We’re looking for a Meteorologist Climatologist Mentor who can live and volunteer in Samoa for 12 months. Join the Australian Volunteers Program to contribute to sustainable development across Central and North Pacific Region.

About the Partner Organisation

The Samoa Meteorology Division (SMD) plays a vital role in protecting life, property and economic development in Samoa by providing effective weather, climate, geoscience and ozone advisory services. It also provides meteorological, geo-science, climate change advice to support the sustainable development of natural resources in Samoa. The responsibilities of the SMD with respect to 24/7 multi hazard early warning for Samoa includes provision of observation, forecasting and early warning services including meteorology and extreme weather, tsunamis storm surges and coastal flooding. SMD also provides tropical cyclone forecasts for Samoa.

The volunteer would provide technical support and assess the current situation related to tropical cyclone forecasting at SMD and identify any capacity, knowledge, and process gaps. They would support training and knowledge transfer to address those gaps and recommend actions needed going forward.

About the Position

• You’ll be supporting the Meteorology Division to assess the current capacity and provide training where necessary.
• You’ll need at least a Bachelor's degree or equivalent in physics, mathematics, geophysics and completion of a post-graduate meteorologist training course, exceeding meteorologist requirements as mentioned in the WMO 10831
• You’ll gain experience working in the local meteorology office supporting the protection of the Pacific people.

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