Deadline:
June 12, 2026
Location(s)
Austria
IAEA Headquarters
Overview
Details
Organizational Setting
The Department of Safeguards carries out the IAEA's duties and responsibilities as the world's nuclear inspectorate, supporting global efforts to stop the spread of nuclear weapons. The primary role of the Department is to develop and implement IAEA safeguards to ensure that there is no diversion of declared nuclear material from peaceful activities and no indications of undeclared nuclear material or activities in a State as a whole.
The Department comprises nuclear safeguards inspectors, responsible for carrying out inspections and verifications of all-safeguards relevant information for nuclear facilities in over 180 States; and technical staff responsible for a wide range of activities including: developing concepts and approaches for implementing safeguards; developing and maintaining safeguards equipment; providing analytical and laboratory services for sample analysis; collecting, evaluating and analysing safeguards-relevant information; providing information and communication technology infrastructure and services; and providing programme coordination support.
Operations Divisions, and the Office for Verification in Iran, perform and document safeguards verification activities and conduct analysis and evaluations aimed at providing assurances that States comply with their nuclear safeguards commitments. These teams implement a broad range of measures, including information analysis and in-field verification, to draw soundly based safeguards conclusions for States.
Functions / Key Results Expected
- Assist with the coordination and implementation of organizational culture and transformation initiatives under the SG Team programme.
- Support project planning and follow-up activities, including timelines, meetings, coordination across workstreams and stakeholder engagement.
- Contribute to change management activities such as stakeholder analysis, communication planning, change readiness and adoption support.
- Help prepare presentations, briefing notes, reports and other materials related to culture and transformation initiatives.
- Support initiatives aimed at strengthening collaboration, communication and organizational effectiveness.
- Conduct research on organizational culture, transformation and change management approaches and tools.
- Coordinate with teams and stakeholders across the Department and support the successful delivery of transformation-related activities.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Qualifications and Experience
- University degree in business administration, organizational psychology, economics, public administration, public policy, social sciences or related disciplines; advanced degree preferred but not required;
- Experience supporting project management, organizational transformation, cultural transformation, change management and/or advisory initiatives in public or private organizations;
- Experience working with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Ability to comprehend technical content (such as nuclear security).
- Experience with social media (asset).
- Experience in conferences/events promotion (asset).
- Experience in management consulting, transformation programmes, organizational development, HR transformation and/or people and culture initiatives is considered an asset;
- Familiarity with project management and change management methodologies and tools is desirable;
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
Applicant Eligibility
- Candidates must be a minimum of 20 years of age and have completed at least three years of full-time studies at a university or equivalent institution towards the completion of a first degree.
- Candidates may apply up to one year after the completion of a bachelor's, master's or doctorate degree.
- Candidates must not have previously participated in the IAEA's internship programme.
- Good written and spoken English essential; fluency in any other IAEA official language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Spanish or Russian) an asset.
- Candidates must attach two signed letters of recommendation to their application.
Dates
Deadline: June 12, 2026
Cost/funding for participants
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