Guidance and Standards Nuclear Security Officer (Tech Lead)

The Guidance and Standards Nuclear Security Officer (Technical Lead) coordinates and implements activities related to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM) and its Amendment, and Nuclear Security Guidance documents. The role includes serving as Coordinator and Scientific Secretary for key nuclear security committees and advising on the development and management of nuclear security guidance publications.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of activities related to the CPPNM and its Amendment, and to the Nuclear Security Guidance documents within the nuclear security programme, including within the Integrated Nuclear Security Sustainability Plan (INSSP).
• Provide substantive technical expertise to the implementation of the long-term structure for the Nuclear Security Series.
• Provide substantive technical expertise to the activities aimed at raising awareness of the importance of the CPPNM and its Amendment and at promoting their universalization.
• Contribute to capacity building, including conduct of training, workshops, exercises and seminars related to information and computer security in States as a component of their nuclear security regimes.
• Present the activities of NSNS related to Nuclear Security Series guidance, AdSec and the CPPNM and its Amendment to IAEA staff, Member States, AdSec, NSGC, the Commission on Safety Standards and the Safety Standards Committees.
• Implement and maintain the Division's strategies and processes for establishing IAEA nuclear security guidance and preparing other draft security related publications.
• Coordinate the development and presentation of advice on nuclear security generated by Member State experts on AdSec to the DG IAEA.
• Provide for and manage the quality of the IAEA guidance by means of rigorous planning, monitoring, checks and controls, and ensure the timely provision of consistently high-quality drafts for submission to the Board of Governors.
• Represent the IAEA at national and international meetings as required; establish and maintain relationships with relevant international organizations, initiatives, committees and scientific societies.
• Consider and propose options for strengthening the approaches to addressing safety-security interfaces in safety and security publications.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree in nuclear science or in natural science disciplines, or a first level university degree in nuclear science or in natural science disciplines plus two years of relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Doctorate degree in nuclear science or in natural science disciplines is an asset.
• Minimum of seven years of proven professional experience in nuclear security and/or nuclear safety.
• Proven national experience in nuclear security and/or nuclear safety, including experience in developing national laws, regulations and guidance documents, and technical assessment reports.
• Experience in the development of IAEA nuclear security guidance and/or safety standards in the various technical areas.
• Proven experience working with international organizations on the matters of nuclear security and/or nuclear safety.
• Experience in drafting communications and policy or information notes for internal audiences, including senior audiences, and external contacts.
• Experience in planning and implementing of training activities in the area of nuclear security.
• Experience in project and quality management.
• Excellent oral and written command of English.
• Knowledge of other official IAEA languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is an asset.

Skills

• Nuclear Security
• Nuclear Safety
• Development of National Laws
• Regulations Development
• Guidance Document Drafting
• Technical Assessments
• IAEA Nuclear Security Guidance
• Safety Standards
• International Organization Collaboration
• Policy drafting
• Communication Drafting
• Training Planning
• Training Implementation
• Project Management
• Quality Management
• Scientific Programme Coordination
• Nuclear Security Publications
• English Language Proficiency

Languages

English