Business Support Intern

<div><p><b>Primary Location:</b> Belgium-Braine l'Alleud</p>
<p><b>NATO Body:</b> NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA)</p>
<p><b>Schedule:</b> Full-time</p>
<p><b>Application Deadline:</b> 08-Mar-2026, 10:59:00 PM</p>
<p><b>Salary (Pay Basis):</b> 1,334.96</p>
<p><b>Grade:</b> 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, connected the Alliance’s forces, and strengthening 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><b>Internship duration:</b> 6 months</p>
<p><b>Location:</b> Braine‑l'Alleud, Belgium</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>
<p>The intern will support the weekly reporting activities of the Land and Air Business Unit by gathering financial information from projects and services and compiling it into dashboards and comparative monthly analyses using Excel and Power BI. You will also develop minutes of meetings for BU‑level discussions and ensure timely distribution to stakeholders. This role provides practical experience in financial reporting, dashboard creation, and structured business unit coordination.</p>
<h3>About you</h3>
<p>The valuable knowledge and experience that you bring to this role is:</p>
<ul>
<li>Data visualisation: Uses a visualisation product, as guided, to design and create data visuals. Selects appropriate visualisation techniques from the options available. Engages with the target user to prototype and refine specified visualisations.</li>
<li>Database administration: Assists in database support activities.</li>
<li>Knowledge management: Maintains a knowledge management database. Leverages knowledge of a specialism to capture and classify content, taking expert advice when required.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Behavioural 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 custo