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Observations Processing Officer

rwanda meteorology agency (METEO)

Level:5.II

Post:1

Under Contract

Responsibilities or duties

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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;
• 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;
• 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 or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

• Bachelor's Degree in Meteorology
• Degree in Atmospheric Science
• Bachelor's Degree in Statistics
• Bachelor's Degree in Data Science
• Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
• Bachelor’s Degree in Remote Sensing
• Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics
• Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Meteorology
• Bachelor’s Degree in Hydrometeorology
• Bachelor’s Degree in Climate Sciences
• Bachelor’s Degree in Geographic Information System (GIS)
• Bachelor's Degree in Big Data
• Bachelor's Degree in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
• Bachelor's Degree in Geomatics

Experience needed

• 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
• Problem solving
• Decision making
• Analytical skills
• Time management
• Attention and concentration
• Behavioral observations
• Clear and Effective Communication

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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;
• 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;
• 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

• 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

• Bachelor's Degree in Meteorology
• Degree in Atmospheric Science
• Bachelor's Degree in Statistics
• Bachelor's Degree in Data Science
• Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
• Bachelor’s Degree in Remote Sensing
• Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics
• Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Meteorology
• Bachelor’s Degree in Hydrometeorology
• Bachelor’s Degree in Climate Sciences
• Bachelor’s Degree in Geographic Information System (GIS)
• Bachelor's Degree in Big Data
• Bachelor's Degree in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
• Bachelor's Degree in Geomatics