Associate Sg Information Analyst

Associate SG Information Analyst (Additional Protocol)(P2) - (2025/0292 (179403))

Organization: SGIM-Declared Information Analysis Section

Primary Location: Austria-Vienna-Vienna-IAEA Headquarters

Job Posting: 2025-06-17, 10:02:52 AM

Closing Date: 2025-08-05, 4:59:00 PM

Duration in Months: 36

Contract Type: Fixed Term - Regular

Probation Period: 1 Year

Full Competitive Recruitment: Yes

Organizational Setting

The Department of 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.

The Division of Information Management (SGIM) implements state of the art methodologies and techniques for the collection, processing and analysis of a range of safeguards-relevant information, including declarations submitted by States, evaluations resulting from the analysis of samples or measurements collected during infield activities, and information from open sources, including nuclear trade-related data and satellite imagery. Staff perform data validation and complex information analysis and evaluation to support infield activities and provide key input to the State evaluation process.

Main Purpose

Reporting to the Section Head, the Associate Safeguards Information Analyst (Additional Protocol) supports the Additional Protocol (AP) team’s tasks of collecting, compiling and analysing Additional Protocol information provided by States.

Role

The Associate Safeguards Information Analyst (Additional Protocol) is an analyst reporting on complex and sensitive information related to nuclear non-proliferation and a team member contributing to projects and working with colleagues to identify and follow up on issues and inconsistencies from a State evaluation perspective and relevant for safeguards implementation.

Functions / Key Results Expected
- Perform first level processing and quality control of received Additional Protocol declarations.
- Review the formal completeness and correctness of States’ Additional Protocol submissions and propose relevant feedback to States, including follow up on detected issues.
- Contribute to ensuring the consistent use of information in the context of the Additional Protocol System and other IAEA databases.
- Provide State representatives with support related to Additional Protocol declarations and concerning the use of the Protocol Reporter Software.
- Evaluate the performance of the relevant in-house IT infrastructure (e.g. Additional Protocol System) and of software that the IAEA supplies to States (Protocol Reporter Software) and communicate issues or propose improvements to the IT support team.
- Support Additional Protocol related training events at headquarters and in States by preparing and providing presentations, advising State representatives on AP processes.
- Guide staff members in compiling data and maintaining databases.
- Keep developments and current issues concerning international safeguards as related to State reporting and declarations up to date.

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.
- Resilience
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