Under the direct supervision of the Director, Disaster Risk Reduction, MHEWS Office and Public Services, the incumbent will perform the following duties:

(a) Plans and oversees the management of activities undertaken by the Section and ensures that substantive work programmes and programmed activities are carried out in a timely fashion, coordinating diverse threads of work, supervises staff, manages budget and resources, establishes and manages the annual work plans ensuring fair distribution of roles and responsibilities of staff and adequate performance monitoring, promoting good communication, fostering individual engagement along with team effort within the division and across organizational boundaries;

(b) Contributes to the development, integration and execution of the WMO Strategic and Operating Plan's components related to early warning and public weather services and applications, including severe weather and tropical cyclone forecasting, impact-based forecasting, Common Alerting Protocol implementation, socio-economic benefits assessments of such services, including those related to the UNSG's Early Warning for All Initiative in particular, by ensuring adequate inputs and coordination with PEC Section, Services, Member Services and Infrastructure Departments and beyond;

(c) Personally leads the Section support to the Standing Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction and Early Warning Services of the Technical Commission on Services and Applications (SERCOM), its engagement and technical support to EW4All Initiative, notably in developing normative and technical guidance material for Members as well as providing expert review and guidance on the EW4All pillar addressing the detection, observation, monitoring, analysis and forecasting of hazards and interpillar planned activities;

(d) Guides and supervises the section support to the SC-DRR subsidiary working groups as well as the support provided to working groups under the Tropical Cyclone Programme, the Severe Weather Forecasting and Public Weather Services components of Services Programme;

(e) Guides and supervises the Section technical contributions to Extrabudgetary Projects preparation and implementation as needed, in full cooperation with project managers;

(f) Ensures that the outputs produced by the Section maintain high-quality standards; that reports are clear, objective and based on comprehensive data;

(g) Prepares inputs for the work programme of the Division and Department, proposing priorities, and resources allocations for the completion of outputs and their timely delivery;

(h) Carries out programmatic/administrative tasks necessary for the functioning of the Section, including preparation of inputs for results-based budgeting, assigning and monitoring of performance parameters and critical indicators, reporting on budget/programme performance, evaluation of staff performance, interviews of candidates for job openings and evaluation of candidates;

(i) Represents the Organization at inter-agency meetings, seminars, etc. on substantive-related issues. Contributes to the better visibility and recognition of WMO and its Members NMHSs, including through the organization of, or participation to, technical conferences, symposia and workshops, in relation to EW4All in particular;

(j) Carry out other duties, as required.