Project Management Intern

<div><h3>Primary Location</h3>
<p>Belgium-Braine l'Alleud</p>
<h3>NATO Body</h3>
<p>NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA)</p>
<h3>Schedule</h3>
<p>Full-time</p>
<h3>Application Deadline</h3>
<p>09-Mar-2026, 12:59:00 AM</p>
<h3>Salary (Pay Basis)</h3>
<p>1,334.96</p>
<h3>Grade</h3>
<p>INTERN</p>
<p>For more than 75 years, NATO’s mission has been to preserve peace and security in the Alliance for nearly one billion citizens. The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) is NATO’s technology and cyber hub. We are a team of 3400 civilian and military staff, working together to connect all corners of NATO and maintain its edge from 30 locations across the Alliance.</p>
<p>We are a key partner in NATO's Digital Transformation, working hand in hand with industry to provide technical solutions and expertise, facilitating political consultations and decision‑making, and enabling multi‑domain operations.</p>
<p>Our experts provide secure static and deployable communications infrastructure, satellite communications and information technology services, connect the Alliance’s forces, and strengthen NATO’s defence and deterrence posture. Fulfilling NCIA’s missions is possible because of our greatest force, our people. In order to reinforce NATO’s edge, we aim to hire, train and retain the very best staff.</p>
<p>Our staff members represent both the diversity and unity of our Alliance. When you join NCIA, you will be part of an organization where you can contribute authentically to the mission and purpose of NATO and help us ensure seamless connectivity among Allied partner nations.</p>
<h3>About The Program</h3>
<p>The NCIA internship is a 6-month program based at one of our key hubs in The Netherlands, Belgium or Portugal. Our internship opportunities start from either 1 March or 1 September, with the start date being dependent on the timeline to secure the required security clearance to work within the NATO community. During an internship, you will join and support a diverse international team and simultaneously learn from our experts via on-the-job training, working independently on purposeful projects or initiatives during your tenure.</p>
<h3>About The Internship</h3>
<p>Internship duration: <b>6 months</b></p>
<p>Location: <b>Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium</b></p>
<p>The NATO Integrated Mobile Service Centre provides NATO and its partners with scalable, protected, secure, reliable, and integrated Wireless Communication-based Services with a focus on NATO Operations, Crisis Response, Missions, Exercises and Business Continuity. The NIMSC Chief is responsible for planning and executing all lifecycle management activities for centre's following services: strategy, design, transition, operation and continuous service improvement including subject matter expertise, research and development, acquisition and logistic support.</p>
<h3>About you</h3>
<p>The valuable knowledge and experience that you bring to this role is:</p>
<ul>
<li>Knowledge management: Maintains a knowledge management database. Leverages knowledge of a specialism to capture and classify content, taking expert advice when required.</li>
<li>Methods and tools: Provides support on the use of existing methods and tools. Configures methods and tools within a known context. Creates and updates the documentation of methods and tools.</li>
<li>Portfolio, programme and project support: Assists with the compilation of portfolio, programme and project management reports. Maintains programme and project files from supplied actual and forecast data.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Behavioral Competencies</h3>
<ul>
<li>Deciding & Initiating Action: Takes responsibility for actions, projects and people; takes initiative and works under own direction; initiates and generates activity and introduces changes into work processes; makes quick, clear decisions which may include tough choices or considered risks.</li>
<li>Creating & Innovating: Produces new ideas, approaches, or insights; creates innovative products or designs; produces a range of solutions to problems.</li>
<li>Relating & Networking: Easily establishes good relationships with customers and staff; relates well to people at all levels; builds wide and effective networks of contacts; uses humour appropriately to bring warmth to relationships with others.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Eligibility Criteria</h3>
<p>To be eligible to apply for our internship program, you will need to meet the following criteria:</p>
<ul>
<li>You are a national of a NATO member countr