Coaching role
Data Analytics Coach (4-month contract)
Four months, one cohort of career changers, mostly online, on our Oxfordshire data bootcamp.
- Pay
- £11,500 to £15,000 for the contract (£35,000 to £45,000 annualised), depending on experience
- Type
- Four-month fixed-term contract, full-time (five days a week), PAYE
- Location
- Mostly remote
- Start
- As soon as you can: learners start on 16 November
Work alongside Tash, Jen, Jonas, Abdul and Martin
You've built the dashboard people actually used and written the SQL that answered the real question. Somewhere along the way you became the person colleagues came to when the data didn't make sense.
For four months, coach a cohort of career changers to do what you do, and get them good enough to be hired for it.
What the job is
One cohort, one coach, start to finish. Your learners are career changers on our Oxfordshire Skills Bootcamp, working towards the NCFE Level 3 Certificate in Data over 10 weeks. They start on 16 November. It's mostly online, from session packs we've already built, with six in-person days in Oxford.
So you're not writing a course. You're bringing one to life, and coaching the judgement behind it: asking the right question of the data, knowing what it can and can't say, and explaining the "so what" to someone who isn't technical.
Your week
It comes down to one thing: everyone in your cohort keeps up, and finishes.
- Live sessions online, and the in-person days in Oxford
- Drop-ins, office hours and one-to-ones, so nobody quietly falls behind
- Marking in iO Academy, our learning platform: you review the AI-drafted feedback, make the final judgement against each criterion, and write feedback learners can act on
- Watching pace, not just completion, and stepping in early when someone is struggling
- Getting them hired: CVs, portfolios and interview preparation as they move into data roles
- Records to the standard a regulated provider needs
Why you'd want it
You'd see what it's like to coach before committing to it: four months, one cohort, a clear finish line. And you'd get the thing corporate roles rarely give you: watching someone go from nervous about their first SQL query to walking into an interview for a data job, and knowing you were part of why.
We're a startup, so how we coach is still being built, and we'd want your ideas. Depending on programme volume when the contract ends, there's a real route into further bootcamp, apprenticeship or commercial coaching with us.
Who you are
You've done real data analysis, with Excel, SQL and a BI tool such as Power BI or Tableau. You can explain a technical idea to someone from a non-technical background without a trace of condescension. You're patient, organised, and other people getting good at something gives you energy.
You don't need to have taught before. We hire practitioners and teach them to coach: our coaches came from Accenture, Dialpad, Black Swan Data, BT and Three, and none of them arrived as teachers. We fund the Level 3 Award in Education and Training if you need it.
About iO-Sphere
We train people to do things with data and AI, not just learn about them. Learners work on real problems, including in Prism, a simulated business we built on 500 million rows of real data. 1,000+ people have trained with us, we're rated 4.8 on Google, and teams at PwC, BAE Systems, Dunelm, Motorway and CBRE send us their people.
What the role must achieve
- 1Every learner in the cohort completes the programme and submits for the NCFE Level 3 Certificate in Data.
- 2Nobody falls behind unnoticed: anyone at risk is spotted and supported within the week.
- 3Work is marked within the agreed turnaround, with feedback learners can act on.
- 4Learners leave with a portfolio, a CV and interview practice for data roles.
- 5Records and evidence are complete enough to stand up to inspection.
What you'll need
We shortlist against these, scored the same way for everyone:
- Hands-on data analysis experience with Excel, SQL and at least one BI tool
- Able to explain technical ideas clearly to people from non-technical backgrounds
- Available full-time for four months from mid-November, including six in-person days in Oxford
- The unrestricted right to work in the UK
Good to have, but not needed:
- Experience coaching, training or mentoring others
- Skills Bootcamp or adult education delivery
- The Level 3 Award in Education and Training, or willingness to complete it (funded)
Who you'd work with
Some of the coaches delivering our programmes today:
Tash Joslin
Data Coach
20+ years in data strategy. Co-founded Mojo.
Jen Godlonton
Head of Curriculum
Previously Black Swan Data. Heads curriculum at iO-Sphere.
Jonas Torres
AI Engineer & Data Coach
20+ years in data & AI, from Accenture to Director at Dialpad, and a frontier-LLM trainer. Has coached hundreds into data careers.
Abdul Mafe
Data & AI Coach
Enterprise data governance at Three Network.
Martin Stanley
Data Analytics Coach
Data analytics leadership across consulting, retail and telco (BT Group).
The details
- Type
Four-month fixed-term contract, full-time (five days a week), PAYE
Holiday (pro rata), pension and laptop, as for our permanent team.
- Location
Mostly remote
Six in-person days in Oxford across the programme.
- Pay
£11,500 to £15,000 for the contract (£35,000 to £45,000 annualised), depending on experience
- Start
As soon as you can: learners start on 16 November
- Eligibility
Unrestricted right to work in the UK (we can't offer sponsorship). Enhanced DBS check, and safeguarding and Prevent training.
What you get
- 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays
- We close between Christmas and New Year
- Workplace pension with a 3% employer contribution
- Laptop provided
- Funded Level 3 Award in Education and Training for coaches who need it
- Flexible working hours
How we hire
We move quickly, and we reply to every application, whether or not we take you forward.
- 1
Screening call
About 30 minutes
With our Recruitment and People Ops Lead, on your background and motivation, including our safeguarding questions.
- 2
Behavioural interview
A conversation with the team you'd work with about how you've handled real situations at work.
- 3
Mini-teach
Our work sample for coaching roles: you run a short session for the delivery team, as you would for learners.
- 4
Final call
An interview with our Managing Director about why you want to join us, how you like to work, and whether we are the right fit for each other.
Our other coaching roles
- 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 & 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)
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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.
A criminal record does not automatically stop you from being considered. We assess each case individually.
Your safeguarding responsibilities in this role
You are responsible for the safety and wellbeing of your cohort: you complete Safeguarding and Prevent training before you start, you know the signs of harm and radicalisation, you report any concern to our Designated Safeguarding Lead the same day, and you keep learners' information confidential.
Checks and conditions
Any offer depends on: two written references (one from your current or most recent employer, which will ask about your suitability to work with young people and adults at risk), an enhanced DBS check, confirmation of your qualifications, proof of your right to work, and completing Safeguarding, Prevent and Equality and Diversity training. Our interviews ask about safeguarding and any gaps in your employment history.
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.