Associate Information Analyst (Open Source)(P2)

Organization: SGIM-State Factor Analysis Section

Primary Location: Austria-Vienna-Vienna-IAEA Headquarters

Duration in Months: 36

Contract Type: Fixed Term - Regular

Organizational Setting

The Department of Safeguards carries out the IAEA's duties and responsibilities as the world's nuclear inspectorate, supporting global efforts to stop the spread of nuclear weapons. The Division of Information Management implements methodologies and techniques for the collection, processing and analysis of safeguards-relevant information, including State declarations, sample and measurement evaluations, open sources, nuclear trade-related data and satellite imagery.

Main Purpose

Reporting to the Section Head, the Associate Information Analyst (Open Source) utilizes and further develops experience in open source research methods to collect and evaluate information related to the nuclear fuel cycles of assigned States. The role collects, reviews and analyses data from a wide range of sources to ascertain whether there are indications of undeclared nuclear material or activities within a State and prepares input for analytical reports used by the Department of Safeguards in its State Evaluation Groups.

Role

The Associate Information Analyst (Open Source) is an analyst conducting open source research for assigned States and contributing to analytical products and reports, a team player contributing to projects and initiatives within the Section and Division, and a collaborator liaising with colleagues in other Divisions within the Department of Safeguards.

Functions / Key Results Expected

• Collaborating with Section staff in the collection, review and analysis of information for assigned States, including open source data, nuclear material accounting data, satellite imagery and environmental sampling data.
• Conducting analyses to ascertain any indications of undeclared nuclear material or activities and collaborating with colleagues to identify recommended follow-up actions.
• Preparing contributions to analytical products and reports to summarize findings and recommendations as input to State Evaluation Groups.
• Conducting further research as requested by State Evaluation Groups and working with Section staff to identify additional research issues and tasks.
• Identifying possible new sources of information of relevance for research tasks and consulting with Section staff to evaluate reliability.
• Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives for the collection and analysis of open source information and the streamlining of processes.
• Participating in meetings to brief recipients on the results of open source information analysis.

Required Expertise

• Expertise in using a range of open source databases and tools, including identifying and evaluating relevant sources for further analysis.
• Proven ability to collect and evaluate technical information from a range of open sources and to prepare analytical inputs for reports and communications.
• Knowledge of the nuclear fuel cycle and issues related to nuclear non-proliferation is an asset.

Qualifications, Experience and Language Skills

• University degree in science, technology, international relations, communications, or areas of relevance to non-proliferation studies.
• Minimum of two years of experience in conducting open source information collection and analysis on technical subjects or two years of experience in conducting nuclear research.
• Experience in information collection, processing and analysis techniques, including advanced text retrieval techniques and complex databases.
• Experience in preparing analytical content for products or reports, with the ability to respond rapidly to new information requirements.
• Excellent oral and written command of English. Knowledge of other official IAEA languages is an asset.

Remuneration

The IAEA offers an attractive remuneration package including a tax-free annual net base salary starting at US $56046, a variable post adjustment currently amounting to US $29144, dependency benefits, rental subsidy, education grant, relocation and repatriation expenses, six weeks annual leave, home leave travel, pension plan and health insurance. More information can be found at https://www.iaea.org/about/employment/professional-staff/conditions.