Project Officer Job Geneva area,Switzerland,Engineering

Overview

VACANCY NOTICE NO: 2346

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: 21 March 2025. Recruitment Completed.

Position

POST:
Project Officer; GRADE P3; DUTY STATION:
Geneva, Switzerland; COMMENCEMENT OF DUTY: 1 May 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter; NATURE OF APPOINTMENT:
Fixed-term - 2 years.

Organizational Unit

Services Department and Infrastructure Department (joint position). 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 overall joint guidance of the WMO Directors for Services and Infrastructure, and the direct supervision of WMO experts in the two departments, the incumbent will perform the following duties:

a) Overall coordination and delivery of WMO Technical Advisory under AIM for Scale, which has an Innovation Package with the goal of Disseminating High-Quality Farmer Centered Weather Forecasts at Scale in Low- and Middle-Income Countries;

b) Ensure the alignment of the activities and outputs of AIM for Scale with related and ongoing WMO priorities and initiatives on agrometeorological services and earth system observations;

c) Attending all necessary and relevant in person and hybrid meetings, to ensure that WMO delivers its required contribution to AIM for Scale and other related agrometeorological initiatives and maintains a strong working relationship with project partners and all relevant external stakeholders;

d) Contribute to related activities, projects and programmes across the Services and Infrastructure Departments, including through support to and engagements with the relevant WMO Standing Committees, Expert Teams and Task Teams;

e) Liaising and securing expert scientific input to activities and deliverables from WMO staff as required, including from WMO research programmes (WCRP and WWRP), the Services Department, and the Infrastructure Department;

f) Contributing to the design and preparation of agrometeorological activities and workplans, as well as monitoring and tracking of outputs, deliverables, and milestones;

g) Liaising with and engaging the national meteorological and hydrological services (NMHSs) as appropriate;

h) Participating in scoping and country engagement missions;

i) Conducting dissemination activities in support of WMO agrometeorological activities, including presentations at seminars, workshops, and conferences;

j) Contributing to resource mobilization efforts;

k) Carrying out other relevant duties as required.

Qualifications

Education

Master's degree or equivalent in meteorology, agricultural meteorology, applied meteorology, climate sciences, earth sciences, or a related field. A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience

- A minimum of five years of national and international progressively responsible experience in project or programme management in climate services or climate change adaptation in the agriculture sector.

- Recognized project management qualifications would be an added advantage.

Other requirements

- Knowledge of coproduction of climate services in agriculture, with experience working with National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) and/or Regional Climate Centres (RCCs).

- Knowledge of sub-seasonal to seasonal forecasting, including the use of new technologies like artificial intelligence would be beneficial.

- Ability to plan, organize and manage work with minimum supervision.

- Ability to draft clear and succinct scientific reports, documents, and other correspondence.

- Maturity of judgement, initiative, and creativity. Excellent analytical, communication and interpersonal skills.

- Understanding of the United Nations, including WMO programmes and activities and international…


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