IAEA - Internship - IT development and project management

Internships

The IAEA accepts a limited number of interns each year. The internships are awarded to persons studying towards a university degree or who have recently received a degree (see Internship web pages for further details).

The purpose of the programme is:

• To provide interns with the opportunity to gain practical work experience in line with their studies or interests, and expose them to the work of the IAEA and the United Nations as a whole;
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• To benefit the IAEA's programmes through the assistance of qualified students specialized in various professional fields.

The duration of an internship is normally not less than three months and not more than one year. 

Organizational Setting

The Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications (NA) implements the IAEA's Major Programme 2, "Nuclear Techniques for Development and Environmental Protection". This Major Programme comprises individual programmes on food and agriculture, human health, water resources, marine environment and radiation technologies. These programmes are supported by laboratories in Seibersdorf, Monaco and Vienna. The Major Programme's objective is to enhance the capacity of Member States to meet basic human needs and to assess and manage the marine and terrestrial environments through the use of nuclear and isotopic techniques in sustainable development programmes.

The Research Contracts Administration Section (NACA) manages the IAEA's coordinated research activities (CRAs). The objective of the coordinated research activities is to stimulate and coordinate the undertaking of research and development in selected nuclear fields by scientists in IAEA and FAO Member States. NACA manages all aspects of the CRAs, including programmatic and financial planning and implementation relating to research, technical and doctoral contracts and research agreements, coordinated research projects (CRPs) and Research Coordination Meetings. NACA is also in charge of the administration of the IAEA's Collaborating Centres Scheme and manages the administrative aspects of Practical Arrangements and Memorandum of Understanding for the Department. 

Functions / Key Results Expected

• Assist in design, testing and documenting procedures of the new IT system for management of CRA project proposals and contracts.
• Assist in design of additional IT tools such as Sharepoint platforms, PowerBI Dashboards, and IT solutions for automation of document creation and operations
• Assist in receipt, recording and filing project and contract agreement proposals as well as preparing agreement packages for Coordinated Research Activities (CRA) and Collaborating Centres (CC) mechanisms.
• Maintain database records.
  Perform data clean-up exercises.
• Prepare financial reports and ad-hoc management reports.
• Assist in maintenance of CRA and CC Web pages, gather other information required for general media and visibility use.
• Assist in daily operational tasks as assigned by the Section Head.