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Safeguards Information Analyst (State Declarations) (P3)

Vienna

  • Organization: IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency
  • Location: Vienna
  • Grade: Mid level - P-3, International Professional - Internationally recruited position
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Social Affairs
    • Security policy
    • Communication and Public Information
    • Technology, Electronics and Mechanics
    • Monitoring and Evaluation
    • Nuclear Technology
    • Internal audit and inspection
    • Declared Information Analysis Section
    • Energy sector
  • Closing Date: Closed

Organizational Setting

 

The Department of Safeguards (SG) is the organizational hub for the implementation of IAEA safeguards. The IAEA implements nuclear verification activities for over 180 States in accordance with their safeguards agreements. The main objective of the Department is to maintain and further develop an effective and efficient verification system in order to draw independent, impartial and timely safeguards conclusions, thus providing credible assurances to the international community that States are in compliance with their safeguards obligations. Safeguards activities are undertaken within a dynamic and technically challenging environment including advanced nuclear fuel cycle facilities and complemented by the political and cultural diversity of the countries.

 

The Department of Safeguards consists of six Divisions\: three Operations Divisions for the implementation of verification activities around the world; three Technical Divisions (Division of Concepts and Planning, Division of Information Management, and Division of Technical and Scientific Services); and three Offices (the Office for Verification in Iran, the Office of Safeguards Analytical Services and the Office of Information and Communication Services).

 
The Division of Information Management comprises four Sections and provides the Department of Safeguards with data processing services, secure information distribution, information analysis and knowledge generation necessary to draw independent, impartial and soundly based safeguards conclusions.

 

Main Purpose

As a member of a team led by the Section Head, the Safeguards Information Analyst (State Declarations) contributes to the IAEA’s nuclear verification mission by providing essential information collection, processing, analysis and dissemination services with respect to the nuclear material accounting and additional protocol information provided by States. These analyses directly contribute to the State evaluation process and the preparation of field activities.


Role

The Safeguards Information Analyst is\: 1) an analyst, contributing to the strengthened safeguards system in support of the safeguards verification mission by working in close collaboration with other staff in the Section to collect, process and analyse information declared by States; 2) a team member of or contributor to various projects, including State evaluation, identifying and following up on issues and inconsistencies from a State evaluation perspective and relevant for safeguards implementation; 3) a leader of or contributor to select research and development projects, addressing specific analytical or tools development tasks to optimize reliability, accuracy and maintainability for the processing and analysis of State declared information.


Functions / Key Results Expected

  • Analyse State declared safeguards information for assigned States and disseminate information and analytical products to multiple Departmental counterparts and mandated statements to States as specified in agreements.
  • Conduct further research to analyse and reconcile the declared and other related information to identify technical issues, information gaps and other issues relevant to the evaluation of State declared information.
  • Follow up on identified issues or inconsistencies, by acquiring additional relevant information, applying appropriate tools and analytical methodologies and documenting results in analytical reports or through other means, e.g. collaboration tools.
  • Contribute to the State evaluation process by analysing State reports and declarations, specifically nuclear material accounting reports and information provided under additional protocols, correlating analytical results with material balance evaluations, environmental sampling data, and open source and nuclear trade information.
  • Provide advisory expertise on specific aspects of safeguards agreements, including State supplied nuclear material accounting, reference data and additional protocol information, to Departmental counterparts and to State representatives.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, including process methodologies and analytical tools, related to the collection, processing and analysis of Additional Protocol declarations and nuclear material accounting reporting procedures for loading, quality control and analysis of State declarations.
  • Initiate and monitor the implementation of custom tools for data retrieval using SQL queries and dissemination and/or revised analysis activities, projects and procedures as necessary to meet the Department's information consolidation goals.
  • Keep up to date on developments and current issues concerning international safeguards as related to State reporting and declarations.
  • Develop and deliver training to State representatives and IAEA staff as required.

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 Section’s 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/Division’s 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
 
Judgement/decision making Consults with supervisor/manager and takes decisions in full compliance with the IAEA's regulations and rules. Makes decisions reflecting best practice and professional theories and standards.
 
Resilience Maintains a high level of performance when facing pressure and uncertainty. Able to remain calm and self-controlled, and to respond logically and decisively in difficult situations.
 
Technical/scientific credibility Ensures that work is in compliance with internationally accepted professional standards and scientific methods. Provides scientifically/technically accepted information that is credible and reliable.


Required Expertise

Function Name Expertise Description
     
Safeguards Nuclear Fuel Cycle/Nuclear Facilities Knowledge of the nuclear fuel cycle, with a special emphasis on technical aspects of nuclear non-proliferation and proliferation indicators.
     
Safeguards Nuclear Material Accounting Knowledge of information declared by States under safeguards agreements and nuclear material accounting. Experience in nuclear material accounting an asset.
     
Management and Programme Analysis Proliferation and Network Analysis Demonstrated ability to integrate information relevant to nuclear non-proliferation from a variety of sources and produce analytical reports.

Qualifications, Experience and Language skills

  • University degree in sciences (e.g. physics, chemistry), nuclear science, nuclear engineering, international relations, accounting or other related field.
  • Minimum of five years of working experience in information collection and analysis related to nuclear non-proliferation, nuclear material accounting or nuclear related research.
  • Experience in the use of information collection, processing and analytical techniques, including processing and analysing information in complex databases.
  • Experience in the use of advanced software for information analysis and of basic query languages, e.g. SQL.
  • Excellent oral and written command of English. Knowledge of other official IAEA languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, 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 $60962 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance), a variable post adjustment which currently amounts to US $ 25665, 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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