The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) is part of the Strengthening Early Warning Systems for Anticipatory Actions (SEWAA) project with the World Food Programme (WFP) as the lead organization and technical partner institutions, namely, ECMWF, University of Oxford, and University of Bristol. The project is funded by Google. ICPAC will be implementing a set of activities together with project partners that requires the expertise of a Data Officer/developer to support data collation, development of new data sets and improvement of existing data sets, data system development/ enhancement, visualization and integration of data in to ICPAC operations and systems and provide capacity building on data to support the use of Machine Learning techniques in forecasting. Appropriately qualified applicants from IGAD Member States are eligible to apply.

Interested candidates should send their applications in PDF accompanied by cover letter, Curriculum Vitae, academic credentials, copy of passports/ ID cards biometric page and three reference persons including the last employer.

The application should be sent by E-mail to the following addresses: E-mail address: recruitment@igad.int with subject line ‘ICPAC – Data Officer/Developer’.

Closing date for application will be on 10th March 2023. Only successful candidates who meet the required experience & qualifications for this position will be contacted. Contact: + 25321354050

IGAD is an equal opportunity employer. Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.