Senior Data Quality Controller at The South African Weather Service (SAWS)

(Ref. WS01/062024) 
 
Job Summary: 

• The Climate Data Unit within the Climate Service Department is responsible for archiving, capturing, and quality-controlling various climate-related data sets coming from various SAWS measuring platforms. The incumbent will be responsible for quality-controlling sunshine data, archiving the charts, capturing climate data and quality control, and scanning old historical climate and rainfall returns. 

Key Performance Areas: 

• Participate in the quality control of historical and real-time climate data from the SAWS surface observation network, 
• Be responsible for the archiving of sunshine data and charts, 
• Take part in data recovery programs by capturing data and metadata and scanning various documents, 
• Have knowledge of observation methods and the inter-relationships of different climate variables, 
• Have an understanding of data acquisition and quality control of data from Automatic Weather, Climate and Rainfall Stations, 
• Have knowledge of international standards as set by WMO and ISO, 
• Provide information to Scientists and Forecasters on request, 
• Participate in the implementation of new techniques, methodologies and processes in field of quality control. 

Required Minimum Education/Training: 

• A Weather Observers certificate or equivalent qualification in meteorology or climatological or related fields. 

Required Minimum Work Experience: 

• A minimum of 2 years of work experience within a meteorological or similar scientific environment. 

Technical and Behavioural Competencies Required 

• Ability to read, analyse and interpret climate data and information, 
• Excellent computer skills, especially excel, 
• The ability to work in crystal reports or SQL and the GIS environment will be an added advantage, 
• Good communication, interpersonal and analytical skills are essential.