Nuclear Safety Knowledge Management Consultant

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 Office of Safety and Security Coordination (NSOC)  is located in the Office of the Deputy Director General, Head of the Department. Its mission is to ensure the technical consistency and effective coordination of the IAEA’s activities in the nuclear, radiation, transport and waste safety and nuclear security programmes. NSOC comprises three Sections: the Programme and Strategy Coordination Section, the Networks Management and Partnership Section and the Safety Standards and Security Guidance Development Section.

The mission of the Network Management and Partnership Section (NMPS) is to ensure the further development of the Global Nuclear Safety and Security Framework by facilitating knowledge management, knowledge networks and capacity building. The section will also act as a focal point of contact for extrabudgetary projects with donors, partners and IAEA internal organizational units and will provide for a departmental level monitoring and evaluation of all extra budgetary projects, by ensuring compliance with donor requirements and  IAEA internal rules and guidelines.

Main Purpose:

Under the guidance of the Section Head, the consultant will provide technical expertise and advice to the Networks Management and Partnership Section with regards to the development of the methodology and self-assessment for capacity building and a model workshop of nuclear safety knowledge management and providing technical input  to implement the networks activities.

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Source: https://iaea.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=TAL-NSOC20240110-002