About US:
Uganda National Meteorological Authority (formerly Department of Meteorology) under Ministry of Water and Environment is a semi-autonomous government authority for weather and climate services (UNMA Act. 2012) and a focal institution to Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), an international body mandated to carryout scientific research on climate change.
Job Summary: The Director Applied Meteorology, Data and Climate Services will oversee the analysis of data, and issue timely climate forecasts and advise accordingly.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Guides the Executive Directorate on Applied Meteorology, Data and Climate Services
Supervises running of Dynamical Climate Models to provide general and user specific meteorological products;
Ensures production of climate change indices and projections;
Manages the preparation of national agro-meteorological and hydro-meteorological products.
Oversees the production of timely seasonal climate forecasts and advisories;
Supervises research on climate variability, climate change detection, attribution and prediction.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The incumbent should preferably hold an Honors Bachelor in Natural Sciences and an additional Master’s degree in Meteorology or related fields (Environmental studies, Agriculture, Forestry, Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences)
Additional training in either Public Administration, Business Administration or Management Studies is an added advantage
Eight or more years’ experience in a related field with a reputable organization, 2 years of which should be at a senior managerial level
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send an application letter, updated resume /CV, copies of academic documents & professional qualifications along with contact details of at least three professional referees to: The Director, Future Options Consulting Ltd, 4th Floor, Diamond Trust Building, Kampala Road, P.O. Box 34934, Kampala, Uganda either by post, courier, hand delivery or email to: consultant@futureoptionsug.com. Please include the title of the position you are applying for in the subject line of your application letter.
NB: Only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Deadline: 4th May 2015 by 5PM