Airports of Tomorrow Specialist

Geneva based, from May 2025 through to April 2026)

The World Economic Forum, committed to improving the state of the world, is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. The Forum engages the foremost political, business, and other leaders of society to shape global, regional, and industry agendas.

The Forum hosts 10 centres for advancing public-private cooperation across a range of global, regional, and industry issues. The Forum’s Centre for Climate and Nature (CNC) acts as a system leader on environment and natural resource security, food security, development finance, and sustainable development. The centre brings innovation and frontier approaches to help the international system be more agile and better equipped to respond to today’s challenges. Its initiatives are organized into three thematic pillars: Net Zero, Nature Positive, and Better Living.

Within the Net Zero Pillar and the Climate Strategy team, the Aviation Decarbonisation team coordinates the Forum’s net-zero aviation programme. This includes Airports of Tomorrow, a community of over 80 stakeholders from across the aviation and fuels value chains, aiming to accelerate the transition to sustainable aviation through policy, financing, and technology dialogues.

Why are we recruiting?

The Aviation Decarbonisation team is recruiting a new Specialist to support the delivery and implementation of the 2025 work programme for Airports of Tomorrow and other aviation decarbonisation activities. The Specialist will oversee community management tasks and the preparation and delivery of regular working groups. Through active involvement in the initiative, the Specialist will deepen their understanding of the aviation decarbonisation agenda and contribute to the team’s thought leadership outputs.

The Airports of Tomorrow community continues to grow, now including over 80 stakeholders and an even broader ecosystem of organisations and governments. Members include airlines and freight carriers, corporates, airports, fuel suppliers and producers, financiers, renewable energy developers, government entities, industry organisations, academia, and NGOs.

Throughout 2025, the team will host roughly one aviation decarbonisation community meeting every two to three weeks, most of them virtually. To ensure effective coordination, stakeholder engagement, and event delivery, the team requires a dedicated Specialist with strong project management and coordination capabilities. The role requires regular collaboration with internal Forum teams, including industry and account teams, and external stakeholders.

Reporting lines and interactions

The Specialist will report to the Aviation Decarbonisation Lead within the Net Zero and Climate Strategy team and be based in Geneva. The role includes close collaboration with the Airports of Tomorrow Infrastructure Lead and other team members working on aviation decarbonisation.

Main responsibilities

Project Management

• Support the delivery of Airports of Tomorrow workshops and events, including pre-reading, post-session materials, invitations, RSVPs, and Salesforce backend support

• Lead at least one workshop (virtual or in-person) with guidance from team members to build confidence and experience

• Contribute to additional aviation decarbonisation initiatives through project management support

Stakeholder Engagement

• Attend and help schedule industry meetings and follow-ups, gaining insight into key players

• Engage with corporates and broader stakeholders including financial institutions, governments, civil society, and value chain partners

• Serve as the contact point for community and event-related queries, manage distribution lists, and coordinate monthly stakeholder updates

Internal Community Management

• Collaborate with account teams and partner engagement leads to share upcoming engagement opportunities

• Support visibility and participation in the Airports of Tomorrow programme and wider net-zero aviation activities

Research and Thought Leadership

• Conduct background research to gather market intelligence and strategic insights

• Draft content for thought leadership pieces, reports, blogs, and articles published by the team

The successful candidate will be assessed on

• Level of collaboration internally and externally

• Ability to meet project milestones and overall objectives

• Success in raising the visibility and impact of the initiative

• Quality and consistency of guidance materials, reporting, and thought leadership contributions

• Support to business development and refinement of the Forum’s aviation decarbonisation value proposition

• Contribution to Forum-wide activities and institutional events

• Effectiveness in fostering commitment to shared vision and work plans

• Responsiveness, quality, and resourcefulness in support of all initiatives

Preferred requirements and experience

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in engineering, aviation, energy, political science, or environmental sciences

• 1–3 years of international experience in aviation decarbonisation, ESG, carbon markets, transportation, or sustainability-related fields

• Proven ability to foster collaboration across diverse stakeholder groups and build partnerships

• Excellent written and spoken English; additional languages are an asset

• Strong analytical, synthesis, and communication skills for multi-stakeholder audiences

• Effective time management, coordination, and indirect influence capabilities

• Service-oriented mindset with leadership and collaboration skills across teams and external actors

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