Associate Nuclear Safety Officer

Associate Nuclear Safety Officer (Research Reactors)(P2) - (2023/0845 (233167))

Organization: NSNI-Research Reactor Safety Section

Primary Location: Austria-Vienna-Vienna-IAEA Headquarters

Job Posting: 2024-10-15, 2:19:12 AM

Closing Date: 2024-10-29, 5:59:00 PM

Duration in Months: 36

Contract Type: Fixed Term - Regular

Probation Period: 1 Year

Full Competitive Recruitment: Yes

Organizational Setting

The Department of Nuclear Safety and Security (NS) formulates and implements the IAEA's nuclear safety and security programme, which encompasses the Agency's activities to protect people and the environment from radiation exposure, and responds to the needs of its Member States related to nuclear safety and security.
- External Events Safety Section
- Operational Safety Section
- Safety Assessment Section
- Regulatory Activities Section
- Research Reactor Safety Section

Main Purpose

Role

The Associate Nuclear Safety Officer (Research Reactors) is: (1) a programme supporter, contributing to planning and implementing activities aimed at assisting Member States to enhance safety of research reactors; (2) a technical assistant, supporting evaluation, development and implementation of technical cooperation and programme activities in the area of safety of research reactors (3) an analyst, gathering, monitoring, evaluating, extracting, consolidating data from different sources and documentation available in-house and obtained from Member States for the purpose of providing scientific, engineering technical, and project managerial support to professional Section staff; (4) a presenter of programmatic activities and developments.

Functions / Key Results Expected

Gather information, and extract, consolidate, and evaluate data from relevant sources for the purpose of supporting the identification of the needs of Member States, and for providing support to planning activities to address these needs.
Develop and draft technical material for use in development of safety standards and technical documents on safety of research reactors.
Provide analytical and technical support in organization, implementation, and analysis of results of peer review and advisory missions, including contribution to development of material and publications on dissemination of feedback from these activities.
Contribute to development and implementation of capacity building activities, including preparation of technical presentations, training materials, and coordinated research projects, as well as organization, in cooperation with other internal stakeholders, of technical meetings and training workshops on relevant topics.
Provide technical input and support to the implementation of technical cooperation and extrabudgetary projects, including those on operational safety and establishing new research reactor programmes.

Competencies and Expertise

**Core Competencies**(Competency Framework)

**Name**

**Definition**
- 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.- 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.**Functional Competencies**

**Name**

**Definition**
- Judgement/decision making- Consults with supervisor/manager and makes decisions in full compliance with the Agency’s regulations and rules.- Partnership building- Develops and maintains partnerships needed for his/her work. Establishes and nurtures positive relations with partners and stakeholders.- Technical/scientific credibility- Acquires and applies new skills to remain up to date in his/her area of expertise. Reliably applies knowledge of basic technical/scientific methods and concepts.**Required Expertise**

**Function**

**Name**

**Expertise Description**
- Management and Programme Analysis- Analytical Writing Skills- Ability to collect and analyze technical data and prepare high-quality documents for the purpose of presenting and reporting, including with respect to identification of needs of Member States and planning relevant IAEA activities.- Nuclear Safety- Research Reactor Safety- Experience in research reactor operation or regulatory supervision with ability to support Member States in development or review of safety analysis or operational safety programmes of research reactors.**Asset Expertise**

**Function**

**Name**

**Expertise Description**
- Nuclear Safety- Nuclear Standards, Development and Application- Knowledge of IAEA safety