Senior Safeguards Analyst

Senior Safeguards Analyst (Open Source)(P5) - (2025/0398 (016573))

Organization: SGIM-State Factor Analysis Section

Primary Location: Austria-Vienna-Vienna-IAEA Headquarters

Job Posting: 2025-07-22, 3:36:47 AM

Closing Date: 2025-08-11, 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

The Senior Safeguards Information Analyst (Open Source) provides expert open source analysis on the nuclear fuel cycle to the IAEA's State evaluation process and for the IAEA’s in-field verification activities, which provide the basis for the implementation of safeguards and the drawing of conclusions on States' compliance with their safeguards obligations.

Role

Functions / Key Results Expected

Lead or participate in analytical teams comprising members of, inter alia, the Division of Information Management, the Division of Concepts and Planning and the Operations Divisions. These teams focus on solving particular science and technology problems.

Conduct and coordinate multiple analytical tasks simultaneously under time pressure, and pro-actively seek and develop new solutions to complex scientific problems.

Produce reports that incorporate in-depth analysis of safeguards relevant information in support of the IAEA's nuclear verification mission.

Use expertise on open source techniques and the nuclear fuel cycle to assess the correctness and completeness of State declarations, paying special attention to whether there are indications of diversion of declared nuclear material or the presence of undeclared nuclear material or activities.

Contribute to the State evaluation process by determining if there are indicators of proliferation or noncompliance with safeguards agreements.

Participate in State evaluation working groups and contribute to the drafting of State evaluation reports.

Train, guide and direct staff in the collection and analysis of information pertinent to the nuclear fuel cycle and to proliferation pathways.

Lead the Section in developing, selecting, testing, and implementing new analytical concepts for the Department of Safeguards.

Mentor the Section staff on a broad range of open source topics relevant to the nuclear fuel cycle.

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**
- Judgement/decision making
- Consults with supervisor/manager and takes decisions in full compliance with the Agency’s regulatio