Nuclear Information Officer(P3)

Nuclear Information Officer(P3) - (2025/0490 (179370))

Organization: NEPIK-INIS Unit

Primary Location: Austria-Vienna-Vienna-IAEA Headquarters

Job Posting: 2025-10-08, 5:15:57 AM

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

Duration in Months: 24

Contract Type: Temporary Assistance - Regular

Probation Period: 1 Year

Full Competitive Recruitment: No

Organizational Setting

The Division of Energy Planning and Nuclear Information and Knowledge comprises the Planning and Economic Studies Section, Nuclear Knowledge Management Section and the Nuclear Information Section. The Division is responsible for strengthening capacities in energy and nuclear power planning, building capacities to manage nuclear knowledge and provide knowledge management services to interested member states, and to procure and provide printed and electronic information in the area of nuclear science and technology.

The Nuclear Information Section (NIS) consists of the IAEA Library Unit, the INIS Unit and the Systems Development and Support Group. It foster the exchange of scientific and technical information on the peaceful use of nuclear science and technology; increases awareness in Member States of the importance of maintaining efficient and effective systems for managing such information; provides information services and support to Member States and to the IAEA; and assists with capacity building and training.

Main Purpose

Role

Functions / Key Results Expected

In the fields of nuclear physics, accelerators and nuclear reactor engineering, and related technical fields, the Nuclear Information Officer will:
Analyse and assist in improving the comprehensiveness of coverage of the INIS Collection;
Advise on contractual obligations and maintain partnership with relevant stakeholders that provide nuclear information to INIS, such as scientific consortia and publishing houses.

Competencies and Expertise

**Core Competencies**(Competency Framework)

**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**
- Analytical thinking
- Analyses information to identify cause and effect relationships and correlations. Identifies critical elements and assesses consequences of different courses of action and proposes solutions.
- Client orientation
- Helps clients to analyse their needs. Seeks to understand service needs from the client’s perspective and ensure that the client’s standards are met.
- Judgement/decision making
- Consults with supervisor/manager and takes decisions in full compliance with the Agency’s regulations and rules. Makes decisions reflecting best practice and professional theories and standards.

**Required Expertise**

**Function**

**Name**

**Expertise Description**
- Information Management
- Information Analysis
- Information Technology
- Library and Information Systems
- Ability to analyse and support in improving the comprehensiveness of coverage of an online Thesaurus systems.

Qualifications, Experience and Language skills
- Bachelor's Degree - University degree in nuclear engineering, biology or related field.
- Experience in a national INIS centre would be an advantage.
- Excellent oral and written command of English. Knowledge of other official IAEA languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is an asset.

Remuneration

General Information
- The IAEA's paramount consideration in the recruitment of staff member is to secure employees of the highest standards of efficiency, technical competence and integrity.
- Staff Members shall be selected without any unfair treatment or arbitrary distinction based on a person's race, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, disability, age, language, social origin or other similar shared characteristic or trait.
- The IAEA has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and the IAEA, including sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination.

Evaluation process

Appointment information
- 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 m