Airports Project Manager (SPP)

Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract

Contract Duration: 18 months

Why you will love working here

At IATA, we represent over 350 airlines worldwide, striving to make

aviation safer, smarter, more sustainable, and inclusive.

• Our Values are not just words on a page - they are the energy behind everything we do: ONE IATA - We collaborate across teams, TRUSTED - We do the right thing, INNOVATIVE - We make tomorrow better, INCLUSIVE - We embrace diverse perspectives.
• With over 30,000 courses available, we believe in continuous learning and support your growth in an ever-changing industry.
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion are our priorities. We are certified by the Equal Salary Foundation, offering equal pay and family-friendly policies.
• We encourage community involvement through volunteering and strive to make tomorrow better for aviation and our communities. We offer time off so you can support causes important to you.
• We promote work-life balance with flexible work options, including remote and hybrid work, a generous 'work from abroad' policy, and you get your birthday off!

About the team you are joining

• Reporting to the
• Head of Strategic Partnerships, you will be part of a dynamic team and will be
• focusing on expanding airport participation in IATA's Strategic Partnerships
• Program (SPP). You will work closely with colleagues across IATA divisions and
• functions, as well as external stakeholders, to strengthen engagement with
• airports, enhance the airport value proposition, and support the growth of the
• Program globally.

What your day would be like

• Coordinate and
• manage activities related to the Airports & SPP growth initiative.
• Conduct research and
• analysis to identify airport needs, challenges, priorities, and opportunities
• across different regions.
• Develop and refine
• an airport-centric value proposition based on market research findings and
• stakeholder feedback.
• Consult with
• internal subject matter experts and business units to identify solutions and
• services that create value for airports.
• Benchmark comparable
• industry programs and identify best practices that can strengthen the SPP
• offering for airports.
• Support the
• development of a sustainable business model that attracts airports to the
• Program and strengthens long-term engagement.
• Serve as the focal
• point for internal stakeholders involved in airport engagement initiatives.
• Collaborate with
• Regional Sales teams to identify prospects, support outreach activities, and
• help secure new airport participants.

Coordinate SME

• engagement, validation activities, and follow-up actions across regions.
• Monitor project
• progress, participation targets, and revenue opportunities, escalating risks
• and proposing solutions when needed.
• Contribute to
• increasing airport participation in the SPP, with the objective of attracting
• new airports and strengthening industry collaboration globally.
• We would love to hear from you if
• University degree in
• Business Administration, Marketing, Aviation Management, Economics, or a
• related field.

Minimum 5 years of

• professional experience in the aviation industry, preferably in airport
• management, airline-airport relations, partnerships, business development,
• consulting, or a related area.

Demonstrated

• experience in project management, stakeholder engagement, and cross-functional
• collaboration.
• Strong analytical
• and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to translate market insights
• into actionable business recommendations.

Experience

• developing value propositions, business cases, or commercial strategies.
• Ability to engage
• effectively with internal and external stakeholders and build productive
• working relationships.

Strong

• communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Proven ability to
• manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced international
• environment.

Experience

• conducting market research, competitive analysis, or business modelling would
• be an advantage.
• Strong knowledge of
• the aviation ecosystem and an understanding of airport priorities and
• challenges is highly desirable.
• Proficiency with
• Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and PowerPoint; knowledge of
• data analysis tools is an asset.
• Fluent in English.
• Additional languages would be an advantage.
• Travel Required: 10%
• 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!