Social Impact Executive
From £34,983, £1,100 flex allowance, up to 15% discretionary bonus + 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?
Responsible for supporting London Gatwick's social impact team and programme, including day to day management of community investment programme, including external Community Funds, Charity Partnerships, Employee volunteering and support for the Education Programme.
Working closely with the Social Impact Lead and other managers to ensure that activity is prioritised and aligned to the overall team and functional plan.
What will you do?
1. Day to day management of the community investment programme, including meetings; events; project delivery;; financial processing and monitoring and measurement.
2. Working closely with the Community and Economic Partnerships Manager for direction and to ensure alignment with wider plans and with the communications team to share information and schedule stories.
3. Engage with colleagues across the business to drive forward initiatives such as the volunteering programme;
4. Support Social Impact Lead to deliver regular and comprehensive data collection and reporting (working with Community and Economic Partnerships Manager and other managers as required) ensuring alignment with Decade of Change measures and relevant KPIs
5. Working with the wider Social Impact team to provide administrative support for key engagement activities, events and tours, and occasional support to other teams within Corporate Affairs as required.
Do you have what we're looking for?
6. Experience desirable in business engagement in a corporate setting with Social Impact responsibilities
7. Passionate about the value of business engagement and investment in communities and broader social impact
8. Educated to degree level desirable
9. Excellent English oral and written communication skills are essential.
10. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
11. Good numeracy skills and comfortable collecting and analysing data for reporting purposes.
12. Strong organisational and project management skills – ensuring effective processes are in place, tracked and updated.
13. Strong attention to detail and good knowledge of IT tools
What's in it for you?
We value our people and reward every employee fairly with a highly competitive package, enhanced by:
14. A discretionary annual bonus,
15. Free staff parking,
16. Discounted rail travel to work,
17. 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.
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