The Air Transport Bureau (ATB) carries out activities under the Organization’s Strategic Objectives for Security and Facilitation, Economic Development of Air Transport, and Environmental Protection. It is responsible for the provision of the expert assistance required by the Assembly, Council, Air Transport Committee (ATC), Aviation Security Committee (ASC), Committee on Joint Support of Air Navigation Services (JSC), Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) and the specialized conferences, divisional, panels and working group meetings related to these three Strategic Objectives.
The Aviation Data and Analysis (ADA) Section in the Air Transport Bureau is one of the sections charged with delivering results concerning ICAO’s Strategic Objective – Economic Development of Air Transport. The Section is responsible for the collection, standardization, and dissemination of aviation data, including the ICAO Statistics Programme, the development and customization of air traffic forecasts and other planning parameters at global, regional, and route-group levels, and the conduct or support to various economic analyses required for air navigation capacity and infrastructure planning, environmental protection, the efficiency of the air transport system, etc.
Under the general guidance of the Chief, ADA Section, the intern will support the work program related to aviation data and statistics, as well as the development of business analysis tools as a member of the Enterprise Data Management team. In this context, the intern may work with different Bureaus in ICAO, in collaborative business initiatives.
Responsibilities
The intern will work closely with staff in the ADA Section to:
• Support the continuous development and update of the Economic Impact Analysis of COVID-19 on Civil Aviation;
• Assist in data loading, verification, validation, and filling data gaps from various data sources;
• Participate in the verification and validation of reported data as guided, and assist in the development of electronic tools to accelerate the verification process;
• Contribute to the development of business analysis tools and the automation of monthly air traffic monitor;
• Continuous updating of reference tables common to all databases; and
• Perform other assigned related duties.
Education
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 statistics, economics, commerce/business, finance/accounting, computer science, engineering and/or management of information systems.
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.
Work Experience
No working experience is required to apply for the United Nations Internship Programme. Your training, education, advance course work or skills should benefit the United Nations during your internship.
Languages Essential:
Fluent reading, writing and speaking abilities in English. Desirable: A working knowledge of a second language of the Organization (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, or Spanish).