Senior Safeguards Analyst (Approaches)

The Senior Safeguards Analyst develops and evaluates new safeguards concepts and approaches; supports Operations Divisions in design and implementation of State-level approaches; coordinates development of additional tools to support safeguards implementation; serves as project manager for Member State Support Programme tasks; and prepares working documents for consideration within the Department of Safeguards and by international consultant and advisory groups.

Responsibilities

• Identify safeguards needs and manage a programme of tasks or actions to address the need.
• Develop, analyse, and document new or enhanced technical safeguards concepts and approaches.
• Provide technical evaluations of State evaluation documents.
• Provide technical evaluations of State-level safeguards approaches and measures in order to determine their acceptability in terms of effectiveness, efficiency, and compliance with IAEA policy and guidance.
• Provide effective planning and coordination of technical meetings and produce accurate summaries of the proceedings and conclusions of the meetings.
• Plan, organize and supervise the work and deliverables of safeguards analysts in the Section, as assigned.
• Provide technical expertise and effectively contribute to safeguards inspections and other field activities.

Requirements

• Master's Degree - Advanced university degree (or equivalent level degree) in nuclear or other engineering, physical science, mathematics, or a safeguards related discipline.
• Bachelor's Degree - University degree in nuclear or other engineering, physical science, mathematics, or a safeguards related discipline with two years of additional relevant work experience.
• At least 10 years of working experience in the nuclear field, including experience in systems analysis and developing and evaluating nuclear safeguards concepts and methods.
• Experience in organizing and conducting working groups and technical meetings.
• Good knowledge of the nuclear fuel cycle and nuclear materials, preferably obtained in the design, operation or regulation of nuclear fuel cycle facilities.
• Thorough knowledge of IAEA safeguards concepts, practices and technology.
• Excellent oral and written command of English.
• Knowledge of other official IAEA languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is an asset.

Skills

• Nuclear Engineering
• Physical Science
• Mathematics
• Safeguards Concepts Development
• Systems Analysis
• Nuclear Safeguards Evaluation
• Working Group Facilitation
• Technical Meeting Organization
• Nuclear Fuel Cycle Knowledge
• Nuclear Materials Expertise
• IAEA Safeguards Practices
• Safeguards Technology
• Project Management
• State-level Safeguards Approaches
• Technical Report Preparation

Languages

English