Data & AI Coach

IO-Sphere Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

IO-Sphere Limited in London and across the UK is seeking an experienced data analytics coach to lead our Skills Bootcamp and mentor apprentices into data roles. You’ll teach live sessions, run one-to-ones, and mark submissions using our AI-assisted flow.

The role offers hybrid or remote work, £40,000–£60,000 plus bonus, and a start date as soon as possible. You must have right to work in the UK and enjoy coaching career changers.

Qualifications

• Hands-on expertise in data analytics, data protection/governance, or business analysis.
• Engaging presenter capable of in-person and video delivery.
• Ability to explain technical ideas to non-technical audiences.
• Inclusive approach handling diverse learners.
• Organised with attention to detail; evidence-based assessment.
• Level 3 Award in Education and Training (AET) or willingness to complete it.
• Experience delivering Skills Bootcamps or apprenticeships is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Teach live sessions to cohorts, including in-person at our London Street/Liverpool Street office.
• Run one-to-ones, drop-ins, and office hours and monitor learner progress.
• Mark submissions using our AI-assisted flow in iO Academy and provide actionable feedback.
• Conduct suitability conversations with new joiners and exit interviews as learners progress.
• Support learners with CVs, portfolios and interview preparation for data roles.
• Maintain learner records, caseloads, and quarterly reviews with employers.

Job description

Location London hybrid or remote across the UK During the bootcamp this is the equivalent of two days a week in person at our London office.

Salary £40,000 to £60,000 plus bonus, depending on experience

Start As soon as possible

Eligibility Unrestricted right to work in the UK. We cannot offer visa sponsorship.

You've built expertise in data analytics, data governance or business analysis, on real problems. Now you want to coach other people to do the same. If you haven't coached before, we'll train you.

How the role works

You'll start on our data analytics Skills Bootcamp, coaching career changers into data roles. After that you'll move on to coaching apprentices: working professionals who stay in their jobs and apply what they learn to real problems in their own organisation. The mix of programmes you deliver will depend on your background and on what we're running. Depending on your experience, you may lead a cohort or coach alongside a lead coach.

On the Skills Bootcamp

• Teach live sessions to a cohort of career changers, including in person at our Liverpool Street office
• Run one-to-ones, drop-ins and office hours, and catch anyone who is slipping early
• Mark submissions using our AI-assisted flow in iO Academy: review the draft, make the final judgement against each criterion, and write feedback learners can act on
• Run suitability conversations with new joiners and exit interviews as learners complete or move on
• Put additional learning support (ALS) plans into practice and teach inclusively, so everyone can access the material whatever their starting point
• Give information, advice and guidance (IAG) on progress and next steps
• Support learners into data roles: CVs, portfolios and interviews
• Run and record interventions when a learner needs support, and keep contact and progress up to date in Aptem
• Run live group coaching sessions built on scenarios and direct feedback, not slides
• Carry a caseload and know every learner on it
• Hold a monthly one-to-one with each learner
• Run quarterly reviews with the learner and their employer
• Mark work within 48 hours, including the portfolio evidence that counts towards the qualification
• Run suitability conversations with new joiners
• Keep the records a regulated, inspected provider needs

What you'll need

• Deep, hands-on expertise in at least one of: data analytics (SQL, Excel, Power BI), data protection and governance, or business analysis
• An engaging presenter, in the room and on a video call: you hold attention, read the group and keep people involved
• The ability to explain technical ideas to non-technical people without talking down to them
• An inclusive approach: you adapt so learners with different needs and starting points all get there
• Organisation and an eye for detail, because someone's qualification depends on the evidence holding up
• The Level 3 Award in Education and Training (AET) or equivalent, or readiness to complete it. We fund it
• Experience delivering Skills Bootcamps or apprenticeships is a bonus, not a requirement

How we hire

A short screening call, a conversation with the delivery team you'd work with, and a practical task drawn from real delivery or marking rather than an invented puzzle. We move quickly.

Safeguarding

iO-Sphere is committed to safeguarding and operates within regulated Further Education environments. This role requires an enhanced DBS check, and safeguarding and Prevent training. All applicants must complete their application honestly and in full, and consent to the pre-employment checks required for the role. Failure to disclose relevant information, or providing false information, will result in the application being withdrawn or employment being terminated.

Equal opportunities

iO-Sphere is an equal-opportunities employer. We hire on merit and welcome applications from every background. If you need any adjustment to the process, just tell us.