Head of Social Impact

Head of Social Impact

Circa £106,000, £12,000 flex allowance, up to 40% discretionary bonus scheme + benefits   

Great journeys happen at London Gatwick. Where will your career take you?  

The buzz, the energy, the sheer magic of travel… you can feel it in the air all around you. Here, you'll be part of an energetic team and a vibrant community. We can help you thrive in a career that's a world away from the everyday.   

This role takes an office first hybrid approach here at London Gatwick, with three days a week in the office, two days remote, managed around the needs of the business. 

What is the role? 

Lead the Social Impact team:

• to successfully deliver London Gatwick's economic partnerships, community investment programmes, future Employment Skills and Business Strategy. Ensuring all activity is fully aligned with legal requirements and is supported and integrated across the business.
• to ensure all noise management and noise engagement is successfully integrated with operational team  requirements (and the work of relevant airport partners) and is fully aligned and compliant with legal and regulatory requirements 

What will you do? 

• Day to day management of the Social Impact team with wider business engagement at all levels to ensure support for development and delivery of activities.  Includes leading budget planning and management across the team. 

• Develop and deliver an integrated Social Impact plan (currently encompassing economic partnerships, community investment, education, employment and skills and our noise management strategy) helping to create a pipeline of talent for the future and fully aligns with any legal/statutory requirements.  

• Proactive engagement with relevant stakeholders (working closely with Public Affairs and wider corporate affairs team to prioritise and allocate responsibilities and avoid duplication). To include input into project specific community consultation and research projects as required and contributing to a positive relationship with local community representatives through GAL noise engagement platforms 

• Communications: share London Gatwick's vision and priorities with external stakeholders, including representing the company on external fora and public speaking.  Ensure Social Impact team works closely with communications team to share information and identify profiling/storytelling opportunities. 

• Measurement and reporting: Drive accurate measurement and reporting of impact and benchmarking, including key performance indicators for Decade of Change goals 1, 4 and 5. 

Do you have what we're looking for? 

• Significant experience in social impact and associated work, used to working in a complex organisation  

• Significant experience of managing and developing teams, including in challenging environments and through periods of change 

• Experience in successful partnership working, planning and delivering public consultation  

• Experience in engaging and communicating with diverse range of external stakeholders at all levels, including influencing skills and resilience in the face of challenge. 

• Experience in representing the business externally at meetings and events  

• Experience in delivering presentations, tailoring these to the relevant audiences  

• Delivery and project management experience, ensure strong collaboration and co-ordination of plans across the team 

• Knowledge of the demographics and characteristics of the local area (Sussex, Surrey, Kent) and the key challenges in relation to Gatwick's role in the region would be beneficial. 

• Knowledge of social impact/sustainability reporting and good/best practice    

What's in it for you?  

We value our people and reward every employee fairly with a highly competitive package, enhanced by: 

• A discretionary annual bonus,  

• Free staff parking,  

• Discounted rail travel to work,  

• Share matching scheme and more.  

We offer a rewarding world of flexible benefits you can tailor to the things that matter to you most.  

There's also plenty of opportunities for career progression, as well as training to support your personal and professional development.   

At London Gatwick we're also very well connected, just 30 minutes from central London and directly linked to over 100 towns and cities. Whether you prefer to travel by cycle, electric car, or train, we aim to make your journey to work as convenient and cost-effective as possible.   

What's it like to work at London Gatwick? 

At London Gatwick, our people are our biggest asset. We want our people to thrive and have the best experience while working with us. We know we are all at our best when we feel comfortable and included. 

We are an organisation that places diversity, equity and inclusion at its heart. Our aim; to create a place where everyone belongs and has a voice, and we recognise we all play an important role in our success. 

London Gatwick supports an inclusive recruitment process, enabling you to perform at your best. Please make us aware as part of your application should you require any reasonable adjustments.  

Click apply now to start your career journey with London Gatwick. 

You can find out more about what it's like to work at London Gatwick, visit our careers site Careers at London Gatwick