Observation Processing Officer at rwanda meteorology age Level:5.II Post:1 Under Contract Posted on Jun 17, 2026 Deadline Jun 25, 2026

Exams to be conducted

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1:PsychometricTest
2:Written
3:Oral

 

 

 

Reports To

Data Observations, Quality Control and Processing Division Manager

 

 

 

 

 

Job responsibilities

1.Operate, maintain and protect the Climate Data Management System according to Standard Operating Procedures, and archive the observational data and metadata records according to professional standards • Encoding all report forms • Register all data report in appropriate logbooks • Identify the period of data reports • Ensure the data arrangement by station names and period 2. Prepare and conduct the Data Entry process, collection, storage and dissemination of station and discovery Metadata; • Ensure data entry arrangement • Conduct data entry process • Prepare and hire data archiving tools like data rescue team, backup software and hardware, Cupboard, filing cabinets, • Ensure that all stations reports are archived systematically 3.Inform and consult with the Head of division, Big Data specialist on requests for data; customer focus strategies • Plan and organize daily, weekly and monthly projections for data management needs; • Verify data and ensuring entries are correct on daily basis; • Manage large amounts of incoming requests related to Climate data • enhance customer satisfaction. • Resolve customer complaints via phone, email, mail, or social media. • Identify and assess customers’ needs to achieve data use satisfaction • Maintain customer records • Provide accurate, valid and complete data complying with the customer requirements 4. Fulfill internal and external data requisitions; • Reviews data and correct any inconsistencies in daily data forms; • Make sure all data forms are entered according to defined variables; • Managing all stations data forms ensuring that data is sorted and organized before data is passed for entry into the system; 5. Use other software to add value to the climate data under the direction of the Big Data Specialist and relevant Met Applications Officers. • Working closely with Database Management Officers, instrument maintenance technicians, IT officers to correct data coding problems; • Working closely with Database Management Officers to ensure correct data is captured; 6. Operate collection, storage and dissemination of station and discovery Metadata; • Working in liaison with the observers in ensuring that required data is timely sent to Database Management Officer; • Backing up the database on daily basis; Perform other duties as assigned by the Big Data specialist and other supervisors

Qualifications

    • Bachelor’s Degree in Meteorology

      0 Year of relevant experience


    • Degree in Atmospheric Science

      0 Year of relevant experience


    • Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics

      0 Year of relevant experience


    • Bachelor’s Degree in Data Science

      0 Year of relevant experience


    • Bachelor’s Degree in Software Engineering

      0 Year of relevant experience


    • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

      0 Year of relevant experience


    • Bachelor’s Degree in Remote Sensing

      0 Year of relevant experience


    • Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics

      0 Year of relevant experience


    • Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Meteorology

      0 Year of relevant experience


    • Bachelor’s Degree in Hydrometeorology

      0 Year of relevant experience


    • Bachelor’s Degree in Climate Sciences

      0 Year of relevant experience


    • Bachelor’s Degree in Geographic Information System (GIS)

      0 Year of relevant experience


    • Bachelor’s Degree in Big Data

      0 Year of relevant experience


    • Bachelor’s Degree in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence

      0 Year of relevant experience


  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geomatics

    0 Year of relevant experience

Required competencies and key technical skills

    • Resource management skills

    • Problem solving skills

    • Decision making skills

    • Time management skills

    • Risk management skills

    • Digital literacy skills

    • Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English and/or French. Knowledge of all is an added advantage.

    • Ability to determine extreme value threshold based on climatology

    • Ability to apply standards method and techniques of processing, quality control and error analysis of the various input data sources

    • Ability to apply statistical methods to test data homogeneity

    • Capability to perform quality control checks of meteorological data (Evaluate frequency of erroneous) or missing data and correct these values following WMO guidelines

    • Capacity to read code methods

    • Analytical skills;

  • Result oriented

Psychometric Languages

  • English

Psychometric Domains

    • Critical thinking

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    • Problem solving

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    • Decision making

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    • Analytical skills

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    • Time management

      Competence / Skills


    • Attention and concentration

      Behavior and attitude


    • Behavioral observations

      Behavior and attitude


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