Emergency Communications Officer

The Emergency Communications Officer is responsible for coordinating communication efforts related to emergency preparedness and response, facilitating timely and effective information exchange and ensuring clear, consistent, and scientifically accurate messages. The role involves developing and implementing communication strategies for nuclear and radiological emergencies, supporting public information activities, and providing expert guidance to Member States.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to and coordinate with OPIC in the development of a communication strategy for nuclear or radiological incidents and emergencies in line with the IAEA Safety Standards and overall IAEA communication strategy.
• Contribute to the development of appropriate communication materials and tools to be used by the IAEA in case of nuclear or radiological incidents and emergencies to meet internal and external stakeholder needs.
• Contribute to OPIC’s Media, Multimedia and Outreach Section, including with drafting media lines, press releases, briefings or events, with an aim at staying involved in the interactions with media.
• Manage the development of technical content on public information within the IAEA safety standards, guidelines, and tools related to incident and emergency preparedness and response.
• Coordinate activities related to implementation of the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES) at the international level, including development of relevant guidelines and training materials and conducting of training courses.
• Provide expert technical knowledge, guidance, and advice to Member States on the development and implementation of the public information areas within overall incident and emergency preparedness and response programmes.
• 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), participate in associated training and exercises, and provide technical support as required when the IEC is activated.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree in communications, journalism, public or 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 field, plus two years of relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• A doctorate degree is an asset.
• 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.
• Excellent oral and written command of English.
• Knowledge of other official IAEA languages (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, and Spanish) is an asset.

Skills

• Emergency Communication
• Nuclear Emergency Preparedness
• Radiological Emergency Response
• Communication Strategy
• Public Information
• Coordination of Communication
• Communication Needs Analysis
• International Communication Programs
• Project Development and Implementation
• AI-powered Communication Tools
• Content Development
• Audience Insights Analysis
• Performance Monitoring
• Scientific Communication
• Oral and Written English

Languages

English