7 Job Positions at Rwanda Meteorology Agency (METEO): (Deadline Jun 25, 2026)
2 Job Positions of Observation
Supervisor at Rwanda Meteorology Agency (METEO): (Deadline Jun 25, 2026)
Job responsibilities
1. Ensure appropriate design of weather
observation stations network types, maintenance of stations, data records and
constant monitoring of performance of the network of stations • Conduct, review
and design weather observation stations network. • Follow close with Unit in
charge of Meteorological Instrument • Carry out regular inspections of stations
performance • Supervise the performance of observation officers and volunteer
workers. • Provide instruction and guidance how data is corrected, processed and
managed. • Determine meteorological variables to be observed. • Establish
standards to be followed during weather data correction, management and
transmission. • Supervise correction, recording and transmission of
observations data according to Standard Operating Procedures; 2.Supervision of
Observations Officers • Carry out routine supervision observation officers
conduct of work quality according to the rules and procedures • Ensure good
working relationship between observation officers under his supervision. •
Maintain regular supervisor of volunteer observer stations in zone of his/her
management. • Ensure timely transmission of observation records for field
stations to headquarter. • Constantly ensure that the data is quality
controlled before transmission to the headquarter • Ensure both electronic
copies and hard copies have duplicate copies and copy safely kept at the
stations for future reference. • He/She Represent Meteo Rwanda’s interest and
image in his/her area of control in relation to weather and climate monitoring.
• Conduct coaching, mentorship and leadership. • Update metadata report and any
changes in station metadata in line with guidance manual. • Execute budget as
guided by the division. • Ensure professionalism management of personnel under
his supervision. • Document, Monitor and assess climate characteristics that
affect our area and region • Prepare and publish climate summaries for
different time scales (Seasonal, Annual and inter annual) • Must implement
Quality management system conforming to ISO standards 19001 • Report on the
quality and performance of overall data acquisition, distribution and
transmission system and need for upgrades. • Provide for participation in WMO
Commission for Instrument and Method of Observation • Conduct staff personal
appraisal • Provide for staff technical training Note that candidates with
Bachelor's degree in other disciplines must have a professional/ technical
certificate in the field of meteorology from a recognized WMO
Center/Institution with two (2) years of relevant working experience in
meteorological observations.
Qualifications
Degree in Meteology
2 Years of relevant experience
Degree in Atmospheric Science
2 Years of relevant experience
Bachelor's Degree in Statistics
2 Years of relevant experience
Degree in Geography
2 Years of relevant experience
Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Sciences
2 Years of relevant experience
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics
2 Years of relevant experience
Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering
2 Years of relevant experience
Bachelor's Degree in Biochemistry
2 Years of relevant experience
Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Meteorology
2 Years of relevant experience
Bachelor’s Degree in Hydrometeorology
2 Years of relevant experience
Bachelor’s Degree in Agrometeorology
2 Years of relevant experience
Bachelor’s Degree in Physics
2 Years of relevant experience
Bachelor's Degree in Agriculture
2 Years of relevant experience
Bachelor's degree in Climatology
2 Years 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.
Capacity to maintain instruments in good
environmental working conditions
Knowledge to maintain professional data
observation, recording, transmission and management
Ability to backstop observers, assistants
and volunteer observers and constant monitoring of the performance of the
network of stations
Ability to carry-out weather observations
Analytical skills;
Result oriented
Psychometric Languages
English
Psychometric Domains
Problem solving
Competence / Skills
Decision making
Competence / Skills
Analytical skills
Competence / Skills
Time management
Competence / Skills
Clear and Effective Communication
Communication skills
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3 Job Positions of Observation Officer
at Rwanda Meteorology Agency (METEO): (Deadline Jun 25, 2026)
Job responsibilities
1.Monitor the state of the atmosphere on
different time scales • Observe, Record and transmit meteorological data from
weather observations stations according to Standard Operating Procedures; •
Maintain hard and soft copies of weather observations data in recommended
format and processes. • Maintain meteorological stations and instruments in
well-functioning state • Perform appropriate quality checks at the station and
during transmission. • Make and transmit climatology report (weekly, monthly
and annually) • Provide state of weather observations in real time to the
forecasting office. • Enter weather observations into appropriate logbooks as
recommended in QMS processes and procedures. • Report any changes in station
metadata to the supervisor • Carry out data entry in CLIMSOFT data management
system at the station • Perform basic calibration of instruments at the base
station. • Report of instrument malfunctioning immediately to the Observation
supervisor at Headquarters for remedial actions without delay 2. Represent
appropriately interests of Rwanda Meteorological Agency in the area of
operations • Receive and document visiting persons or institutions at the
station of designation. • Maintain engagement with stakeholders for regular
updates of weather events • Maintain good relationships with users and
cooperate observers based in the area, and report requirements for new or
changed services to the immediate supervisor; 3.Ensure good quality data is
obtained from the station • Perform quality checks on all observed data. •
Ensure that instruments are performing correctly. • Fill electronic forms or
logs on daily basis and transmit them at the headquarters for processing and
final archiving. • Ensure proper maintenance of manual and automatic weather
stations. • Regularly consult WMO manuals and technical documents on how to
carry out monitoring of weather and climate observations. • Without delay
report any irregularity technical or otherwise in writing to the observation
supervisor at the site station with a copy to the headquarters. note that for
candidate with a Degree or Diploma in any other field must have a
professional/technical certification in the field of meteorology from a
recognized WMO center/Institution or two (2) years of relevant working experience
in Meteorological observations is eligible
Psychometric Languages
English
Psychometric Domains
Problem solving
Competence / Skills
Decision making
Competence / Skills
Analytical skills
Competence / Skills
Time management
Competence / Skills
Clear and Effective Communication
Communication skills
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Big Data Specialist at Rwanda
Meteorology Agency (METEO): (Deadline Jun 25, 2026)
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
• Gather, accumulate all weather and climate data from different national
sources, clean it, organize it, in a format acceptable by the database
management system in current use. • Register all data reports in appropriate
logbooks and digital templates as required of QMS following WMO guidelines. •
Process the data and analyze it to extract valuable insights and information. •
Identify new sources of data, the period of data reports and develop methods to
improve data mining, analysis and reporting. • Write SQL queries to assist in
ensuring the data arrangement by station names, type of data and period is
extracted from the database. 2. To ensure the storage of data is enough and its
backup and all are securely accessible; • Ensure that all stations reports are
archived systematically, create new data definitions for new databases and
document alterations made to the already existing ones for purposes of
improving analysis, archiving and the management. 3. Fulfill internal and
external data requisitions; • Interpreting data, analyzing results using
statistical techniques, graphs or charts • Identify, analyze, and interpret
trends or patterns in complex data sets, • Present the findings in reports
(tables, charts and or graphs) • Work with management to prioritize business
and information needs based on the findings. • Monitor the performance of data
mining system and fix issues arising from the system. • Keep track of the
trends and correlational patterns among complex data sets. • Perform routine
analysis tasks to support day-to-day business functioning and decision making.
