Community Engagement Lead

We are currently offering an excellent opportunity for a Community Engagement Lead to join our Commercial Team. This position will be responsible for delivering a comprehensive community engagement programme throughout the area, with a focus on local residents. This is an externally focused role that requires exceptional communication skills, event attendance, speaking engagements, and a can-do attitude. The post will require extensive project management and charitable project creation. The position holder will also oversee and implement the London Gateway Freeport Community Investment Fund. About The Role How will you contribute:

• Deliver the community engagement programme at London Gateway - including managing our presence at, and attending, local events and representation at local groups such as residents' forums.
• Manage the London Gateway Freeport Community Investment Fund (LGF CIF) - administration of the projects and of the tenant committee structure: including preparing papers, presentations and meeting schedules.
• Manage London Gateway (and UK P&T where applicable) charity partnerships and work closely with Southampton colleagues, lending support for events and activities as required by the role.
• Manage London Gateway stakeholder visits and deliver on the ground support for commercial and communications team visits when required. This will include filming projects, including on the quayside and might require working unsociable hours.
• Manage school engagement programme at London Gateway - including DP World Global Education Programme
• Support content production for internal communications and UK social media and employee engagement activities.
• Interface with regional & global Sustainability teams as required.
• Responsible for inputting data to the sustainability system for DP World London Gateway, received. A full valid UK driving licence or appropriate international licence allowing
you to drive on UK roads.


• Proven experience dealing with the public in a professional manner.
• Experience working with charities and managing those partnerships.
• Excellent organisational, multitasking and planning skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to negotiate, influence and at times direct senior leaders and high-profile individuals.
• Proficient at building and sustaining a community engagement culture.
• Excellent writing, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Strong presentation skills, with the confidence to present and communicate to varying stakeholders.
• Be creative and innovative in the way you think. Ideally able to combine the analytical and creative ideas to tailor them to the organisation's needs.
NOTE: All our roles are subject to the below:
• Eligibility to work in the UK
• Ability to travel to our other port when necessary.
• We may close our roles early, depending on the number of applications
  
  Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for millions of people around the world. DP World is here to make trade flow better, changing what's possible for the customers and communities we serve globally. With more than 106,500 employees across 73 countries, we are pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that's fit for the future. By integrating our physical infrastructure with cutting-edge technology, we create efficient end-to-end solutions, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer's door.
We're rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses - Ports and Terminals, Economic Zones, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology - and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades. The DP World family comprises of syncreon, Imperial and P&O. P&O Ferries

DP World offers exciting and challenging roles within a growing international organization. We strive to hire and develop the right people, locally and globally, stimulating personal growth and self-development within an informal atmosphere. We offer a market competitive compensation package.