Duty Station: | Vienna, Austria |
Issue Date: | 19 July 2012 |
Application Deadline: | 20 August 2012 |
Type/Duration of Appointment: | Fixed term, 3 years (subject to a probationary period of 1 year) |
Organizational Setting |
The Department of Safeguards (SG) is the organizational hub for the implementation of IAEA safeguards. The IAEA implements nuclear verification activities for more than 170 States in accordance with their safeguards agreements. The safeguards activities are undertaken within a dynamic and technically challenging environment including advanced nuclear fuel cycle facilities and complemented by the political diversity of the countries. The Office of Safeguards Analytical Services (SGAS) is responsible for the analysis of nuclear material and environmental swipe samples, as well as the coordination of logistics and the Network of Analytical Laboratories (NWAL). Located about 45 km south of Vienna in Seibersdorf, the office is organized into three sections: The Nuclear Material Laboratory including the On-Site Laboratory (OSL) in Japan, the Environmental Sample Laboratory and the Coordination and Support Section. The Coordination and Support Section is responsible for the planning, coordination and reporting of the analytical service, the NWAL, radiation protection, quality management and technical support including the mechanical workshop. These responsibilities are implemented through 3 teams, the Analytical Services Team, the Quality Management Team and the Technical Support Team. |
Main purpose |
Reporting to the Section Head, the Team Leader is responsible for the effective and efficient coordination of analytical services, facilitating the exchange of information among the technical services of SGAS laboratories, the NWAL, and their respective safeguards customer (up to 1000 nuclear material samples and 1500 environmental sub-samples annually). He/she coordinates and manages the NWAL, consisting of presently approx. 20 laboratories internationally, and sample logistics (shipping of radioactive and non-radioactive samples, certified shipping containers, etc). Additionally, the Team Leader provides continuous reporting of status and performance of analytical services to various stakeholders within the Department and external to the IAEA. |
Role |
The Team Leader is: a leader/manager of a team of six staff (including one cost free expert); a coordinator of analytical services within the NWAL and of logistical services throughout the office and the NWAL (with stakeholders in the Department, the NWAL and external parties); a focal point on analytical services for internal and external stakeholders, and; the key resource reporting on performance of analytical services and tracking of sample status. |
Partnerships |
The Team Leader is the primary point of contact for information exchange among the analytical service providers within SGAS and the NWAL. As well as providing coordination, guidance and oversight, the Team Leader is responsible for ensuring that the performance of analytical services in terms of quality and timeliness meets the Department's needs. A broad range of contacts must be maintained and expanded as necessary within the Department of Safeguards (particularly with the Operations Divisions and Information Management Division) as well as external bodies (NWAL, Member States support programs). The Team Leader establishes and maintains positive working relationships with these internal and external stakeholders and other resource groups and bodies that support IAEA initiatives. |
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Remuneration |
The IAEA offers an attractive remuneration package including a tax-free annual net base salary starting at US $67 483 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance), a variable post adjustment which currently amounts to US $34 146*, dependency benefits, rental subsidy, education grant, relocation and repatriation expenses; 6 weeks' annual vacation, home leave, pension plan and health insurance. How to apply to the IAEA Complete an Online Application * Subject to change without notice |
Applications from qualified women and candidates from developing countries are encouraged Applicants should be aware that IAEA staff members are international civil servants and may not accept instructions from any other authority. Staff members may be assigned to any location. 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. Testing may be part of the recruitment process. |
Team Leader, Analytical Services Team (P-4)
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