewDate: To be confirmed

Reference: 5622

On the 1 August 2026, the University of Greenwich and the University of Kent formed a pioneering new multi-university group called London and South-East (LASE) University Group.

Should you join us, you will be employed by LASE but will work as part of the University of Greenwich academic division, contributing to its distinct strengths, community and identity while also being part of a wider group that brings together the scale, resilience and shared ambition of both universities.

Through LASE we aim to deliver outstanding education, impactful research, and meaningful regional and global impact.

The University of Greenwich is seeking to expand its Apprenticeship Skills Coach provision within the Faculty of Engineering and Science. We are looking for a proactive and engaging individual with excellent interpersonal skills to support apprentices and trainee professionals across a range of disciplines.

As an Apprenticeship Skills Coach, you will work closely with apprentices, employers and academic colleagues to monitor and review progress against apprenticeship standards, supporting learners to successfully achieve their apprenticeship and End Point Assessment.

You will act as a key point of contact for apprentices, providing information, advice and guidance throughout their apprenticeship journey. The role involves maintaining strong relationships with employers and other stakeholders, monitoring learner progress, and contributing to the continued growth and success of our apprenticeship provision.

Through regular progress reviews with apprentices and their line managers, you will adopt a coaching approach to help learners develop and apply their knowledge, skills and behaviours within the workplace, ensuring they remain on track to achieve and complete their apprenticeship on time.

The successful candidate will possess excellent organisational, administrative and digital skills, together with a flexible, learner-focused approach and a commitment to supporting positive learner outcomes.

Applicants must have knowledge and understanding of higher and degree apprenticeship programmes, together with experience in a similar apprenticeship, coaching, training or learner support role. Experience of supporting learners in a work-based learning environment and maintaining effective employer relationships would be advantageous.

The role is within the professional services team in the Faculty of Engineering and Sciences based between the Medway Campus in Chatham Maritime, and the Greenwich Campus in Greenwich, London. The role will require collaborative work with colleagues in the Faculty and across other centralised University teams, and is matrix managed by the Head of Apprenticeships.

We offer a friendly and supportive working environment with plenty of opportunities to develop within the role and become more involved in the wider university community.

As part of our commitment to safeguarding and safer recruitment practices, appointment to this role is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, and an online search may be conducted on shortlisted candidates in line with our employment policies.

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Jacklyn Tubb, Head of Business Operations on [e-mail]

Employment Visa: Under the UK Government Points Based System scheme this role does / does not meet the criteria to be sponsored for a Skilled Worker Route application.

We are looking for people who can help us deliver our mission of transforming lives through inspired teaching and research, through our values.

The University is committed to supporting and promoting the welfare of staff, students (including apprentices) and visitors and is committed to the provision of a safe environment conducive to work, study and the enjoyment of a positive experience for all members of its community. As part of providing a safe environment in which to work and study, and protecting the public, the University has a Safeguarding Policy .

We are committed to building a strong, diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We particularly encourage applications from [protected characteristic(s)], who are currently under-represented within the University of Greenwich at these levels/within these areas.

We encourage applicants to disclose experience of mental health problems so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Any information disclosed will be kept confidential and separate from the job application form.

We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.