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THE ORGANIZATIONAL SETTING

The Air Navigation Bureau (ANB) in ICAO is responsible for providing technical guidance to the Air Navigation Commission (ANC), the Council, and the Assembly. ANB provides technical expertise in aviation-related disciplines to States, industry and all elements of the Organization. The Bureau is also responsible for maintaining and implementing the Global Air Navigation Plan (GANP), including its aviation system block upgrades. The Bureau develops technical studies and proposals for Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs), and Procedures for Air Navigation Services (PANS) for further processing by the governing bodies of ICAO. The Bureau also develops related procedures and guidance material. 

The Multidisciplinary Priorities Section (MDP) is responsible for the coordination of multi-disciplinary priorities including Commercial Space Transport, and Higher Airspace Operations. MDP serves as the focal point for Innovation for ANB and is the entity that is responsible for implementing the bureau’s role as the coordinator for cross-organizational innovation initiatives. MDP studies emerging technologies and operations that do not fall under the scope of one of the technical sections of the Bureau. MDP supplements the efforts across ANB on New Entrants by developing a systems integration layer. It provides an analytical service to the Safety and Air Navigation Capacity and Efficiency (ANCE) Strategic Objectives. MDP is also responsible for iSTARS and other tools, and develops regional dashboards.

The intern will work under the direction of the Chief MDP (C/MDP) and will be responsible for supporting the organization of the ICAO Innovation Fair 2025 with associated outreach and promotion activities. Staff members of MDP may provide direct input and guidance to the work of the intern.

Under the supervision of C/MDP, the intern will: 

At the time of application, candidates are required to have completed or be enrolled in a graduate degree programme (second-level university degree or higher) in a field of study related to aviation, aerospace engineering, digital marketing or international affairs. 

Applicants pursuing studies in countries where higher education is not divided into undergraduate and graduate stages should have completed at least four years of full-time studies at a university or equivalent institution towards the completion of a degree.
 

Essential requirements: Fluent reading, writing and speaking abilities in English.

Desirable requirements: A working knowledge of a second language of the Organization (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, or Spanish).   CONDITIONS OF INTERNSHIP
  Interns are not paid. All costs related to travel, insurance, accommodation, and living expenses must be borne by the intern.   The duration of the internship is between two to six months. The intern is expected to work five days a week, on a full-time basis.    Interns shall not be eligible to be engaged in any other form of employment within ICAO during the period of internship and shall not be eligible to apply for or be appointed to any post in the Secretariat or be contracted for any other remunerated employment with ICAO for the six months immediately following the end of their internship.   You may need a work permit to work in Canada as an intern.
  HOW TO APPLY   Interested candidates must complete an on-line application form and attach a recommendation letter from the educational institution. To apply, please visit ICAO’s e-Recruitment website at: https://careers-new.icao.int.
  NOTICE TO CANDIDATES
  ICAO does NOT charge any fees or request money from candidates at any stage of the selection process, nor does it concern itself with bank account details of applicants. Requests of this nature allegedly made on behalf of ICAO are fraudulent and should be disregarded.