Associate Publishing Officer - Content Design(P2)

This selection exercise may be used to generate a roster of pre-approved candidates to address future staffing needs for similar functions in any of the Departments and Offices of the Organization.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING APPLICATION DEADLINE\: Please note that the closing date for submission of applications is indicated in local time as per the time zone of the applicant's location.

Organizational Setting

The Department of Management (MT) provides a "platform of services" that serves as a foundation for the successful delivery of the IAEA's scientific and technical programmes. Its mission statement is as follows\: "MT is a partner and a business enabler that champions change and efficiency, leveraging a common purpose". Thus, among other support activities, it assists a scientific manager in recruiting the right expert, helps a technical officer coordinate the purchase of radiation equipment, and ensures that all Board documents are translated and distributed on a timely basis to Member States. 

One of the main functions assigned to the IAEA by its Statute is to foster the exchange of scientific and technical information and the dissemination of knowledge in the nuclear field among Member States. 

To facilitate the effective exchange and dissemination of information relevant to the IAEA's work and mandate, the Division of Conference and Document Services (MTCD) coordinates and supports the implementation of these activities for its users and clients, both internal and external, by organizing meetings and conferences, issuing documents in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish, and editing, printing and distributing publications. 

The IAEA has an extensive publishing programme, implemented by its Publishing Section, which produces a wide range of publications on nuclear related issues in both print and electronic formats. Inputs in the form of manuscripts of scientific/technical publications and electronic publishing requests from all parts of the house are handled by the Publishing Section.
 

Main Purpose

As a member of a team, the Associate Publishing Officer-Content Design is responsible for developing coherent concepts, creative layouts and format solutions over a wide range of different types of Scientific and Technical content, from creating initial ideas through to the finalized files within the IAEA’s Publishing Section’s product portfolio. These include print, web- or multimedia-based products and may be produced in the six working languages of the IAEA.
 

Role

The Associate Publishing Officer-Content Design is a creative expert ensuring the format and style of the Agency’s publishing products and associated dissemination materials captivate the attention of the Agency’s diverse readership; a service provider, contributing to the efficient delivery of publishing concept services; and a quality control specialist, ensuring the implementation of the IAEA's high publishing standards.

Functions / Key Results Expected

Under the guidance of the Section Head, the Associate Publishing Officer-Content Design\:

Independently undertake publishing product projects identifying new formats and style for the presentation of technical and substantive content including high-priority requests, for a variety of IAEA activities where publishing products or publishing related dissemination materials are required (e.g., major conferences, observances and events).

Conceptualize and develop style and format concepts for the outputs of the Publishing Section (e.g. scientific and technical publications, outlooks, reports and products for aligning dissemination activities) including text, artwork, still photography, sound and video clips, or more abstract and interactive solutions.
 

Under the guidance of the Section Head work directly with content owners to discuss potential publishing projects, communication objectives, new media and design options, technical specifications among others.

Provide technical support for the layout and format and make-up of various items using relevant desktop publishing tools and prepare all approved files in appropriate formats (including print, new media, and electronic publication formats) for final review and launch; apply quality control and review colour and print proofs as required.

Conceptualize and provide design assistance for both the Section’s and the wider Division’s data reporting.

Provide guidance and support throughout the project process; coordinate and follow up with Technical Officers and other relevant parties (e.g., editorial staff, marketing staff, technical officers, external contractors, production staff), to ensure that the project remains on schedule, and identify opportunities to streamline and increase efficiencies.

Provide guidance and training to staff members, helping to support the growth and development of the overall team where required.

Research and contribute ideas to new publishing initiatives, including the IAEA Publishing website, product development and publishing dissemination activities to scientific and technical users, keeping in mind the needs of both the IAEA and the wider audience. 

Provide support for the layout of the IAEA’s official documents in all IAEA official languages.
 

Competencies and Expertise

Core Competencies (Competency Framework)

Functional Competencies

Required Expertise

Qualifications, Experience and Language skills

• Bachelor's Degree - Bachelor’s degree in Desktop Publishing, Graphic Design, Publishing, Media Studies, or a related field.

• Minimum of two years of work experience in a publishing environment (preferably STM/Academic, Intergovernmental Organization, or Higher Education), in the fields of Product Concept Design, Marketing Design, and/or UX.

• Essential experience in working with relevant specialized publishing and graphic design tools and applications, including the Adobe CC package (especially InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Animate, and Acrobat), as well as the MS Office 2010 package (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), which is the IAEA standard.

• Experience working on book promotional campaigns.

• Experience in working with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.

• Experience working with multiple stakeholders.

• Experience in working in a busy publishing or creative environment.

• Excellent oral and written command of English. 

• Knowledge of other official IAEA languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is an asset.

Remuneration

The IAEA offers an attractive remuneration package including a tax-free annual net base salary starting at US $55163 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance), a variable post adjustment which currently amounts to US $ 30064, dependency benefits, rental subsidy, education grant, relocation and repatriation expenses; Other benefits include 6 weeks' annual leave, home leave travel, pension plan and health insurance. More information on the conditions of employment can be found at\: https\://www.iaea.org/about/employment/professional-staff/conditions

General Information

• The IAEA's paramount consideration in the recruitment of staff member is to secure employees of the highest standards of efficiency, technical competence and integrity.
• Staff Members shall be selected without any unfair treatment or arbitrary distinction based on a person's race, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, disability, age, language, social origin or other similar shared characteristic or trait.
• The IAEA is committed to gender equality and to promoting a diverse workforce. Applications from qualified women and candidates from developing countries are strongly encouraged.
• Applicants should be aware that IAEA staff members are international civil servants and may not accept instructions from any other authority. The IAEA is committed to applying the highest ethical standards in carrying out its mandate. As part of the United Nations common system, the IAEA subscribes to the following core ethical standards (or values)\: Integrity, Professionalism and Respect for diversity.
• The IAEA has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and the IAEA, including sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination.

Evaluation process

• The evaluation of applicants will be conducted on the basis of the information submitted in the application according to the selection criteria stated in the vacancy announcement. Applicants must provide complete and accurate information. Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise, which may be followed by a competency-based interview.
• Candidates under serious consideration for selection may be subject to reference and background checks as part of the recruitment process.

Appointment information

• Appointment is subject to a satisfactory medical report.
• Staff members may be assigned to any location.
• Candidates appointed to posts in the Professional and higher categories are subject to IAEA rotation policy and their maximum tour of service shall normally be seven years.
• The IAEA retains the discretion not to make any appointment to this vacancy, to make an appointment at a lower grade or with a different contract type, or to make an appointment with a modified job description or for shorter duration than indicated above.