DUTY STATION

Geneva, Switzerland

COMMENCEMENT OF DUTY

To be determinedNATURE OF APPOINTMENT

Fixed-term – 2 years

Organizational Unit

The Partner Engagement and Coordination (PEC)
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

The Chief, Partner Engagement and Coordination (PEC) Division reports directly to the Director, Disaster Risk Reduction, MHEWS Office and Public Services Branch (DMPS), Services Department.

Within delegated authority, the Chief of PEC Division, will be responsible for the following:

a) Plans and oversees the management of activities undertaken by the Division and ensures that substantive work programmes and programmed activities are carried out in a timely fashion, coordinating diverse projects, supervises staff, manages budget and resources, establishes and manages the annual work plans ensuring fair monitoring, promoting good communication, foster individual engagement along with team effort within the division and across organizational boundaries;

b) Contributes to the development, integration and execution of the WMO Strategic and Operating Plan’s components related to disaster risk reduction and public services and applications and the EW4All Initiative in particular;

c) Ensures adequate inputs and coordination with DTD Division with regards to the Standing Committee on DRR and Public Services of the Technical Commission on Services and Applications (SERCOM) engagement and technical support to EW4All Initiative, notably in developing normative and guidance material for Members as well as providing expert review and guidance on pillar 2 and interpillar planned activities;

d) Develops and maintains close liaison and collaboration with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), the joint WMO-UNDRR Center of Excellence for Climate and Disaster Risk, the International Network of MHEWS (IN-MHEWS), the Capacity for Disaster Reduction Initiative (CADRI) and other partner international organizations as appropriate;

e) Specifically supports the EW4ALL interpillar activities and WMO pillar 2 lead, including preparation and WMO engagement in the UNSG High level Advisory Panel, multistakeholder fora and other high-level events and publications supporting the Initiative;

f) Supervises secretariat engagement with humanitarian actors under the WMO Coordination Mechanism to support UN and humanitarian agencies (WCM), in good cooperation and connection with the ET-WCM under SERCOM SC-DRR assisted by DTD division;

g) Ensures that the outputs produced by the Division maintain high-quality standards; that reports are clear, objective and based on comprehensive data. Ensures that all outputs produced by the Branch meet required standards before completion to ensure they comply with the relevant mandates;

h) Prepares inputs for the work programme of the Branch and Department, proposing priorities, and resources allocations for the completion of outputs and their timely delivery;

i) Carries out programmatic/administrative tasks necessary for the functioning of the Division, including preparation of budgets, assigning and monitoring of performance parameters and critical indicators, reporting on budget/programme performance, preparation of inputs for results-based budgeting, evaluation of staff performance, interviews of candidates for job openings and evaluation of candidates;

j) Represents the Organization at inter-agency meetings, seminars, etc. On substantive-related issues. Contributes to the better visibility and recognition of WMO and its Members NMHSs, including through the organization of, or participation to, technical conferences, symposia and workshops in relation to EW4All initiative in particular;

k) Carries out other relevant duties as required.

The Secretary-General may appoint a candidate at a grade below the advertised grade of the post, with the possibility of promotion to that grade within three years of appointment, subject to satisfactory appraisal of performance.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.

Additional Information:
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: 12 July 2023