Careers at iO-Sphere

Open roles

Pay is on every role. We reply to every application, whether or not we take you forward.

Coaching

Data Analytics Coach (Bootcamp, permanent)Coach career changers on our Oxford data bootcamp from November, then working professionals on our apprenticeships.Permanent, full-time · Remote in the UK, plus six days in Oxford during the bootcamp£40,000 to £60,000, depending on experience
AI Transformation CoachCoach working professionals bringing AI into their own organisations, plus teams on our commercial AI training.Permanent, full-time or part-time (two to four days a week) · Remote in the UK, or London hybrid£40,000 to £60,000, depending on experience (pro rata part-time)
Data & AI Strategy and Governance CoachCoach working professionals on data and AI strategy: data management and quality, governance, data protection and AI.Permanent, full-time or part-time (two to four days a week) · Remote in the UK, or London hybrid£40,000 to £60,000, depending on experience (pro rata part-time)
Data Analytics CoachCoach working professionals learning data analytics on the job, and career changers and teams across our wider training.Permanent, full-time or part-time (two to four days a week) · Remote in the UK, or London hybrid£40,000 to £60,000, depending on experience (pro rata part-time)
Data Analytics Coach (4-month contract)Coach one cohort of career changers through our Oxfordshire Skills Bootcamp, from first session to final submission.Four-month fixed-term contract, full-time (five days a week), PAYE · Mostly remote£11,500 to £15,000 for the contract (£35,000 to £45,000 annualised), depending on experience
Data & AI CoachCoach in your data or AI specialism across all our training. Not sure which of our coaching roles fits you? Apply here.Permanent, full-time or part-time (two to four days a week) · Remote in the UK, or London hybrid£40,000 to £60,000, depending on experience (pro rata part-time)

No coaching role that fits right now? Join the coach register and we'll contact you when a programme matches.

Team

Coaching at iO-Sphere

Coach with us

Most of our hiring is practitioners who want coaching to be their job: permanent or fixed-term, full-time or two to four days a week. No teaching experience needed; we train you and fund the qualification.

How coaching here works →

What we believe

1
People get good by doing
Capability is built on real work, from the first week, with the theory arriving when the work needs it. It's how every one of us learned the job.
2
Capability transfers from people who have it
You learn fastest alongside someone who's done the work and can catch the mistake you're about to make. That's why we coach, and why our coaches are practitioners.
3
Nobody starts from zero
The experience someone already has is the expensive half of the skill. The right training converts it rather than setting it aside.

What you get

Remote working, with in-person days where the role needs them
25 days' holiday plus bank holidays in the UK, 20 days plus public holidays in South Africa
We close between Christmas and New Year
Workplace pension with a 3% employer contribution for UK roles
Laptop provided
Funded Level 3 Award in Education and Training for coaches who need it
Flexible working hours

Fixed-term contract roles are on PAYE and come with the same holiday, pension and laptop, with holiday worked out pro rata.

What happens after you apply

Most roles follow this shape, and each role page lists its own steps. We move quickly and keep you in the loop.

1
Application review
We review your application and CV, and a person on the team makes every decision.
2
Screening call
About 30 minutes
A friendly conversation on your background and motivation, including our safeguarding questions.
3
Interviews
Conversations with the people you'd work with, then a final interview with our Managing Director. Each role page says what this involves, including a work sample: a short mini-teach for coaching roles, or a case study for team roles.
4
Offer and checks
If we'd like you to join, we make you an offer, then run the pre-employment checks below.

How we use your personal data when you apply, and how long we keep it, is set out in our applicant privacy notice.

Safeguarding and safer recruitment

Our commitment to keeping learners safe

iO-Sphere is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our learners, and we expect everyone who joins us to share that commitment. We operate within regulated further education environments, so every role goes through safer recruitment checks.

Roles that involve working with learners require a criminal record check (an enhanced DBS check in the UK, or a police clearance certificate in South Africa), and safeguarding and Prevent training. All applicants must complete their application honestly and in full, and consent to the checks required for the role.

A criminal record does not automatically stop you from being considered. We assess each case individually, looking at the nature of the offence, how long ago it was and its relevance to the role.

Safeguarding at iO-Sphere →

Checks before you start

Identity and right to work. In the UK or South Africa, wherever the role is based. We cannot offer visa sponsorship.
Qualifications. Where the role requires them.
Criminal record check. For roles that involve working with learners: an enhanced DBS check in the UK, or an apostilled police clearance certificate in South Africa. We'll guide you through it.
References. Requested at conditional offer stage, with your consent.
Overseas checks. If you have lived or worked in another country, we may also ask for a criminal record check from there.

Questions about safeguarding or our checks? Email our Designated Safeguarding Lead at safeguarding@io-sphere.io. We're happy to talk through anything before you apply.