DUTY STATION
Geneva, Switzerland
COMMENCEMENT OF DUTY
To be determinedNATURE OF APPOINTMENT
Variable (depending on needs of Department/Division)
46 days
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 OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
Mauritania and Senegal have requested support to WMO with regards to strategic planning and quality management systems. WMO has submitted a proposal to WISER, and was awarded a 100,000 GBP grant to support these endeavors.
The consultancy is to assist the WMO project manager in implementation (with NMHSs) and reporting to the donor.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Under the supervision of the Head, Technical Coordination and GFCS support unit (TCG), Services Department, the incumbent will support different projects and perform the following duties:
1. Providing advice to ensure reflection of Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) and Socio-Economic Benefits (SEB) analysis in the NMHS strategic plans of ONM (Mauritania) and ANACIM/DM (Senegal) – 9 days;
2. Supporting the development of monitoring mechanisms for the national strategic plans and national frameworks for climate services, to enable NMHSs to report progress to their respective Boards – 8 days;
3. Supporting the hiring of consultants and partners to achieve the project objective (including contribution towards certification of ANACIM as per the ISO 9001:2015 quality management system) – 8 days;
4. Supporting resources mobilization in Mauritania and Senegal (assisting NMHSs in the development of project proposals) – 8 days;
5. Contribute, with other consultants, to the WMO Strategic Planning Community of Practice (CoP) and updating of the NSP/ QMS spreadsheet – 3 days:
a. Participate in a 3rd meeting to strengthen the membership and Member support from the CoP (strategic planning, QMS, legal framework);
b. Assist NMHSs in extracting lessons learned from Mauritania and Senegal, to capitalize on strategic planning, QMS and institutional strengthening instruments.
6. Coordinating the reporting to the donor (WISER) – 10 days.
The following documents – with links to deliverables corresponding to the duties listed above – will be provided to WMO:
– Inception report, by mid-April 2024;
– Mid-term report, by mid-Sept 2024;
– Final report, by Dec 2024.
QUALIFICATIONS | ||
Education Degree in meteorology, business administration or a field relevant to supporting national meteorological and hydrological services (NMHSs). |
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Experience Experience with NMHSs of Mauritania and Senegal. Minimum 10 years of experience in supporting institutional aspects of NMHSs capacity development and implementing projects. |
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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:
SALARY: 620$ – 750$ net of tax per day.
FOCAL POINT/EMAIL: Jean-Baptiste Migraine, jbmigraine@wmo.int
APPLICATION:Only applicants in whom WMO has a further interest will be contacted.
Shortlisted candidates may be required to sit a written assessment and/or an interview.Date of issue of vacancy notice: