Section Head

Section Head (INPRO)(P5) - (2025/0535 (018743))

Organization: NENP-INPRO Section

Primary Location: Austria-Vienna-Vienna-IAEA Headquarters

Job Posting: 2025-10-08, 7:21:32 AM

Closing Date: 2025-10-28, 5:59:00 PM

Duration in Months: 36

Contract Type: Fixed Term - Regular

Probation Period: 1 Year

Full Competitive Recruitment: Yes

Organizational Setting

The objective of the Department of Nuclear Energy (NE) is to foster the efficient and safe use of nuclear power by supporting interested Member States in: improving the performance of nuclear power plants, the nuclear fuel cycle, and the management of nuclear wastes; catalysing innovation in nuclear power and fuel cycle technologies; developing indigenous capabilities around the world for national energy planning; deploying new nuclear power plants; preserving and disseminating nuclear information and knowledge; and advancing science and industry through improved operation of research reactors.

The department has a dynamic, participative and interactive operating environment with inputs received from the Board of Governors, the General Conference, policy and decision-makers, and technical counterparts in Member States and the international development community.

The Division of Nuclear Power comprises the Nuclear Power Engineering Section (NPES), the Nuclear Infrastructure Development Section (NIDS), the International Project on Innovative Nuclear Reactors and Fuel Cycles) Section (INPRO) and the Nuclear Power Technology Development Section (NPTDS). The Division provides core engineering, technological, capacity building and management support to interested Member States in the field of nuclear power.

Main Purpose

Reporting to the Division Director, as a manager and team leader, the Section Head plans, initiates, implements, guides, coordinates, and supervises the IAEA's programme activities concerning INPRO.

Role

The Section Head is: (1) a manager and team leader responsible for the effective development and implementation of the Section's activities; (2) a coordinator responsible for the technical support provided by the Section to the IAEA's technical cooperation programme in the relevant fields; (3) an adviser to the Deputy Director General on INPRO programmatic, scientific, and technical issues in the relevant fields; (4) a facilitator of cooperation with other organizations and with other divisions/departments in the IAEA dealing with similar areas of work. The Section Head is responsible for the relevant administrative matters of the Section. The Section Head must understand the relevance, goals, synergies in INPRO amongst the 4 tasks and how to connect with partners in the IAEA and the Member States to leverage cooperation, avoid duplication of efforts, and build strong working relationships in INPRO and beyond.

Functions / Key Results Expected
- Plan, develop, manage, coordinate, monitor the implementation and supervise the activities of the INPRO Section in accordance with Member States' needs and report on INPRO programmatic activities to the INPRO Steering Committee and to the Deputy Director General.
- Lead the development of global and regional nuclear energy scenarios, based on scientific-and technical analysis, that leads to a global vision of sustainable nuclear energy development in the 21st century and beyond.
- Coordinate investigation and documentation of innovations in selected nuclear energy technologies, related Research and Development (R&D) and innovative institutional arrangements with a focus on their potential to support sustainable nuclear energy development worldwide.
- Broaden and deepen knowledge of INPRO areas by organizing technical meetings, preparing work programmes, contributing to the preparation and editing of technical reports, manuals, proceedings and other publications, and organizing in-house meetings in support of the Section's work programme.
- Contribute to an integrated delivery of activities through the coordination of international collaborative projects and promote the exchange of information on INPRO activities worldwide.
- Ensure the continued high standing and recognition of the IAEA in the technical community by representing the IAEA at national and international meetings as required.
- Establish and maintain contacts with individual technical experts at various centres and at other relevant international organizations, committees and scientific societies.

Competencies and Expertise

**Core Competencies**(Competency Framework)

**Name**

**Definition**
- Planning and Organizing
- Sets clearly defined objectives for himself/herself and the team or Section. Identifies and organizes deployment of resources based on assessed needs, taking into account possible changing circumstances. Monitors team’s performance in meeting the assigned deadlines and milestones.
- Communication
- Encourages open communication and builds consensus. Uses tact and discretion in dealing with sensitive information, a