Organizational Setting
The Department of Management (MT) provides a ‘platform of services’ that serves as a foundation for the successful delivery of the IAEA’s scientific and technical programmes. Its mission statement is as follows: “MT is a partner and a business enabler that champions change and efficiency, leveraging a common purpose”. Thus, among other support activities, it assists a scientific manager in recruiting the right expert, helps a technical officer coordinate the purchase of radiation equipment, and ensures that all Board documents are translated and distributed on a timely basis to Member States.
One of the main functions assigned to the IAEA by its Statute is to foster the exchange of scientific and technical information and the dissemination of knowledge in the nuclear field among Member States. To facilitate the effective exchange and dissemination of information relevant to the IAEA’s work and mandate, the Division of Conference and Document Services coordinates and supports the implementation of these activities for its users and clients, both internal and external, by organizing meetings and conferences, issuing documents in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish, and editing, printing and distributing publications.
The MTCD Language Services Section (LSS) is responsible for coordinating, managing and delivering language services for the Agency. The Section promotes multilingualism and maintains language standards of the organization through editing and translation of PMO documents, incoming and outgoing Secretariat documents and correspondence, web articles and advocacy material, Agency publications and other content.
IAEA Talent Pipeline
The purpose of this pipeline announcement is to enhance the Agency’s roster of highly specialized language specialists (translators, revisers, editors and précis-writers). Under the guidance of the Language Translation Service Head, the incumbent language specialist translates or revises a range of administrative, legal, economic, scientific and technical texts, specifically in the fields of nuclear technology and applications, nuclear safety and security, safeguards and verifications, physics and engineering; edits such documents; and/or drafts official records of Policy-Making Organ meetings.
How does the Talent Pipeline work?
The talent pipeline is open to enable language specialists to express their interest in freelance employment with the IAEA.
The expression of interest received will be reviewed by responsible officers with a view to:
The engagement duration of the language specialists may be ongoing. Contractual hiring will be in accordance with the rules and regulations of the UN system and, where appropriate, the AITC Agreement. The respective compensation policy will be applied depending on the type of agreement comprising short-term or paid-per-word contracts.
Note: Registration in one of the Talent Pipelines does not guarantee employment with the IAEA.
Talent Profile
The language specialist provides accurate, timely and stylistically appropriate translations/revisions of texts from, or into, Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian or Spanish; edits such documents to ensure consistency of style and terminology, as well as clarity of content; and/or drafts official records of Policy-Making Organ meetings. Occasionally, the translation/revision of texts from German or other languages into English is required. The incumbent’s work may be checked in-house before being finalized for distribution to Member States and/or members of the Secretariat. Language specialists will be granted access to relevant reference material and to the IAEA terminology database, IAEAterm.
Key Results Expected
To edit a broad range of administrative, legal, scientific and technical content.
Education, Experience and Language Skills
Organizational Core and Functional Competencies
Core competencies
Functional Competencies
Applications from candidates from developing countries are encouraged
Applicants should be aware that IAEA staff members are international civil servants and may not accept instructions from any other authority. The IAEA is committed to applying the highest ethical standards in carrying out its mandate. As part of the United Nations common system, the IAEA subscribes to the following core ethical standards (or values): Integrity, Professionalism and Respect for diversity. The IAEA retains the discretion not to make any appointment to this vacancy, to make an appointment at a lower grade or with a different contract type, or to make an appointment with a modified job description or for shorter duration than indicated above. Testing may be part of the recruitment process.