Internships at IATA

"Give Wings to Your Dreams"

Background

In 2004 IATA has launched a broad initiative to ensure it attracts the very best and brightest university-level students from around the world to serve as student interns. These interns will be exposed to the unique challenges faced by IATA as well as to contribute to our work to support our Members and our industry. The IATA Internship Programme will benefit IATA by injecting talented, innovative and motivated individuals, fresh from academic training yet inexperienced in traditional business practices, into the IATA working environment. The programme is structured to benefit each student entering the programme. Each internship will provide significant opportunities to demonstrate skills in a selected area of IATA as well as provide possibilities for learning and development in an international business environment.

Qualifications for IATA Internship Programme candidates

Candidates for the IATA Internship Programme should possess the following basic qualifications:
  • University requirements: Undergraduate or postgraduate student (preparing a Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree or equivalent) within 2 years of graduation.   Recent graduates (less than 1 year after graduation) are also eligible for consideration.  An attestation of their current status is needed from their University (for work permit)
  • Fields of study: primarily Economics, Law, Political Science, Engineering (particularly Aeronautical Engineering), Business Administration (particularly Aviation/Airline Management), Information Technology.  Other areas will be considered based on relevancy to the unique needs of a specific internship
  • Language requirements:  Excellent spoken and written English is a minimum requirement for all interns.  Fluency in other major languages may be required for some specific internships but is always considered as a plus.  Conversational French (the local language in Geneva and Montreal) is highly desirable.

Assignments

Internship opportunities cover all areas of IATA activity and are located in either the Geneva or Montreal IATA main offices. Each internship position features work on an assignment/project with:
  • a specific goal/objective
  • a sound business justification for IATA
  • a clear learning dimension for the student intern
All interns will have IATA managers as their mentors.  These mentors will serve as their primary supervisor as well as their main guide for individual development during their internship.

Conditions

The following conditions apply to selected participants in the IATA Internship Programme:
  • Work/residency permits: IATA will secure required permits for successful candidates
  • Living Allowance: IATA will pay a living allowance to help defray expenses during the period of the internship.
     - Montreal – 2,000 CAD/month
     - Geneva – 3,000 CHF/month
    Interns are responsible for obtaining housing for the duration of their internship.
  • Insurance coverage:
     - Professional accident insurance coverage is furnished by IATA for the duration of the internship. 
     - Health insurance coverage is required and is the responsibility of the intern.
  • Duration: All internships will be full time and for a duration of 2 to 6 months.
  • Starting date: Internships will normally start on fixed start dates to facilitate orientation and integration of the interns into IATA.
  • 1st April 2008 deadline for submission 21st January 2008
  • 1st July 2008 deadline for submission 8th April 2008
  • 1st October 2008 deadline for submission 8th July 2008
  • 5th January 2009 deadline for submission 31st October 2008
  • Travel Expenses: Expenses for travel to/from the internship location (Geneva/Montreal) will be the responsibility of the intern.  Any business travel required during the internship will be subject to guidelines for authorization and expense reimbursement applicable to IATA employees.

Applications

  • IATA is accepting applications for 2008 internships (see deadlines above). You can review all available internships under the following link IATA internships and apply directly online.
  • IATA will not accept applications via post.
  • We will not respond to telephone inquiries and will contact only internship candidates who are chosen as finalists.
  • Deadlines for applications for future start dates will be announced at a later date.