CONSULTANCY: WMO RCC-IGAD web and GIS developer
JOB DETAIL
DUTY STATION
Home-based, Remote
COMMENCEMENT OF DUTY
20 November 2024
or as soon as possible thereafterNATURE OF APPOINTMENT
Variable (depending on needs of Department/Division)
40 working days between November 2024 untill 30 April 2025
Organizational Unit
Technical Coordination Group (TCG) and Regional Climate Prediction (RCP)
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 objective of the consultancy is to expand the range of climate change projection products provided and to design their delivery via the RCC-IGAD website – working with the RCC-IGAD Climate Prediction team, and within the framework of the existing East Africa Hazard and Drought Watch (EAHW, EADW) web facilities. The tasks to be undertaken are:
1. Refresh/modernize the design of the RCC-IGAD website and create platforms to deliver the new products (as in 2);
2. In liaison with the RCC-IGAD Climate Prediction team, develop the following products and make them available on the RCC-IGAD website and, as appropriate, on the EAHW and EADW:
a. Downscaled products providing information on projected uncertainties (e.g. uncertainty ranges, probability of events);
b. Projected changes in average monthly and seasonal quantities (in addition to annual means);
c. Facilities for user-interactive “drill-down” to national and sub-national levels.
3. Contribute to preparation of a review outlining priorities for development of additional products, and the potential data sources/methods to be used. Example products may include projected changes to the frequency and intensity of extreme events (droughts/floods/heatwaves) and changes to season onset/cessation timing.
DELIVERABLES:
The consultant will provide the following deliverables to WMO:
– Deliverable 1: 1 December 2024: Inception report with detailed methodology and workplan;
– Deliverable 2: 15 February 2025: Beta version of the RCC website, EAHW and EADW with new products providing projected changes to monthly and seasonal quantities; uncertainty information on all projections; interactive “drill-down” to national/sub-national levels;
– Deliverable 3: 30 April 2025: New RCC website and EAHW and EADW facilities live and introduced to NMHSs. Final report evidencing all achievements and including the review of priorities for additional products (in 3 above) as well as recommendations for other future work.
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| Education University degree in computer science, geo-informatics, computer engineering, IT or other field relevant to design and development of user-interactive geo-applications for the RCC-IGAD website delivery of climate change products. |
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| Experience – Minimum of two years of relevant experience in fullstack geo-applications design and development. – Solid and demonstrated experience working with scripting languages (e.g. Python and JavaScript) and markup languages (e.g. HTML and CSS) to automate geo-processing data workflows preferably on climate information. – Experience in backend development using various languages and frameworks including Django, Go and NodeJS. – Demonstrated experience with application containerization (Docker) and deployment on cloud infrastructure. – Experience working on a variety of software development projects and developing responsive front-end web solutions. – Proven experience (deployed projects, Github code) with designing and developing production ready scalable geospatial web applications with open-source industry standard technologies such as Node.js, React, Mapbox GL, Leaflet, Carto, Python, Geoserver, Mapserver, GDAL. – Sound knowledge of SQL and PostGIS spatial database. – Experience developing REST API and a good understanding of microservices architecture. – Advanced knowledge of OGC geospatial standards like WMS, WFS, WCS, WPS, Simple Features for SQL. – Experience working with Go Language and NoSQL databases is an added advantage. – Experience manipulating and analysing Earth Observation data in different data formats is desirable. |
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| Other requirements – Participate in online meetings and to perform the tasks as described. – Be based in Kenya or the vicinity. |
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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:
Proposed fee: 390 – 750 USD per day depending upon experience, knowledge and skills.
Focal point email for additional information: Saeed Vazifehkhah ([email protected]).
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:
