Response Officer

International Atomic Energy Agency

Location:
Vienna, Austria
Grade:
P-3
Category:
Professional Staff
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The Response Officer develops and maintains operational arrangements and training materials for the Incident and Emergency Centre. The role includes managing the on-call system, enhancing communication and IT tools for emergency response, and participating as a responder in the Incident and Emergency System.

Responsibilities

  • Enhance arrangements on internal and external information management of the incident and emergency system.
  • Develop functional requirements for software solutions, plan their implementation and support the development of instructions on how to use these applications during emergency responses.
  • Develop emergency exercise scenarios, including the master events list for the scenario and the necessary emergency data and exercise injects, and contribute to the evaluation of exercises.
  • Maintain and enhance the Business Continuity Arrangements for the Incident and Emergency System.
  • Increase the efficiency of the processes for the administration of the on-call system.

Requirements

  • University degree in nuclear science, nuclear engineering or physics or equivalent.
  • Advanced university degree in nuclear science, nuclear engineering or physics is an asset.
  • Five years of experience in emergency preparedness and response with focus on maintaining an emergency operations room.
  • Experience in the documentation of emergency response arrangements and the development of emergency response checklists.
  • Proven experience in the development and maintenance of custom software solutions for systems and tools used in emergency preparedness and response.
  • Experience with low-code platforms like: Power Automate, Power Apps, and Power BI is an asset.
  • Emergency preparedness experience at a nuclear power plant is an asset.
  • Comprehensive understanding of business continuity management according to ISO22301 is an asset.
  • Excellent oral and written command of English.
  • Knowledge of other official IAEA languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish) is an asset.

Skills

  • Emergency Preparedness
  • Emergency Response
  • Emergency Operations Room Management
  • Documentation of Emergency Arrangements
  • Development of Emergency Checklists
  • Custom Software Development
  • Low-Code Platform Development
  • Power Automate
  • Power Apps
  • Power BI
  • Nuclear Science
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Physics
  • Business Continuity
  • ISO22301 Compliance
  • Incident Management
  • Training Material Development
  • On-Call System Management
  • Communication Tools Enhancement
  • Information Technology Tools

Languages

English