Meteorological Application Officer

RWANDA METEOROLOGY AGENCY (METEO)
Posts: 4
Under Contract

Posted on: Sep 10, 2026
Deadline: Sep 18, 2026

Exams to be conducted

1: PsychometricTest
2: Written
3: Oral

Reports To

Weather / Climate Services and Applications Division Manager

Job responsibilities

The Meteorological Applications Officer will be tasked with:

i) The Meteorological Applications Officers deliver specialist expertise in the fields of Aviation, Agro-Meteorology, Climate and Hydrology.

ii) Deliver services for specialist applications and users, according to the Standard Operating Procedures for each product or service, whether routine or on-demand;

iii) create and execute services for users, including liaison with the Division Manager for hybrid services;

iv) deliver explanations to the public or other interested groups(s) about the science and applications of weather, water and climate;

v) Climate change mainstreaming,

vi) Participate in appropriate WMO, regional and national forums, programmes and projects under the supervision of the Senior Met Applications Officer and the Division Manager, Applications and Services.

vii) (specific to the Aviation Application Officer) administer the WMO Competency Assessment Toolkit for Aviation forecasters and Aviation Observers.

NB:Candidates with Bachelor's degree in Mathematical Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, Water Resources Management, Environmental Sciences, Statistics, Agriculture/Animal Science, Geography, (GIS)& Remote Sensing, Natural Resources Management or other Earth Sciences must have one (1) year relevant working experience in forecasting center, Meteorological operations and its related applications, meteorological software, NWP models, climate models and their applications and climate information services or successfuly completed a meteorological program/trainning in a recognised WMO Center/institution

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Meteorology —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 Mathematics —0 Year of relevant experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Sciences —0 Year of relevant experience

Bachelor’s Degree in water resources management —0 Year of relevant experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Geography, —0 Year of relevant experience

Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry —0 Year of relevant experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Meteorology —0 Year of relevant experience

Bachelor’s Degree Aviation Meteorology —0 Year of relevant experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Hydrometeorology —0 Year of relevant experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Agrometeorology —0 Year of relevant experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Satellite/Radar Meteorology —0 Year of relevant experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Climate Sciences —0 Year of relevant experience

Bachelor’s Degree in GIS & Remote Sensing —0 Year of relevant experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Physics —0 Year of relevant experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Geography with successful completion of a meteorological program/training in a recognized WMO center/institution. —0 Year of relevant experience

Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Science —0 Year 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

Problem solving skills

Decision making skills

Time management skills

Risk management skills

Results oriented

Digital literacy skills

Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English and/or French. Knowledge of all is an added advantage.

Analytical skills;

Psychometric Languages

English

Français

Psychometric Domains

Problem solving — Competence / Skills

Decision making — Competence / Skills

Analytical skills — Competence / Skills

Time management — Competence / Skills

Knowledge/Awareness — Behavior and attitude

Awareness of their own abilities — Aptitude

Clear and Effective Communication — Communication skills

Adaptability and Flexibility — Communication skills