Video Technician(G6)

Video Technician(G6) - (2024/0702 (018498))

Organization: SGTS-Surveillance Team

Primary Location: Austria-Vienna-Vienna-IAEA Headquarters

Job Posting: 2024-12-30, 3:44:29 AM

Closing Date: 2025-01-20, 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 Technical and Scientific Services ensures the provision of state-of-the-art equipment and related expertise for the accomplishment of the Department of Safeguards activities. Within this mandate, the Division is responsible for procurement, testing, provision, inventory control, performance monitoring and maintenance of safeguards equipment and supplies required by SGO Divisions; management of equipment development and engineering activities to meet quality and safeguards requirements; development and provision of documentation, procedures, instrumentation methods and techniques; provision of specialized technical and scientific support to inspectors and inspection activities in the field and at headquarters; and, radiation contamination monitoring of returned equipment and timely write-off of obsolete or contaminated equipment. The Division also coordinates departmental health and safety activities.

Main Purpose

Under the general supervision of the Surveillance Team Leader, the Video Technician will be responsible for testing, evaluating, and installing safeguards digital surveillance and other unattended monitoring equipment. He/she will perform routine technical maintenance of installed equipment and provide support to the end-users as required.

Functions / Key Results Expected

Install, service, and troubleshoot digital surveillance and other unattended monitoring equipment in nuclear facilities.

Perform acceptance and burn-in tests on digital surveillance and other unattended monitoring equipment prior to deployment in nuclear facilities worldwide.

Provide implementation support for digital surveillance and other unattended monitoring equipment that has been authorized for inspection use.

Maintain equipment and stocks in the Teams's laboratories and workshops, prepare technical drawings and reports.

Provide direct technical support to professional staff in the Team, the Operations Divisions at the IAEA Headquarters or in the field, as required.

Construct working prototypes and final devices of surveillance systems, write technical specifications, and specify materials and equipment.

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**
- 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.
- Resilience
- Maintains a high level of performance when facing pressure and uncertainty. Able to remain calm and self-controll