Welcome to the ICAO Employment Site

*Please note that we are transitioning to a new Recruitment system and there may be additional job postings for ICAO and for Field Projects at ‘ICAO Careers (oraclecloud.com)’.

At ICAO we are always looking for energetic, passionate, motivated individuals to join our team. If you are interested in a career in a high performing team environment, then we would like to hear from you.

Our website provides you with information regarding the qualifications and experience you need to have a successful career as well as explaining the benefits of working at ICAO. So why not take the time to review this information and find out if your current qualifications and experience align with any of our current vacancies?

The Secretariat

The headquarters of the Secretariat is located in Montreal and we also have Regional Offices located in Bangkok, Cairo, Dakar, Lima, Mexico, Nairobi and Paris.

Field Projects under the Capacity Development and Implementation (CDI) Programme

Under this programme, ICAO offers jobs opportunities for the implementation of Field Projects across the full spectrum of civil aviation areas.

These projects are oriented to achieve strategic and compliance outcomes in aviation safety, capacity and efficiency, security and facilitation, environmental protection, and economic development.

Under the Global Outreach for Aviation Leadership initiative, ICAO maintains a cutting-edge Roster of Aviation Professionals to provide support on Advisory and Operational capacity to States.

Roster of Experts facilitates a pool of qualified professionals in a wide range of civil aviation specialities ready for deployment to field projects, as needed. These vacancies are generic-based positions.

Active Projects vacancies are active project-specific positions which advertised to ensure a prompt response to ongoing projects. These positions can be filled either from the applications received to the vacancies under this category and from the roster of experts.

The people we are looking for should ...

  • Demonstrate a high level of technical knowledge
  • Be motivated and have a strong commitment to the delivering our policies and programmes
  • Possess good analytical skills and a keen interest in and an understanding of policy issues especially in the area of aviation
  • Be able to work well in a multicultural team
  • Have working experience at national and/or international level, in a field relevant to the International Civil Aviation Organization's work
  • Be proficient in English and have a working knowledge of at least one of the other official languages of the Organization (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish). Any additional languages will be regarded as an asset

Recruitment Principles

  • We are committed to promoting diversity in our workforce
  • We aim to achieve a broad representation of member country nationals with particular emphasis on developing countries
  • We are committed to improving gender balance across the Organization
  • We strive to provide an environment where the contribution of each individual is valued

How to apply

You can search for vacancies without registering. However, by registering you will be able to create and save an online profile, attaching documents that you can use each time you apply for a vacancy. You must register when applying for a job.
Please note:  ICAO will no longer accept paper-based applications.

ICAO is improving its e-recruitment system. During this period, two recruitment systems will be running in parallel. Therefore, you may be asked to fill two profiles depending on which system the vacancy notice you applying for was advertised.

If you have a profile in the old e-recruitment system, it will not be transferred into the new e-recruitment system.