DUTY STATION
Home-based, Remote
COMMENCEMENT OF DUTY
To be determined NATURE OF APPOINTMENT
Variable (depending on needs of Department/Division)
20 days over 5.5 months
Organizational Unit
Technical Coordination and GFCS Support Unit (TCG)
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. For external applicants, only those who are expected to complete the term of appointment will normally be considered. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Background
The main focus of the CREWS Chad project is to build the capacity of the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services and strengthen their cooperation with agriculture, food security, civil protection, humanitarian stakeholders and the media, to support warning systems. This is being achieved through developing capabilities in data management, observation networks, archiving and monitoring observation data, setting up forecasting tools, as well as strengthening the interface with users.
Early warning systems in Chad are getting support mostly from WB (CREWS, FSRP, PILIER), UNDP (PNA closed and EW4All pipeline), IFAD (PGRCA), WMO (CREWS, AFLC pipeline).
Duties and responsibilities
The objectives of the consultancy are to support the national institutions involved in early warning in Chad and develop a national roadmap for EW4All in Chad, accompanied by the additional documents (EW4All gap analysis, EW4All national coordination mechanism).
The following documents - with links to deliverables corresponding to the duties listed above - will be provided to WMO:
- Inception report, by mid-January 2025;
- Mid-term report, by mid-March 2025;
- Final report, by end of May 2025. QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Master degree in meteorology, or a field relevant to supporting national meteorological and hydrological and early warning services.
Experience
Experience with early warning and meteorological and hydrological services of Chad. Minimum 10 years of experience in supporting technical and institutional aspects of NMHSs capacity development and implementing projects.
Languages
Excellent knowledge of English and French (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:
PayBand: Band C/D : 390-750 USD per day depending upon experience, knowledge and skills
Focal point email for addional information: Jean-Baptiste Migraine, jbmigraine@wmo.int
APPLICATIONS: 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:
