Associate Health Education Officer (P2)

Vienna

Organization: IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency
Location: Vienna
Grade: Junior level - P-2, International Professional - Internationally recruited position
Occupational Groups:
- Public Health and Health Service
- Biology and Chemistry
- Education, Learning and Training
- Technology, Electronics and Mechanics
- Nuclear Technology
- Scientist
- Health service
- Nutritional/Health
- Energy sector
Closing Date: Closed

Organizational Setting

The Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications implements the IAEA's Major Programme 2, "Nuclear Techniques for Development and Environmental Protection". This Major Programme comprises individual programmes on food and agriculture, human health, water resources, environment and radiation technologies. These programmes are supported by laboratories in Seibersdorf, Monaco and Vienna. The Major Programme's objective is to enhance the capacity of Member States to meet basic human needs and to assess and manage the marine and terrestrial environments through the use of nuclear and isotopic techniques in sustainable development programmes.

The Division of Human Health is organized into four Sections whose objectives are to enhance the capabilities of Member States to address needs related to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of health problems through the development and application of nuclear techniques within a framework of quality assurance.

The Nutritional and Health-Related Environmental Studies Sectionâs aim is to assist Member States in combating malnutrition throughout the human life course by contributing technical expertise in the use of nuclear techniques, in particular stable isotope techniques, for the development and evaluation of nutritional interventions. Malnutrition covers a wide spectrum, the priority areas of which include maternal and child nutrition, obesity and non-communicable disease prevention, and food based strategies to combat micronutrient deficiencies.

The Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Imaging Section's primary objective is to enhance Member States' capabilities to use nuclear medicine and other imaging technologies efficiently, mainly, but not limited to cancer and cardiac diseases, and for undertaking related basic and clinical research. To achieve those goals, special attention is given to the preparation of educational resources, guidelines and guidance documents.

Main Purpose

As a member of the Nutritional and Health-Related Environment Studies Section (NAHRES) and the Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Imaging Section (NMDI), reporting to the respective Section Heads, the Associate Health Education Officer contributes to and supports the implementation of educational and training activities in the fields of nutrition and nuclear medicine and diagnostic imaging. The incumbent contributes to the development of educational material such as guidance documents, interactive e-learning modules, online learning resources and training curricula. He/she implements web-based training activities, monitors and reports on the effectiveness of training provided either web-based or face-to-face, implements user surveys and supports the tracking of key performance indicators of the projects and sub-programmes.

Role

The Associate Health Education Officer is\: 1) a collaborator, supporting the development and update of educational material; and 2) a contributor and analyst, supporting developments related to the monitoring of training activities, maintaining and improving the quality of the training in nutrition and nuclear medicine and diagnostic imaging and improving the tracking of the key performance indicators and impact of the projects and sub-programmes.

Functions / Key Results Expected

Coordinate the educational and training activities in nutrition and nuclear medicine and diagnostic imaging, and follow-up on their effectiveness.

Contribute to the identification of training needs in the use of stable isotope techniques in nutrition as well as in the clinical applications of nuclear medicine and diagnostic imaging, and to the development of appropriate training methodologies and tools.

Coordinate the development and update of training materials and ensuring harmonization of inputs to achieve overall consistency of the training.

Provide insight and coordinate the development of e-learning modules and other web-based educational tools, including maintenance of the content of the Human Health Campus website.

Coordinate and collect information needed for the monitoring of performance indicators and impact evaluation of the projects and sub-programmes on nutrition and nuclear medicine and diagnostic imaging.

Provide regular reports and conduct impact evaluation through user surveys.

The incumbent may perform his/her work in areas involving exposure to radioactive materials. Therefore, as an Occupationally Exposed Worker, he/she must be medically cleared by VIC Medical Service and is subject to an appropriate radiation and health monitoring programme, in accordance with the IAEA's Radiation Safety Regulations.

Competencies and Expertise

Core Competencies

Name	Definition

Planning and Organizing	Plans and organizes his/her own work in support of achieving the team or Sectionâs priorities. Takes into account potential changes and proposes contingency plans.

Communication	Communicates orally and in writing in a clear, concise and impartial manner. Takes time to listen to and understand the perspectives of others and proposes solutions.

Achieving Results	Takes initiative in defining realistic outputs and clarifying roles, responsibilities and expected results in the context of the Department/Divisionâs programme. Evaluates his/her results realistically, drawing conclusions from lessons learned.

Teamwork	Actively contributes to achieving team results. Supports team decisions.

Functional Competencies

Name	Definition

Client orientation	Establishes effective relationships with clients to understand and meet or exceed their needs. Finds ways to ensure client satisfaction.

Commitment to continuous process improvement	Identifies opportunities for process, system and structural improvement as well as improving current practices, increasing effectiveness and achieving efficiency gains. Actively supports the application of sound quality management standards and process improvement.

Judgement/decision making	Consults with supervisor/manager and makes decisions in full compliance with the Agencyâs regulations and rules.

Knowledge sharing and learning	Actively seeks opportunities to learn by formal and informal means; learns from others, adopting and sharing best practice.

Required Expertise

Function	Name	Expertise Description

Information Technology	HTML/Web Tools and Technologies	Basic knowledge of HTML, web tools and technologies.

Training	Training Design	Experience in or knowledge of design of live courses, e-learning modules, webinars, and other interactive web-based activities, including the preparation of a training curricula and instructional design.

Asset Expertise

Function	Name	Expertise Description

Radiation Medicine	Biostatistics and Biometry	Experience in data collection and in performing data analysis.

Nutrition	Public Health Nutrition	Knowledge and experience in designing and assessing public health programmes and in applying public health principles to medical imaging and nutrition.

Qualifications, Experience and Language skills

University degree in Public health, education, communication, pedagogy, instructional design or related field. Master's Degree is an asset.

A minimum of two years of related working experience in design of educational materials, instructional design, use of web content management tools or public health.

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 $47895 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance), a variable post adjustment which currently amounts to US $ 19110, dependency benefits, rental subsidy, education grant, relocation and repatriation expenses; 6 weeks' annual vacation, home leave, pension plan and health insurance

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Applications from qualified women and candidates from developing countries are 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. Staff members may be assigned to any location. 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. Testing may be part of the recruitment process
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