• Collaborate with Data quality specialist to develop innovative analytical
tools. • Work in close collaboration with both the data management team and IT
team to accomplish the institutional goals. NB: A professional/technical
certificate or one (1) year relevant working experience in cluster computing
resources, climate database management systems, climate modeling, Linux/Unix
servers, Python programming languages is required on both Master's and
Bachelor's degree
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Data Science
3 Years of relevant experience
Master's Degree in Data Sciences
1 Years of relevant experience
Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematical Sciences
3 Years of relevant experience
Master’s Degree in Mathematical Sciences
0 Year of relevant experience
Master’s Degree in Mathematical Science
3 Years of relevant experience
Bachelor’s Degree in Big Data
3 Years of relevant experience
Bachelor’s Degree in Machine Learning and
Artificial Intelligence
3 Years of relevant experience
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Systems
3 Years of relevant experience
Master’s Degree in Big Data
1 Years of relevant experience
Master’s Degree in Machine Learning and
Artificial Intelligence
1 Years of relevant experience
Master’s Degree in Computer Systems
1 Years of relevant experience
Required competencies and key technical
skills
Integrity
Strong critical thinking skills and
excellent problem solving skills
Inclusiveness
Accountability
Communication
Teamwork
Client/citizen focus
Professionalism
Commitment to continuous learning
Resource management skills
Analytical skills
Problem solving skills
Decision making skills
Time management skills
Performance management skills
Results oriented
Digital literacy skills
Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English and/ or
French. Knowledge of all is an added advantage
Capacity to run scripts, programming
languages and manipulating cluster computer;
Knowledge in quality control, methods of
meteorological observations, programming languages
Data management systems skills
Data servers and dataset skills
Ability to provide guidance in weather and
climate data processing according to international standards, including WMO
guidelines, QMS ISO 9001:2015 and regional/national standard operating
procedures
Ability to operate a large-scale
meteorological data handling system
Psychometric Languages
English
Psychometric Domains
Problem solving
Competence / Skills
Decision making
Competence / Skills
Analytical skills
Competence / Skills
Processing speed
Behavior and attitude
Attention and concentration
Behavior and attitude
Coordination
Behavior and attitude
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Data Quality Control Officer at Rwanda
Meteorology Agency (METEO): (Deadline Jun 25, 2026)
Job responsibilities
1.Ensure the observational records are
properly quality controlled according to professional standards and Standard
Operating Procedures • Ensure quality control procedures as provided for in WMO
guidelines. • Performing statistical tests on large datasets to determine data
quality and integrity. • Evaluate Data Management system performance and
design, as well as its effect on data quality. • Collaborating with database
developers to improve data collection and storage processes. • Running data
queries to identify coding issues and data exceptions, as well as cleaning
data. • Gathering data from primary or secondary data sources to identify and
interpret trends. • Reporting data analysis findings to management to inform
business decisions and prioritize information system needs. • Documenting
processes and maintaining data records of Maproom platform and any other
climate relevant platform. • Adhering to best practices in data analysis and
collection. • Keeping abreast of developments and trends in data quality
analysis. • Carry out quality control documentation where necessary and
possible identifies for mitigation purposes. • Perform various data quality
test (format tests, completeness tests and consistency tests) • Ensure that
Meteorological data are error free or are reduced to the minimum possible, •
Eensure application of good data management principles and practices. • Apply
statistical methods to test data homogeneity\ 2. To Monitor Automatic weather
station performance report • Servers’ reports monitored on daily basis. •
Prepare and report the daily status of working and non-working stations on the
network. • Advice on what maintenance should be done at station 3. Conduct
Trainings on Climate data management System installation and usage. • Prepare
and implement the training of concerned staff in any new climate data
management system in use. 4.Climate data Management System Upgrading • Identify
and if needed purchase new Database Management Software (DBMS). • Configure
DBMS software in server and train users. 5. Prepare and provide anomaly report
• Detect and report any anomaly found at either Manual or automated weather
station data report.
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Meteorology
0 Year of relevant experience
Degree in Agrometeorology
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
Analytical skills;
Result oriented
Psychometric Languages
English
Psychometric Domains
Critical thinking
Competence / Skills
Problem solving
Competence / Skills
Decision making
Competence / Skills
Analytical skills
Competence / Skills
Time management
Competence / Skills
Attention and concentration
Behavior and attitude
Clear and Effective Communication
Communication skills
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