Intern Events Operations

Employment Type: Internship
Contract Duration: 6 months extendable to 11 months

At IATA, we speak for the airlines of the world, serving and supporting over 300 of them across all continents. We are passionate and knowledgeable about the aviation industry, and we strive to make it safer, smarter, more sustainable and more inclusive. We celebrate diversity and inclusion in our workforce, and we respect and value the different backgrounds, perspectives and skills of our employees. We also care about our employees’ wellbeing, and we provide flexible work arrangements, travel benefits, family-friendly policies, equal pay and a day off on your birthday. We believe in giving back to the community and encourage our staff to participate in volunteering activities that support causes they care about. We encourage you to join our global community of aviation enthusiasts, and we will do our best to make you feel comfortable during the interview process. IATA is more than a trade association; it is a vision of a better future for air travel.

About the team you are joining

You will join the IATA events team and therefore work in a fast pace, multi-disciplinary and diverse environment.
You will report to the Senior Manager Change Management Events and will be handling the administration and logistics of annual events, such as the World Cargo Symposium, the Digital, Data and Retailing Symposium, the IGHC Conference, the Wings of Change, the Global Airport, Passenger & Accessibility Symposium, the IATA Cargo Events. Your will also support some marketing initiatives

What your day would be like

You will support the Events Managers on any administrative task related to the events planning, execution, and post event activities
We will count on you to build and update the websites related to the conferences in scope.
You will liaise regularly with our design team to create visuals, logos, banners, promotional digital flyers, and even develop them yourself whenever possible.
Weekly event registration reports, statistics and surveys will have no secret for you anymore.
You will also make the difference thanks to your great administrative support (invoices, reports, visa letters, and much more).
And you will help on-site when required.

We would love to hear from you if

• You recently (within 1 year) graduated from a University with a Bachelors or Masters Degree in a related field such as Marketing, Event management and/or Business;
• You have knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, PPT, etc.), Adobe Creative Suite and HTML/SharePoint and SAP
• You can prioritize multiple projects, are highly organized and can take care of detailed administrative tasks;
• You can easily adapt to workload and work under pressure with a positive mindset, proactivity and a problem-solving attitude
• You have excellent English writing skills and good attention to details.

Travel Required: N

Learn more about IATA’s role in the industry, our benefits, and the team at iata/careers/. We are looking forward to hearing from you!