A new full time opportunity for a Climate and Marine Modelling Assistant has been announced by IGAD in Nairobi. The ideal candidate will have 4 - 5 years of professional experience in the Assistant field. Interested applicants should submit their applications before Nov, 11.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY ON DEVELOPMENT (IGAD)
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Position Title: Climate and Marine Modelling Assistant
Reference:
IGAD-CMMA
Issuing Office: IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC)
Duty Station: Nairobi
Applications
Deadline:
11th November 2026
Expected
Start Date: Immediate
Background
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), through its specialised centre on climate (ICPAC), supports Member States in strengthening climate information, prediction, early warning, disaster risk management, and climate-resilient development across the Greater Horn of Africa. The increasing impacts of climate variability and change on terrestrial, coastal and marine systems have created a growing need for reliable climate and marine information to support decision-making. The development of climate and marine modelling capabilities is particularly important for sectors such as fisheries, maritime transport, coastal infrastructure, disaster risk reduction, agriculture, water resources and the broader Blue Economy.
The ICPAC is seeking to recruit a Climate and Marine Modelling Assistant to provide technical support in the processing, analysis, visualization and quality control of climate and marine datasets and model outputs. The position will support the development of operational climate and marine information products and contribute to modelling, forecasting, research and data-analysis activities.
The position is intended for an early-career professional with strong quantitative skills and an interest in developing practical expertise in climate and marine modelling.
Objective of the Position
The Climate and Marine Modelling Assistant will provide technical support to climate and marine modelling activities, including data processing, model-output analysis, forecast verification, visualization, automation and preparation of information products for climate services, early warning and marine applications.
2.1 Key Roles and Responsibilities
The Climate and Marine Modelling Assistant will undertake the following tasks:
Climate and Marine Modelling
Data Processing and Analysis
Programming and Automation
Model Verification and Visualization
Climate Services and Early Warning
Research and Technical Support
Key Deliverables
- Support processing and analysis of climate, weather, ocean and wave model outputs.
- Assist in the preparation of climate and marine forecast products, analyse parameters such as rainfall, temperature, wind, sea surface temperature, waves, currents, sea level and other relevant variables and support monitoring and analysis of climate and marine extremes and hazards.
- Download, process, quality-control and organize climate and marine datasets, work with scientific and geospatial data formats such as NetCDF, GRIB and GeoTIFF, support integration of model outputs with satellite and in-situ observations and extract and analyse data for specific geographic areas, countries and marine zones.
- Develop and maintain basic scripts and workflows for data processing and analysis.
- Use Python, R, MATLAB or equivalent tools for scientific data analysis.
- Support automation of routine modelling and forecast-product generation.
- Support comparison of model outputs with observations, assist with forecast verification and preparation of performance statistics and Prepare maps, graphs, time-series and other visualizations for technical and operational use.
- Support monitoring of climate and marine conditions for early warning, contribute to preparation of routine and event-based climate and marine information products and provide technical inputs to climate outlooks, marine forecasts and Blue Economy information services.
- Support research and analysis related to climate variability, climate change, marine hazards and forecasting, contribute to technical reports, presentations, publications and project activities and undertake other related duties assigned by the supervisor.
- Processed and quality-controlled climate and marine datasets, Climate and marine forecast maps and analytical products, Model verification and performance-analysis outputs, Automated data-processing and analysis scripts, Climate and marine monitoring products, technical reports, presentations and analytical notes and Inputs to early warning and climate/marine information services.
About Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya's capital, is the largest city in East Africa and a major hub for international organizations, UN agencies, and multinational companies. The city serves as the regional coordination center for many Horn of Africa operations, offering diverse career opportunities across development, technology, finance, and humanitarian sectors.
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