Senior Technical Officer on Sterile Insect Technique (P-5)
Duty Station: | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Issue Date: | 6 February 2012 |
Application Deadline: | 26 February 2012 |
Type/Duration of Appointment: | Fixed term extrabudgetary, 2 years (subject to a probationary period of 1 year) |
Organizational Setting |
The Department of Technical Cooperation (TC) consists of a Division of Programme Support and Coordination and four regional Divisions (Africa-TCAF, Asia and the Pacific-TCAP, Europe-TCEU, and Latin America-TCLA). The objective of the regional Divisions is to respond to relevant developmental priorities in Member States through effective programme management, increased Member State engagement, partnership building and improved coordination in the region, and also to contribute to increased Member State self-reliance in the application of nuclear techniques. In the framework of the project GUA/0/009, the TC program includes cooperative relationships with Stakeholders to conduct exotic fruit fly scientific methods that support beneficial program strategies of fruit fly detection, control, eradication and quarantine in the Guatemala Cooperative MOSCAMED program and within Central America, establishing fruit fly free areas through the use of sterile insect technology. |
Main purpose |
Reporting to the Programme Management Officer (PMO-TCLA) and in consultation with the Technical Officer from the Insect Pest Control Section, the Senior Technical Officer develops and coordinates innovative and complex programmes and projects in the area of nuclear applications for implementation of Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) in Guatemala and the Latin America region. |
Role |
The Senior Technical Officer is: (1) a substantive expert contributor on fruit fly detection, control, eradication and quarantine; and (2) a technical adviser in this field. |
Partnerships |
The Senior Technical Officer engages high-level counterparts in Guatemala and other Member States in programme planning and implementation to ensure effective transfer and sharing of technical know-how and promotes partnership building with appropriate UN organizations, NGOs and other relevant institutions. |
Functions / Key Results Expected |
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Knowledge, Skills and Abilities |
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Education, Experience and Language Skills |
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Remuneration |
The IAEA offers an attractive remuneration package including a tax-free annual net base salary starting at US $80 734 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance), a variable post adjustment which currently amounts to US $33 132*, dependency benefits, diplomatic status, rental subsidy, education grant, relocation and repatriation expenses; 6 weeks' annual vacation, home leave, pension plan and health insurance. How to apply to the IAEA Complete an Online Application * Subject to change without notice |
Applications from qualified women and 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. Staff members may be assigned to any location. 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. |
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