Response and Assistance Network (RANET) Officer (P4)

Description - External

This is a reopening of the vacancy, applicants who have applied, need not re-apply.

Organizational Setting

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 Incident and Emergency Centre (IEC) is part of the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security and reports to the Deputy Director General, Head of the Department. The IEC serves as the IAEA's focal point for preparedness and response to nuclear and radiological incidents and emergencies regardless of their cause, and for strengthening Member States' preparedness for response.

Main Purpose

The IAEA established in 2000 the Response and Assistance Network, or RANET, as a network to provide appropriate, integrated international assistance that minimizes both the actual and potential radiological consequences of a nuclear or radiological emergency to protect human life, health, property, and the environment. State Parties register national capabilities to assist in RANET and thus fulfil their obligations under the Assistance Convention. Should a country determine that an effective response to nuclear or radiological emergencies requires resources beyond its national capacity, a request for international assistance is sent through RANET.

State Parties to the Assistance Convention can register extensive assistance capabilities within eight areas: decontamination, dose assessment, environmental sampling, medical support, nuclear installation assessment and advice, radiation survey, radiological assessment and advice, source search and recovery.

Reporting to the Response System Coordinator, the RANET Officer is the IAEA’s focal point for emergency assistance who maintains, develops and strengthens the RANET network with States Parties and its arrangements; the technical guidance, procedures and publications related to the provision of emergency assistance; the registry of States Parties that join RANET and training for States Parties; leads international Assistance Missions; and in addition liaises with Member States regarding national assistance capabilities and related strategy and policies. In a nuclear or radiological incident or emergency, the Emergency Assistance Officer supports the Emergency Response Manager in arranging the requested international assistance.

Role

The RANET Officer is: (1) a nuclear and radiological emergency preparedness and response (EPR) technical expert, coordinator and analyst, reviewing, and organizing the delivery of international assistance and working to optimize and implement arrangements; (2) a liaison officer, collecting relevant information from national authorities assigned by their governments to be focal points to RANET (Competent Authorities) to steadily improve Member States' preparedness to respond to radiation events; and from relevant divisions and departments within the IAEA, as delegated on matters of emergency assistance (3) a technical expert in nuclear safety, radiation protection, monitoring and detection equipment, ensuring that national assistance capabilities and arrangements are harmonized; and (4) a trainer, preparing and implementing emergency response training and exercise programmes in house, and at national, regional and international levels; (5) a project manager for the activities related to the coordination and delivery of emergency assistance under RANET to IAEA Member States, as well as RANET arrangements.

Functions / Key Results Expected

• Coordinate RANET activities (in relation to the Assistance Convention), as well as other IAEA activities related to the delivery of emergency assistance and support to Member States.
• Maintain through review and revision the authoritative IAEA RANET publication (EPR-RANET), focusing on consistency with existing IEC policy and harmonization of assistance capabilities and arrangements.
• Prepare, coordinate, and serve as officer in charge of field missions delivering expert assistance and deploying needed capabilities and equipment.
• Liaise with relevant departments and divisions within the IAEA on matters of emergency assistance and RANET to ensure a coordinated approach.
• Maintain the RANET Registry and ensure it is kept up to date.
• Review RANET national assistance capabilities, including thorough preparing for and leading RANET review missions focused on the harmonization of assistance capabilities.
• Prepare, conduct and evaluate RANET workshops and exercises.
• Prepare, conduct and evaluate training for Member States on the implementation of compatibility arrangements to help enhance the harmonization of national assistance capabilities in states providing assistance and the response capabilities in states receiving assistance so that the assistance may be rendered effectively.
• Manage projects such as information technology developments designed to facilitate RANET and the international assistance mechanism.
• Prepare, conduct, and follow-up as Scientific Secretary the biennial meeting of Competent Authorities (identified under the Early Notification and Assistance Conventions).
• Strengthen internal partnerships and knowledge capabilities to support the IEC objective of building and maintaining in-house preparedness to respond to incidents and emergencies.
• Provide support and relevant expertise for the Incident and Emergency System in the capacity of the on-call officer and participate in associated training and exercises.

