Project Coordinator at African Union(AU)

Specific Responsibilities

• Develop a strategic plan for the designation of ECCAS Regional Climate Centre (CAPC-AC) by WMO by 2025;
• Prudent day-to-day management of project staff and resources and ensure that implementation of all project outputs are on tract;
• Develop methodologies and instruments necessary for the production and dissemination of climate services for the agriculture, disaster risk reduction, and health and other sectors such as forests and water;
• Ensure the establishment and effective functioning of sectoral User Interface Platforms (UIPs), regional Climate Services Information Systems (CSIS), Climate Data Management Systems (CDMS), infrastructure and other systems.
• Identify production and dissemination tools for climate services for priority sectors of agriculture, disaster risk reduction, health, forests and water; 
• Initiate and develop products and services for priority sectors;
• Provide technical assistance for capacity building of experts from the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) of the region;
• Initiate the process of producing and disseminating climate information;
• Put in place effective mechanisms to ensure that the project products and services contribute to policy and decision making, and that climate services are mainstreamed in adaptation planning processes at the ECCAS Commission as well as in ECCAS Member States;
• Ensure that communication, visibility, M&E of the project are regularly executed in line with the project Contribution Agreement;
• Analyze scientific data on climate and climate change (atmospheric temperature, rainfall, insolation, hygrometry, water resources, ocean, and greenhouse gases);
• Analyze and disseminate climate-related research results in the region to inform policy makers, legislators, regulators or other stakeholders on the dynamics of climate change;
• Responsible for preparation and submission of reports (both financial and narrative) to the AUC;
• Provide monthly reports to the AUC on the implementation of the project in the region;
• Execute any other duties related to the programme as may be assigned.
• Academic Requirements and Relevant Experience

Candidates must have :

• Minimum of a Master’s (or Bac + 5) degree in Meteorological Sciences, Environmental Science, Atmospheric Physics, Disaster Risk Management, or other related fields and seven (7) years of progressively relevant work experience at expert level, in the areas of environmental management, weather and climate services, or meteorology involving multi-stakeholders such as Regional Economic Communities, Regional Climate Centres, Member States, National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs), and Development Partners, out of which six (6) should be at expert level
• OR 
• Bachelor Degree in the above fields with ten (10) years progressively relevant work experience stated above, out of which six (6) years should be at expert level
• At least three (3) years out of total years of experience must be at supervisory level.
• Experience in GIS and Remote Sensing would be an added advantage.
• Proven experience and extensive engagement with knowledge on the roles of RECs in the relevant sector.
• Additional qualifications in project management would be an asset.
• Must have experience in the ECCAS region

Required Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills 
• Sound planning and organizational skills
• Ability to negotiate diplomatically
• Ability to delegate the appropriate responsibility, accountability and decision-making authority with regard to performance management and professional development
• Policy development and analysis 
• Advanced knowledge of the use of climate data from regional and global climate models for climate simulations and predictions at the level of the sub-region, countries, watersheds, impacts, and forecasts of risks and disasters linked to climates;
• Proficiency in one of the AU working languages (Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish) and fluency in another is an added advantage.

Leadership Competencies

• Strategic Insight...
• Developing others...
• Change Management....
• Managing Risk...
• Core Competencies
• Building Relationship...
• Foster Accountability Culture...
• Learning Orientation...
• Communicating with Influence...
• Functional Competencies
• Conceptual thinking...
• Job Knowledge and information sharing...
• Drive for result...
• Continuous improvement orientation...