Overview
The Senior Safeguards Analyst (State Declarations) ensures effective and efficient information receiving, processing, and analysis activities related to nuclear material accounting and additional protocol information provided by States. The role involves applying expertise in the nuclear fuel cycle and nuclear material accounting principles to analyze submitted information and lead analytical projects for process improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide authoritative technical expertise and advice on the analysis of nuclear material accounting reports and additional protocol declarations.
- Contribute to the development of policies, priorities, and procedures, and oversee work plans for country and project teams.
- Lead and/or participate in teams to address issues and develop new solutions and methodologies for analytical processes.
- Coordinate and perform in-depth analysis of nuclear activities in assigned States, disseminating information and analytical results.
- Play a key role in State evaluations by analyzing State reports and declarations, correlating analytical results from all available information.
- Support capacity building for State representatives on nuclear material accounting and reporting practices.
- Provide advisory expertise on specific aspects of safeguards agreements to other Divisions and State representatives.
- Initiate and monitor the implementation of new and/or revised analytical activities, projects, and procedures.
- Keep up to date on developments concerning State reporting and declarations and ensure knowledge sharing.
- Oversee the work of junior colleagues, acting as a mentor and supporting their development.
- Develop mechanisms to support and enhance collaborative teamwork.
- Contribute to the development of safeguards approaches and deliver Department-wide training.
Required Experience
- Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in the nuclear industry or a national or international organization in information management and analysis related to nuclear non-proliferation issues, nuclear material accounting or nuclear related research.
- At least five years of experience in information collection, processing, and analysis, including processing and analysing information in complex databases.
- Demonstrated ability in leading teams and producing high-quality analytical and technical reports.
- Proven experience in and knowledge of procedures for handling sensitive information.
Qualifications
- Master's Degree - Advanced university degree in sciences (e.g. physics, chemistry), nuclear engineering, accounting, information science, computer science, international relations or a related field.
- Bachelor's Degree - University degree in a stipulated field with two years of additional relevant experience may be considered in lieu of an advanced degree.
