Hours: 37.5 per week, Monday to FridayLocation: Flexible working with up to 3 days a week in our VHQ, CrawleyContract: 12 Months FTC/SecondmentClosing Date: Sunday, 16th March 2025 In a nutshell Virgin Atla
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Sustainability & Community Specialist
Job Description:
Hours: 37.5 per week, Monday to Friday
Location: Flexible working with up to 3 days a week in our VHQ, Crawley
Contract: 12 Months FTC/Secondment
Closing Date: Sunday, 16th March 2025
Virgin Atlantic is a purpose led long haul airline. Committed to protecting the planet, whilst bringing the social and economic benefits of connectivity and trade to the destinations and communities we serve. We’re on a mission to net zero by 2050, but no airline can tackle the decarbonisation challenge alone. At Virgin Atlantic, we’re committed to innovation, pioneering change through partnership, and being transparent in our progress.

This role is a fixed term contract for one year, reporting into the Head of Sustainability & Community, within the Corporate Development function.

The Sustainability & Community Specialist, will be at the heart of delivering Virgin Atlantic’s Sustainability & Community strategy. Imagine yourself as one of the go-to expert, providing invaluable subject matter expertise, data insights, and analytics across our exciting Sustainability & Community programme, the inspiring Passport to Change (STEM outreach programme), and our impactful disaster relief work through Save the Children.

In this role, youll be the linchpin, providing essential administration and project support across a variety of departmental and cross-functional initiatives. Youll collaborate with all business areas to drive better sustainability insights, enhance data collection analytics, and publish those all-important departmental KPIs. Your efforts will ensure we stay on track and meet our shared goals.

This isnt just a job—its a fantastic opportunity to help deliver Virgin Atlantic’s Business as a Force for Good vision. Youll play a pivotal role in our sustainability journey and make a real difference in the communities we serve and operate in. If youre passionate about making a positive impact and love the idea of working in a dynamic, forward-thinking environment, this role is perfect for you!
  • Provide Sustainability & Community performance insights and data reporting, regular monthly KPI reporting to the wider business, including but not limited to fuel efficiency initiative performance, carbon intensity performance metrics, waste performance, climate related risk disruptions and business travel emissions performance.
  • Input into the delivery and communication of Virgin Atlantic’s mid/long-term sustainability & community targets
  • Support with collection and analysis of sustainability and community data and related planning activity
  • Maintain VAA’s sustainability data management systems, including footprint models, and data management software.
  • Support with the delivery and administration of our Community programme, including Passport to Change
  • Assist with the data collection, upload and analysis of VAA’s energy /waste and water consumption and activity data.
  • Support annual reporting process and delivery including compliance with mandatory reporting requirements
  • Supporting responses/analysis for policy consultations
  • Review and maintain up-to-date internal view on latest reporting requirements and policies
  • Work on and own assigned projects on commercial related initiatives including planning, research and implementation to deliver to successful conclusion
Are you an analytical, results-driven individual who wants to showcase their passion and knowledge for using business as a force for good in a results-driven environment? Are you a Batchelors or Masters graduate in sustainability, maths or environmental science related disciplines, with a passion for sustainability and analytics, or have proven analytical experience? Then this could be a role for you!

You’ll have a demonstrable track record of performing well and a passion for sustainability and community, alongside an ability to easily grasp project planning and delivery. You’ll be an individual with a keen sense of attention to detail & excellent communication skills.

In addition to the above, were looking for someone who can demonstrate:
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously, ensuring all deliverables are achieved.
  • Strong attention to detail and an ability to process and present complex data, ideas and information
  • Experience with Excel and/or other software data analysis
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively liaise with a range of stakeholders
  • Ability to balance a strong commitment to sustainability & social impact with a pragmatic, business-oriented approach.
Does this sound like you? If you’re energized by the prospect of being part of our ‘Most Loved’ sustainability and community team, delivering our award-winning programmes, then wed love to hear from you!
At Virgin Atlantic, our leaders empower teams to thrive through collaboration, innovation, and excellence. Explore our Leadership Recipe and discover the 20 core ingredients that define what it means to lead with us, driving our mission to be the most loved travel company and achieve sustainable profit. Want to learn more? Click here
Our customers come from all walks of life and so do our colleagues. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. At Virgin Atlantic, we believe everyone can take on the world - no matter your age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, or beliefs. We celebrate difference and everything that makes our colleagues unique by upholding an inclusive environment in which we can all thrive. So that everyone at Virgin Atlantic can be themselves and know they belong.

To make your journey with us accessible and individual to you, we encourage you to let us know if you’d like a little extra help with your application, or if you have any individual requirements at any stage along your recruitment journey. We are here to support you, so please reach out to our team, (recruitmentfly.virgin.com) feeling confident that we’ve got your individual considerations covered.
Company Details
Virgin Atlantic
Fleming Way
Crawley, England United Kingdom, International RH10 9DF International
www.virginatlantic.com/us/en
27 Open Jobs Available
Virgin Atlantic uses a mixed fleet of Airbus and Boeing wide-body aircraft and operates to destinations in North America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East and Asia from its main hub at London–Heathrow, and its secondary hub at Manchester
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Location
Crawley , England, United Kingdom
Type
Contractor
Company Details
Virgin Atlantic
Fleming Way
Crawley, England United Kingdom, International RH10 9DF International
www.virginatlantic.com/us/en
27 Open Jobs Available
Virgin Atlantic uses a mixed fleet of Airbus and Boeing wide-body aircraft and operates to destinations in North America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East and Asia from its main hub at London–Heathrow, and its secondary hub at Manchester

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