Virgin Atlantic

Salary: £26,255

In a nutshell

This is your chance to kickstart your career in sustainability at one of the most iconic brands in aviation. As our Apprentice – Sustainability Analyst, you’ll be right at the heart of the action—turning data into insight, helping shape decarbonisation strategy, and supporting the delivery of our sustainability ambitions. You'll join a high-impact team working with colleagues across the business, from fuel efficiency to inflight services, and help Virgin Atlantic on our mission to deliver Net Zero 2050, while reducing our environmental impact and fostering a positive legacy for future generations.

Whether it’s tracking our carbon footprint, analysing emerging sustainable fuel markets, or enhancing our internal data systems, your work will directly influence the decisions we make as we work towards a more sustainable aviation industry.

Day to day

• Deliver and enhance regular sustainability performance reporting, from carbon emissions performance to waste
• Maintain and improve our sustainability data systems, models, and carbon tracking tools, deploying Excel and Power BI
• Provide analytical support on carbon emissions forecasting and KPI development
• Collaborate with teams across Virgin Atlantic to gather data and evaluate sustainability performance and outlook
• Support the delivery of sustainability inputs and data to key commercial initiatives
• Analyse aviation industry data such as Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) trends and voluntary carbon markets, and provide insight updates to internal stakeholders
• Contribute to the development of strategic plans and environmental compliance reporting
• Take ownership of small projects and support wider team initiatives with research, insight, and recommendations

About you

• You're a naturally curious analyst with a passion for sustainability and the environment
• You love working with numbers and making sense of complex data to tell a clear story
• You bring a strong attention to detail, with the ability to juggle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• You’re a collaborative communicator—comfortable working with teams across the business and translating technical concepts into clear insights
• You’re confident using Excel and the MS Office suite, and may have some familiarity with Power BI or other data visualisation tools, whether thats personal curiosity or practical working experience.
• You’re eager to grow, learn and help shape a more sustainable future for aviation

Our recipe for leadership

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

Be yourself

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, (recruitment@fly.virgin.com) feeling confident that we’ve got your individual considerations covered.