Project Officer

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 organization processes, would be an advantage. - Demonstrated ability to engage productively with a wide range of stakeholders across civil society, international organisations, INGOs, and national governments. Languages Excellent knowledge of English (spoken and written). Knowledge of other official languages of the Organization would be an advantage. (Note: The official languages of the Organization are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.) Possibility of renewal subject to the availability of funds and pending satisfactory performance after an initial probationary period of one year which can be extended up to a maximum of two years. Salary and Allowances Annual net base salary on initial appointment is: US$ 70212 Annual post adjustment on initial salary is: US$ 47814 (in addition to the net base salary) Additional Information 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: 19 February 2025 This vacancy is shown for viewing only. Please follow instructions within the announcement if it is open for application. #J-18808-Ljbffr