CONSULTANCY: Consultant for preparation of State of the Global Water Resources Report – UN jobs
JOB DETAIL
DUTY STATION
Home-based, Remote
COMMENCEMENT OF DUTY
15 December 2024
or as soon as possible thereafterNATURE OF APPOINTMENT
Variable (depending on needs of Department/Division)
Up to 90 days of work in the period between 15/12/2024 and 31/07/2025
Organizational Unit
Hydrology and Water Resources (HWR) / Hydrology, Water and Cryosphere (HWC)
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 consultant will work from mid December 2024 to July 2025 in the Hydrology, Water and Cryosphere branch of the World Meteorological Organization with the primary objective to develop the State of Global Water Resources report (SoWR) for 2024.
Under the supervision of the Scientific Officer in the HWC branch, Services Department, the consultant will have the following responsibilities and tasks:
– In line with the previous annual SoWR reports, the consultant will compile various hydrological variables for catchments around the globe. Data to be collected from WMO Members, or other available platforms and data centers and modelled data from global hydrological models;
– Perform analysis, and develop graphical representation of the hydrological data using R, Matlab or Python and GIS tools;
– Generate a draft of the SoWR for 2024, provide a written workflow or algorithm documenting the step wise procedure adapted to generate the results shown the report;
– Carry out other relevant duties as required.
| QUALIFICATIONS | ||
| Education Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or Doctorate) in Hydrology, Environmental studies, related sciences and engineering fields. |
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| Experience Minimum 5 years of experience required in Data analysis, working with in-situ and modelled time series data for various hydrological variables, uncertainty analysis, preparation of scientific publications, statistics. |
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| Languages Excellent knowledge of English (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: 350-450 CHF per Day.
Focal point email for additional information: Sulagna Mishra, [email protected]
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:
