Nuclear Safeguards Inspector(P3)

Nuclear Safeguards Inspector(P3) - (2024/0220 (009056))

Organization: SGOC-Section OC1

Primary Location: Austria-Vienna-Vienna-IAEA Headquarters

Job Posting: 2024-04-22, 2:10:25 AM

Closing Date: 2024-05-20, 4:59:00 PM

Duration in Months: 36

Contract Type: Fixed Term - Regular

Probation Period: 1 Year

Full Competitive Recruitment: Yes

**THIS VACANCY NOTICE WILL BE USED TO FILL MULTIPLE POSITIONS IN THE OPERATIONS DIVISIONS A, B AND C AND THE OFFICE FOR VERIFICATION IN IRAN.**

**The next intake starts with a training programme in February/March 2025.**

Organizational Setting

The Department of Safeguards carries out the IAEA’s duties and responsibilities as the world’s nuclear inspectorate, supporting global efforts to stop the spread of nuclear weapons. The primary role of the Department is to develop and implement IAEA safeguards to ensure that there is no diversion of declared nuclear material from peaceful activities and no indications of undeclared nuclear material or activities in a State as a whole.

The Department comprises nuclear safeguards inspectors, responsible for carrying out inspections and verifications of all-safeguards relevant information for nuclear facilities in over 180 States; and technical staff responsible for a wide range of activities including: developing concepts and approaches for implementing safeguards; developing and maintaining safeguards equipment; providing analytical and laboratory services for sample analysis; collecting, evaluating and analysing safeguards-relevant information; providing information and communication technology infrastructure and services; and providing programme coordination support.

Operations Divisions, and the Office for Verification in Iran, perform and document safeguards verification activities and conduct analysis and evaluations aimed at providing assurances that States comply with their nuclear safeguards commitments. These teams implement a broad range of measures, including information analysis and in-field verification, to draw soundly based safeguards conclusions for States.

Main Purpose

The Nuclear Safeguards Inspector (P3) undertakes infield inspection and verification activities in a designated region to ensure that States are in compliance with their safeguards agreements with the IAEA. This involves interesting and varied analytical work in verifying the peaceful use of nuclear materials, identifying issues for follow up actions, and contributing objective findings to the State Evaluation Process so that the IAEA can assure the international community that States are fulfilling their safeguards obligations.

Role

The Nuclear Safeguards Inspector (P3) conducts a range of inspection activities at nuclear facilities and other locations with nuclear material or where nuclear related research and development is performed. The Nuclear Safeguards Inspector (P3) is responsible for preparing, performing, documenting and reporting on the results of these activities. As part of this process, the Nuclear Safeguards Inspector conducts analysis of data and information collected from various sources, working collaboratively with analysts, technicians and other staff across the Department to ensure the provision of objective findings. After appropriate training and mentoring, the Nuclear Safeguards Inspector (P3) will also assume the responsibilities of facility/site officer or country officer.

Functions / Key Results Expected
- In-Field Verification Activities
- Conduct inspections and other safeguards activities at nuclear facilities and other locations with nuclear material or where nuclear related research and development is undertaken.
- Perform verification and analytical work in order to confirm the absence of undeclared nuclear material or activities, and the undeclared production, processing or diversion of nuclear material.
- Audit facilities’ nuclear material accountancy and operating records and compare these with records and reports submitted to the IAEA by the State.
- Assess the scope and purpose of nuclear related activities at facilities or other locations involved in the nuclear fuel cycle.
- Collect nuclear material samples and environmental samples for analysis.
- Routinely service containment and surveillance equipment and calibrate and operate instruments for measuring nuclear material.
- Verify that facility design and construction conform to design information provided to the IAEA by the State.
- Assess the applicability of the IAEA’s safeguards approach within a State.

Headquarters / Regional Office Activities
- Plan and prepare for safeguards inspection and verification activities by conducting reviews of all relevant background information, including design information questionnaires, complementary access reports, related statements, and other relevant-safeguards information.
- Prepare post-inspection evaluations and other verification results and summarize information to be used as input for future