Competencies and Expertise

Core Competencies

Name

Definition

Planning and Organizing

Plans and organizes his/her own work in support of achieving the team or Section’s priorities. Takes into account potential changes and proposes contingency plans.

Communication

Communicates orally and in writing in a clear, concise and impartial manner. Takes time to listen to and understand the perspectives of others and proposes solutions.

Achieving Results

Takes initiative in defining realistic outputs and clarifying roles, responsibilities and expected results in the context of the Department/Division’s programme. Evaluates his/her results realistically, drawing conclusions from lessons learned.

Teamwork

Actively contributes to achieving team results. Supports team decisions.

Functional Competencies

Name

Definition

Commitment to continuous process improvement

Plans and executes activities in the context of quality and risk management and identifies opportunities for process, system and structural improvement, as well as improving current practices. Analyses processes and procedures, and proposes improvements.

Judgement/decision making

Consults with supervisor/manager and takes decisions in full compliance with the Agency’s regulations and rules. Makes decisions reflecting best practice and professional theories and standards.

Knowledge sharing and learning

Actively seeks learning opportunities and actively shares knowledge and information with others; shares specialized knowledge, skills and learning from experience across different situations and contexts effectively.

Required Expertise

Function

Name

Expertise Description

Emergency Preparedness and Response

Assessment of Nuclear or Radiological Emergencies

Expertise in developing and using assessment tools for emergencies at nuclear facilities and for radiological emergencies such as severe overexposure due to inadequate handling of radioactive sources

Emergency Preparedness and Response

Emergency Management

Expertise in the management of nuclear and radiological emergencies covering the actual response to emergencies

Emergency Preparedness and Response

Emergency Response Exercise Planning

Expertise in planning, developing, and conduct of nuclear or radiological emergency response exercises including the developing and conduct of training for the staff participating in exercises

Emergency Preparedness and Response

Field Monitoring in Nuclear and Radiological Emergencies

Expertise in conducting field measurements (including spectrometric measurements) and expertise in preparing and reporting data which is relevant to technical experts and decision makers

Emergency Preparedness and Response

Provision of Assistance in Nuclear or Radiological Emergencies

Expertise in coordinating the provision of international assistance or in receiving international assistance as described in the IAEA RANET documentation

Asset Expertise

Function

Name

Expertise Description

Emergency Preparedness and Response

Dispersion Calculations and Dose Projection

Expertise in performing radioactive dispersion calculations and dose projections in events of radioactive release at nuclear facilities or events of radioactive release involving radioactive sources

Emergency Preparedness and Response

Dosimetry and Dose Modelling

Expertise in performing dosimetry calculations related to actual or potential exposures, dose modelling related to events involving radioactivity release to the environment

Emergency Preparedness and Response

Emergency Planning

Expertise in emergency response planning at nuclear or radiological facilities or at emergency response centres of regulatory and other response organisations at national or international

Emergency Preparedness and Response

Information Management and Technology

Expertise in developing IT products such as databases and web applications in areas such as emergency notification and sharing of information and collecting and sharing of radiation monitoring data

Qualifications, Experience and Language skills

• Advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) in nuclear science, physics or engineering or equivalent. A first level University Degree (Bachelor's or equivalent) in the above mentioned educational areas with three additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.
• Minimum of seven years of work experience in the area of radiation emergency preparedness and response, including a minimum of two years of involvement in international cooperation in radiation emergency response.
• Experience in the preparation, conduct and evaluation of emergency exercises.
• Experience in managing projects such as information technology developments supporting emergency preparedness and response activities.
• Experience in managing the response to a nuclear and radiological emergency.
• Experience in either providing or receiving international assistance missions is desirable.
• Excellent oral and written command of English. Knowledge of other official IAEA languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is an asset.

Remuneration

The IAEA offers an attractive remuneration package including a tax-free annual net base salary starting at US $75602 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance), a variable post adjustment which currently amounts to US $ 23890*, dependency benefits, rental subsidy, education grant, relocation and repatriation expenses; 6 weeks' annual vacation, home leave, pension plan and health insurance

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Added 1 year ago - Updated 11 months ago - Source: iaea.org