Marketing Performance Coach

Activate Learning; Reading; Remote; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading educational institution is seeking a part-time Marketing Performance Coach to guide learners through marketing training programs. The role requires experience in marketing, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to coach and mentor individuals. This position offers flexibility and requires national travel. The ideal candidate will hold a GCSE in Maths and English and possess a clean driving license.

Benefits

Monthly Staff Appreciation Awards

Wellbeing resources and health plans

Learning and Development opportunities

Flexible working options

Competitive salaries with progression

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering marketing training is preferred.
• Strong organisational and adaptability skills.
• Full clean driving licence is required.

Responsibilities

• Guide learners through Apprenticeship and Commercial training programs.
• Manage a diverse caseload of learners and clients.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to support learner outcomes.

Skills

Experience in working in marketing

Workshop facilitation

Interpersonal skills

IT literacy

Education

GCSE (or equivalent) in Maths & English

Job description

Overview

About the role: Marketing Performance Coach

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Activate Business School & Activate Apprenticeships team and focus on developing marketing and communication capabilities across several sectors. You’ll guide learners through their Apprenticeship and Commercial training programs, helping them achieve qualifications and thrive in their careers. You’ll manage a diverse caseload of learners and clients, delivering high-quality, tailored training that meets individual and business needs. This is a dynamic role that combines coaching, mentoring, quality assurance, and commercial engagement. You’ll build strong relationships with learners, employers, and stakeholders, ensuring each learner develops the skills, knowledge, and behaviours needed to succeed. An important aspect of your coaching will be developing our learners’ emotional intelligence, personal attributes and motivation to enable them to achieve their short- and long-term career and educational goals and make a positive change for life.

This is a permanent, part-time role (FTE 0.43), working 16 hours per week. The position is remote-based, with national travel required.

Responsibilities

• Guide learners through Apprenticeship and Commercial training programs, helping them achieve qualifications and develop career-ready skills.
• Manage a diverse caseload of learners and clients, delivering high-quality, tailored training that meets individual and business needs.
• Provide coaching, mentoring, quality assurance, and engage with employers and stakeholders to support learner outcomes.
• Develop learners’ emotional intelligence, personal attributes and motivation to achieve short- and long-term goals.

What you need to be successful

• Experience in working in marketing and ideally experience in delivering marketing training.
• Experience across multiple marketing functions.
• Workshop facilitation and one-to-one/group coaching experience.
• GCSE (or equivalent) in Maths & English.
• IT literacy and strong administrative skills.
• Full clean driving licence and willingness to travel.
• Flexibility to travel; adaptable approach with excellent organisational and interpersonal skills; ability to engage and develop students and role-model desired attributes.

About Activate Learning

Activate Learning is a pioneering education group with a global reach, committed to transforming lives through our approach to learning. We value our people and strive for a diverse, open and inclusive environment that enables everyone to pursue their career goals and flourish.

Benefits

• Monthly Staff Appreciation Awards and staff recognition aligned to our Learning Philosophy.
• Wellbeing resources and groups; health and benefits plans including eye care, will writing, and a Health Cash Plan.
• Learning and Development opportunities through in-house teams.
• Teacher and Local Government pension schemes; generous annual leave; flexible working options including hybrid/remote and term-time patterns.
• Competitive salaries with progression, on-site facilities where applicable, and access to campus amenities.

Application information

Please apply at the earliest opportunity; vacancies may close earlier if filled. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to interview, appoint and close adverts as needed. We are committed to safeguarding; successful applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check at the appropriate level. Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK; we do not sponsor work permits.

We welcome applications from all candidates who meet or exceed minimum criteria, regardless of age, disability, gender, orientation, race, religion, or ethnicity. We are committed to employing people with disabilities and will ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible. If you require reasonable adjustments at application or interview stage, please contact the talent team directly.