About the assignment

We’re looking for a Meteorologist Climatologist Mentor who can live and volunteer in Samoa for 12 months. 

•  You’ll be supporting the Meteorology Division to capacity build the teams, providing 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.
• You’ll gain experience working in the local meteorology office supporting the protection of the Pacific people.

About the Partner Organisation: 

The Samoa Meteorology Division (SMD), based in Apia, 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 and climate change advice to support the sustainable development of natural resources in Samoa. It is the responsibility of the SMD to provide 24/7 multi hazard early warnings for the country.  

A volunteer is needed to provide additional technical support and assess the current practices related to tropical cyclone forecasting. They could identify any capacity, knowledge and process gaps and support training and knowledge transfer to address those gaps. 

About the Australian Volunteers Program  

The Australian Volunteers Program is an Australian government-funded initiative. We support partner organisations across the Pacific, Asia, and Africa to achieve locally led change.   

Volunteers are supported throughout their volunteer journey, and we actively support and encourage people of all backgrounds and abilities to volunteer and aim to make the program as accessible and inclusive as possible. Find out more. 

Allowance:

A position description is attached.