Overview
The Emergency Communications Officer is responsible for coordinating communication efforts related to emergency preparedness and response, facilitating timely and effective information exchange, and ensuring messages are clear, consistent, and scientifically accurate.
Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to and coordinate with OPIC in the development of a communication strategy for nuclear or radiological incidents and emergencies.
- Contribute to the development of appropriate communication materials and tools.
- Contribute to OPIC’s Media, Multimedia and Outreach Section.
- Manage the development of technical content on public information.
- Coordinate activities related to implementation of the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES).
- Provide expert technical knowledge, guidance, and advice to Member States.
- Collect information and write relevant parts of the annual Nuclear Safety Review, Annual Report, other reports to the governing bodies and other programme documents.
- Participate in the IAEAs Incident and Emergency System (IES).
Required Experience
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in nuclear or radiological emergency communication and/or in nuclear science with strong communication components, with strong national or international experience or knowledge in nuclear and radiological emergency preparedness and response issues.
- Experience or demonstrated capabilities in coordinating emergency communication activities.
- Experience in analysing communication needs of large organizations and/or in an international environment and identifying opportunities for addressing those needs on an ongoing basis.
- Familiarity with international/national programmes on emergency communication and experience in developing and implementing projects in this area.
- Expertise in leveraging AI-powered tools to support communication strategy, content development, audience analysis, and performance monitoring is an asset.
Qualifications
- Advanced university degree in communications, journalism, public of foreign relations, science or another field relevant to nuclear and radiological emergency preparedness and response, complemented, ideally, with communication modules.
- University degree in communication, journalism, public or foreign relations, or science or another relevant filed, plus two years of relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of the advanced university degree.
- A doctorate degree is an asset.
