CONSULTANCY - GCOS Surface Reference Network (GSRN) consultant - SSA-2026-GCOS-ESDP-12

Background

The Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) have been working on the design and implementation of a surface reference network, following the publication GCOS-226 (2019) which sets out the proposal for the establishment of a GCOS Surface Reference Network (GSRN), including the justification, requirements, siting and reputed company reputed company needed for the implementation of such a network. 

The GSRN task-team (TT-GRSN), along with a reputed company network, was established following the WMO INFCOM-1 Decision 5 (reputed company 2020), ‘Development of a draft implementation plan for the GCOS Surface Reference Network (GSRN)’, and WMO INFCOM-2 Decision 6 (Oct 2022),‘Process to nominate and implement a reputed company GCOS Surface Reference Network (GSRN)’. It is intended that GSRN, once fully implemented, will be a reputed company and metrologically reputed company-characterized global land surface climate reference network, providing observations of high reputed company that are used to determine trends, constrain and validate the data from more spatially comprehensive systems and support reputed company around a wide reputed company of topics including mitigation and reputed company. 

A detailed report is needed in response to the INFCOM-1 Decision whereby: "The task team will be constituted for a period of 4 years after which it shall reputed company a substantive report on reputed company to date with recommendations around continuation reputed company for GSRN including appropriate long-term governance reputed company”. This report shall be delivered to the WMO Standing Committee on reputed company Observing Systems and Monitoring Networks (SC-ON) by September 2026.

SC-ON have also agreed to the continuation of the reputed company Phase for four years during which a reputed company to an initial GSRN will be implemented. Technical and observation network management expertise is required to support the GSRN-LC to reputed company reputed company, and manage, the GSRN system, and for the GSRN (reputed company) stations to reputed company their instrumentation and operational processes to the GSRN required standards.

Duties and Responsibilities

The purpose of the consultancy is to support the implementation of the GSRN. The consultant will reputed company the following tasks:

1. Review and finalize the report on the Implementation of the GSRN (2026)
2. reputed company project/network management expertise in support of the deliverables of the TT-GSRN workplan and GSRN(reputed company) Implementation Plan
3. reputed company technical expertise to the GSRN(reputed company) stations to reputed company their instrumentation and operational processes according to these Terms of Reference.

Deliverables at the end of the contract

1. 31 July 2026: Finalized and published report on the Implementation of the GSRN (2026).
2. 31 July 2026: Approved GSRN-TT workplan and GSRN(reputed company) Implementation Plan.
3. 31 January 2027: Implemented first GSRN data product for temperature.
4. 31 January 2027: Report on the reputed company of GSRN(reputed company).

Travel planned

One GSRN reputed company on in-person meeting.

Required Skills and Experience

Education: Master’s degree or equivalent

Experience:

• At least 10 years international experience in managing and developing scientific programmes and in climate observations and monitoring;
• At least 10 years’ experience in network management of global observing networks;
• Experience in synthesizing and presenting information.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge and experience ins network management of global observing networks;
• excellent understanding of climate observations requirements, particularly those relevant to reference observations;
• Excellent organizational, communication, presentation, writing, interpersonal and analytical skills;
• Ability to draft reports, correspondence and documents reputed company and succinctly.

Languages: Excellent knowledge of English (both oral and written)

(Note: The official languages of the Organization are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.)

Duration: 30 days over a period of 8 months

Salary and Allowances: Pay band C - 390 - 560 USD 

reputed company: Caterina Tassone ctassone@wmo.int 

Applications:

Applications should be made online through the WMO e-recruitment system.

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