Head of Sustainability Impact & Government Relations

Civil Aviation Authority
UK’s aviation regulator, https://careers.caa.co.uk

Location: London
Contract: Full time, Permanent
Employment type: Full‑time
Working pattern: Flexible working, Hybrid

Closing Date: 05/11/2025

Core Accountabilities

• Lead the development and delivery of an impact strategy for the CAA’s sustainability agenda, ensuring alignment with organisational goals and sustainability priorities.
• Oversee the definition, tracking and communication of impact metrics and outcomes, ensuring internal and external sustainability activities contribute to real‑world change in aviation policy and practice.
• Support work across internal teams to embed impact thinking into sustainability programmes, policies and initiatives.
• Develop and execute a targeted, proactive sustainability government engagement strategy, identifying key individuals, departments (e.g. DfT, DEFRA, DESNZ, HMT) and policy moments to influence.
• Work closely with the international team and the Chief Technical Noise Advisor to contribute to the development of global environmental standards and policies through international sustainability forums (e.g. ICAO, EASA, NAAs), ensuring the CAA continues to be recognised as a leading international voice in shaping aviation’s environmental future.
• Provide high‑quality, evidence‑based briefings and policy advice to government, representing the CAA as a credible and trusted advisor to senior civil servants, special advisers and ministers on sustainability issues in aviation.
• Develop strategic partnerships with airports, airlines, manufacturers and trade bodies to communicate CAA priorities and enable collaborative approaches.
• Lead a small team to coordinate with internal policy, strategy and communications teams, ensuring a unified voice and evidence‑based positioning on key sustainability issues.

Seniority level: Executive

Job function: Business Development and Sales
Industries: Public Policy Offices