DUTY STATION
Home-based, Remote
COMMENCEMENT OF DUTY
To be determined NATURE OF APPOINTMENT
Variable (depending on needs of Department/Division)
80 days
Organizational Unit
Technical Coordination and GFCS support (TCG) unit
Services Department WMO is committed to achieving diversity and a balanced workforce. Applications are welcome from qualified women and men, including those with disabilities. The statutory retirement age after 1 January 2014 is 65. Pursuant to WMO Standing Instructions, the minimum age to be eligible for consideration for vacant positions is 18, and the maximum age must enable the candidate to serve for at least the term of the contract before reaching mandatory age of separation. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the supervision of the TCG Project manager the incumbent will perform the following duties:
Advice on interinstitutional cooperation for services development;
- Identify and facilitate collaboration with global and regional centers and key institutions, to strengthen and improve Early warning service delivery at the national level.
- Establish actions for collaborations with UNDRR, Word Bank and other partners, to leverage support to NMHSs and EWS under CREWS.
- Support collaboration with Earth Observation partners for country capacity building on the monitoring of hydrometeorological hazards.
- Support WMO in regional and national meetings with NMHSs, project partners, bilateral agencies, etc.
- Contribution to establish twinning arrangements between regional centers (e.i. RCCs, RSMCs) to foster country capacity building.
Support projects coordination and preparation;
- Consolidate a baseline catalogue of Central Africa capacities on hydrometeorological, climatological, and early warning services at national and regional level.
- Support CREWS Central Africa project implementation (e.g. development of concept notes, ToRs, technical specifications, coordinate training and Steering committees, etc).
- Updating the project monitoring tool (Gantt chart, contacts, logical framework, virtual library, etc) and facilitate linkages with project deliverables.
- Conduct regular meetings with stakeholders and contribute to the revision of project reports.
- Prepare a roadmap and detailed actions for driving the implementation of CREWS West Africa in coordination with regional centers.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Master degree in climatology, hydrometeorology, disasters risk reduction or related fields.
Experience
- Knowledge of WMO support to improve development of climate, hydrometerological and national warning services.
- Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in developing successfully approved project proposals to enhance NMHS and DRR capabilities.
- Experience in the implementation of climate or hydrometeorological projects in the Africa region.
Other requirements
- Sense of responsibility, flexibility, maturity of judgement, initiative, originality of ideas and ability to work independently and in a team.
- Ability to travel to Central Africa region.
- Ability to write and synthesize technical and scientific documents.
Languages
Excellent knowledge of French and English (both oral and written). Knowledge of other official languages of WMO would be an advantage.
(Note: The official languages of the Organization are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.) Additional Information:
Fee: USD 390-750 per day depending upon experience, knowledge and skills.
Focal point email for additional information: Tania Gascon (taniagascon@wmo.int)
Applications should be made online through the WMO e-recruitment system at https://erecruit.wmo.int/public.
Do not send your application via multiple routes. Only applicants in whom WMO has a further interest will be contacted. Shortlisted candidates may be required to sit a written test and/or an interview. Date of issue of vacancy notice: