Emergency Preparedness Officer (Standards)(P4)

This is a reopening of the Vacancy Notice. Candidates who have already applied, do not need to submit another application.

This selection exercise may be used to generate a roster of pre-approved candidates to address future staffing needs for similar functions in any of the Departments and Offices of the Organization.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING APPLICATION DEADLINE: Please note that the closing date for submission of applications is indicated in local time as per the time zone of the applicant's location.

Organizational Setting

The Department of Nuclear Safety and Security (NS) formulates and implements the IAEA's nuclear safety and security programme, which encompasses the IAEA's activities to protect people and the environment from radiation exposure, and responds to the needs of its Member States related to nuclear safety and nuclear security.The Incident and Emergency Centre (IEC) is part of the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security and reports to the Deputy Director General, Head of the Department. The IEC serves as the IAEA's focal point for preparedness and response to nuclear and radiological incidents and emergencies regardless of their cause, and for strengthening Member States' preparedness for response.

Main Purpose

The IEC is responsible for the development of Safety Standards, technical guidance and tools to help Member States establish and enhance their capabilities in emergency preparedness and response (EPR) for radiological or nuclear incidents and emergencies. The IEC is also responsible for developing and maintaining a capability to respond within its mandate during a radiological or nuclear incident and emergency affecting its Member States.
Reporting to the Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, the Emergency Preparedness Officer contributes to the development of safety standards, technical guidance and tools to help Member States in developing their EPR arrangements; provides advice, designs and implements capacity building activities and partnerships in support of Member States; and participates in peer review missions aimed at providing appraisal of emergency preparedness arrangements of the host country against IAEA Safety Standards in EPR.

Role

The Emergency Preparedness Officer is (1) a technical specialist developing or providing input into the development of Safety Standards, technical guidance and tools related to EPR; (2) an expert, providing support and advice to capacity building activities to strengthen EPR in Member States and developing partnership with relevant institutions to improve delivery of these activities best on available best practices; (3) a lead trainer, designing and conducting training events and ensuring effectiveness, use of up-date techniques and consistency of training materials.

Functions / Key Results Expected

Develop Safety Standards, technical guidance and tools on EPR to provide adequate reference to Member States for development, and continuous improvement of robust EPR arrangements.
Develop training materials and other pedagogical tools to implement the Safety Standards, technical guidance and tools and provide advice to ensure consistency and state-of-the art techniques in the delivery of training.
Design and deliver training activities to support Member States in developing effective arrangements for preparedness and response to nuclear or radiological incidents and emergencies fully utilizing state-of-the art educational techniques.
Participate in Peer Review Missions on emergency preparedness arrangements, develop guidelines and training materials for external experts participating in these missions and coordinate the delivery of these missions.
Provide technical advice and input, as well as develop Safety Standards and technical guidance documents and tools on EPR to provide reference to Member States to implement and maintain appropriate EPR arrangements.
Provide support to the work with Small, Modular Reactors, and serve as IEC focal point for the development of the IAEA work on SMR’s including the preparation of a training curriculum and associated training materials
Provide support and relevant expertise to the IAEA's IES and participate in response activities, training and exercises within IES.

Competencies and Expertise

Core Competencies(Competency Framework)

NameDefinition CommunicationCommunicates 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 ResultsTakes 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. TeamworkActively contributes to achieving team results. Supports team decisions. Planning and OrganizingPlans 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

NameDefinition Commitment to continuous process improvementPlans and executes activities in the context of quality and risk management and identifies opportunities for process, system and structural improvement, as well as improving current practices. Analyses processes and procedures, and proposes improvements. Judgement/decision makingConsults 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. Knowledge sharing and learningActively seeks learning opportunities and actively shares knowledge and information with others; shares specialized knowledge, skills and learning from experience across different situations and contexts effectively.

Required Expertise

FunctionNameExpertise Description Emergency Preparedness and ResponseEmergency PlanningProven knowledge and experience in planning for response to nuclear and radiological emergencies Emergency Preparedness and ResponseEmergency Preparedness and ResponseProven knowledge and experience in various aspects of EPR, including in addressing functional and infrastructure requirements of EPR Emergency Preparedness and ResponseHealth PhysicsKnowledge of health physics in application to the area of emergency preparedness and response Emergency Preparedness and ResponseRadiation MeasurementProven knowledge and experience in deriving criteria for decision making in an emergency, including operational intervention Emergency Preparedness and ResponseRadiation ProtectionProven knowledge of radiation protection aspects of emergency exposure situations

Qualifications, Experience and Language skills

Master's Degree - Advanced University degree in science, nuclear engineering, emergency management or other related field.

Minimum of 7 years of experience in preparedness and response to nuclear or radiological incidents and emergencies or in radiation protection of which three years of experience in development of Safety Standards, technical guidelines and tools in the area of emergency preparedness and response to nuclear and radiological incidents and emergencies at the national and international levels and implementation of capacity building activities.
Excellent oral and written command of English. Knowledge of other official IAEA languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is an asset.

Remuneration

The IAEA offers an attractive remuneration package including a tax-free annual net base salary starting at US $84672 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance), a variable post adjustment which currently amounts to US $ 33869*, dependency benefits, rental subsidy, education grant, relocation and repatriation expenses; Other benefits include 6 weeks' annual leave, home leave travel, pension plan and health insurance. More information on the conditions of employment can be found at: https://www.iaea.org/about/employment/professional-staff/conditions

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 is committed to gender equality and to promoting a diverse workforce. Applications from qualified women and candidates from developing countries are strongly encouraged.
• Applicants should be aware that IAEA staff members are international civil servants and may not accept instructions from any other authority. The IAEA is committed to applying the highest ethical standards in carrying out its mandate. As part of the United Nations common system, the IAEA subscribes to the following core ethical standards (or values): Integrity, Professionalism and Respect for diversity.
• 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

• The evaluation of applicants will be conducted on the basis of the information submitted in the application according to the selection criteria stated in the vacancy announcement. Applicants must provide complete and accurate information. Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise, which may be followed by a competency-based interview.
• Candidates under serious consideration for selection may be subject to reference and background checks as part of the recruitment process.

Appointment information

• Appointment is subject to a satisfactory medical report.
• Staff members may be assigned to any location.
• Candidates appointed to posts in the Professional and higher categories are subject to IAEA rotation policy and their maximum tour of service shall normally be seven years.
• 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 make an appointment with a modified job description or for shorter duration than indicated above.