Technical Programme Coordination Officer

The Technical Programme Coordination Officer supports the Department of Safeguards by managing the preparation and implementation of biennial development and implementation support project plans aligned with the Department's Strategic Plan. The role involves technical review and advisory functions for Member State Support Programmes, coordination of reporting, and management of the Support Programme Information and Communication System (SPRICS).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the preparation of the Department’s biennial D&IS project plans and implementation reports, ensuring quality, completeness, and alignment with established planning frameworks and timelines.
• Conduct technical reviews of MSSP task proposals and requests under existing MSSP tasks and provide recommendations to senior management on technical soundness, feasibility, and cost-effectiveness.
• Review and analyse task status reports and documentation for MSSP review meetings, identifying key issues, risks, and trends to support effective oversight and decision-making.
• Initiate, review and consolidate reports on the application and results of MSSP tasks, ensuring accurate, timely, and structured presentation to MSSPs and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate with the Strategic Planning Team to ensure coherence between Resource Mobilization Priorities and the biennial D&IS Programme, in line with the Department’s strategic objectives.
• Provide support to the Section Head in the preparation for meetings of departmental review committees relevant to the D&IS Programme, including the development of briefing materials, analyses, and documentation.
• Oversee and manage the implementation and maintenance of the Support Programme Information and Communication System (SPRICS), ensuring data integrity, system functionality, and effective use for programme planning, monitoring, and reporting.
• Manage implementation of the Support Programme Information and Communication System (SPRICS).

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree - University degree (or equivalent level degree) in nuclear or other engineering, physical science, mathematics, international relations, public administration, business administration, project management or a safeguards related discipline.
• At least 5 years of working experience in one of the following areas: nuclear safeguards, project management or the nuclear fuel cycle.
• Knowledge related to nuclear safeguards, nuclear verification activities, or the nuclear fuel cycle.
• Experience coordinating programme or project planning, implementation monitoring, reporting and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Excellent oral and written command of English.
• Knowledge of other official IAEA languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) an asset.

Skills

• Nuclear Safeguards
• Project Management
• Nuclear Fuel Cycle
• Programme Coordination
• Project Planning
• Implementation Monitoring
• Reporting
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Technical Review
• Advisory Functions
• Support Programme Management
• Information and Telecommunications Systems
• SPRICS
• Strategic Planning
• English Language Proficiency

Languages

English