DUTY STATION
Geneva, Switzerland
COMMENCEMENT OF DUTY
To be determined NATURE OF APPOINTMENT
Variable (depending on needs of Department/Division)
95 Days
Organizational Unit
Joint Climate and Health Office, Meteorological and Sectoral Services, Science, Services and Capacity Development 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. Pursuant to WMO Standing Instructions, the minimum age to be eligible for consideration for vacant positions is 18, and the maximum age must enable the candidate to serve for at least the term of the contract before reaching mandatory age of separation. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Climate Services Readiness Tool Redesign
- Support the revision of the \"Climate Services for Health\" Readiness assessment tool redesign process, consisting of:
i. Current State: An analysis of the current state of the content and tool interface, including identification of gaps based on evolving services and feedback from active or relevant users. Feedback gathered through in-person engagement with NMHS Climate Service for Health projects and informational interviews with key actors.
ii. Recommended Changes: Draft a plan for tool re-design based on content feedback and research of successful similar interfaces.
- Coordinate collaboration with partnering NMHS and RCCs for feedback and testing.
2. Digital Health Market-Shaping Analysis
- Develop a foundational model that consists of a representative sample dataset of entities in the climate and health information system domains.
- Draft and finalize a market-shaping report and accompanying manuscript which identify existing key players in each domain of climate information systems, digital health, and C&H applications of artificial intelligence, and articulate drivers of demand, value creators, use cases, market sizing, risks and untapped opportunities moving forward. Incorporate insights on emerging markets for climate and health digital products, including challenges and opportunities at the implementation level, vis-à-vis engagement with climate intelligence, digital health, climate information systems, and artificial intelligence communities.
- Propose and develop mock-ups for new digital health section of Clima-Health Portal.
- Support planning for Hackathon on Climate and Health information Services with cooperating partners.
3. Digital Health and Climate use-case development
- Assess and propose project plan for pilot opportunities that test the Digital Adaptation Kit for two use-cases (Heat-Alert Warning System (HHAS) and Climate-Health Data Unification for Dengue (CHUD)), in coordination with WHO Digital Health Team.
- Assist with publication of Digital Adaptation Kit and related activities.
DESCRIPTION OF DELIVERABLES
1. Monthly email summarizing progress outputs, action points from each month to capture key information and outputs from project/calls - Last working day of the month
2. Market-shaping report draft, including a foundational model of entities analyzed for feedback from leadership - 31 January 2026
3. Assessment, recommendations, and plan for revision of the Climate Services Readiness Assessment Tool - 28 February 2026
4. Completed market-shaping report prepared for external dissemination, excluding communications layout - 31 March 2026
5. Presentation of proposed mock-ups for new digital health section of Clima-Health Portal and updated readiness assessment tool - 30 April 2026
6. Project plan for pilot opportunities to test the Digital Adaptation Kit in multiple locations - 31 May 2026
QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Master's degree or equivalent in environmental studies or a
closely related field (Public Health, Medicine, Environmental
Science, Meteorology, or applied sciences relevant to climate
and health applications, such as data science, physics or
engineering. A first level university degree with two (2) additional
years of relevant experience will be accepted in lieu of a
master's degree.
Experience
- Technical experience in the integration of climate information and digital health products and services.
- Experience writing reports, documents and correspondence required.
- Experience in a local or national government setting, such as the National Health System/Service, or National Meteorological Service would be an advantage.
- Experience with United Nations projects or international cooperation would be an advantage.
Other requirements
- Knowledge of multi-sectoral health and climate issues, and the production and application of climate and related weather, water and environmental information and services in the health sector.
- Desirable skills include demonstrated ability to plan, organize and manage the work with minimum supervision.
- Excellent analytical and communication skills with strong ability to draft clear and succinct communication items, reports, documents and correspondence.
- Maturity of judgement, initiative and creativity.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a range of diverse experts and partners.
Languages
Excellent knowledge of English (both oral and written).
Knowledge of other official languages of the Organization would
be an advantage.
(Note: The official languages of the Organization are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.)
Additional Information:
Proposed fee: Payband B
Focal point email for addional information: JShumake-Guillemot@wmo.int
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: