The South African Weather Service (SAWS) is a Section 3(a) public entity under the Ministry of Environmental Affairs and is governed by a Board. The organisation became a public entity on 15 July 2001 in terms of the South African Weather Service Act (No. 8 of 2001), as amended in 2013. It is an aut... read morehoritative voice for weather and climate forecasting in South Africa and as a member of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) it complies with international meteorological standards. As an Aviation Meteorological Authority, SAWS is designated by the State to provide weather services to the aviation industry, marine and a range of other identified clients and to fulfil a range of international obligations of the government. It provides two distinct services, namely public good services that are funded by government, and paid-for commercial services.
The South African Weather Service's countrywide observational network consists of:
231 Automatic Weather Stations (AWS)
12 Climate Stations (1 x 1st order, 3 x 2nd order & 21 x 3rd order stations)
1180 Rainfall Stations
153 Automatic Rainfall Stations
23 Sea Surface Temperature Stations
12 Voluntary Observing Ships
47 Weather buoys in the South Atlantic and South Indian Ocean
14 Meteorological Radar Systems
1 Global Atmosphere Watch Station at Cape Point
2 Dobson Ozone Spectrophotometre Stations in Irene and Springbok. (A third to operate at Cape Point)
1 Baseline Surface Radiation Network Station in De Aar
A national UVB Biometer network in Cape Town, Cape Point, Port Elizabeth, De Aar, King Shaka Airport and Pretoria
24 Lightning Detection Sensors (excluding 1 in Swaziland)
6 Air Quality Measuring and Monitoring Stations (DEA infrastructure being maintained by SAWS)
11 Upper-air Sounding Stations with Irene also conducting ozone soundings
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) Jobs in South Africa
Observation:
Perform routine weather observation duties that include: -
Visual weather observation and compile routine reports,
Providing special reports for changes in weather.
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Observation:
Perform routine weather observation duties that include:
Visual weather observation and compiling routine reports
Providing special reports for changes in weather
Providing o
Observation:
Perform routine weather observation duties that include:
Visual weather observation and compiling routine reports
Providing special reports for changes in weather
Providing o
Observation:
Perform routine weather observation duties that include:
Visual weather observation and compiling routine reports
Providing special reports for changes in weather
Providing o
Key Performance Areas:
Provide supervisory and technical oversight of Meteorological Observations activities performed within the Office
Ensure that all systems and processes involved in Meteo
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This role is an integral member of the HCM team that implements and monitors the delivery of the Human Capital Management strategy and collaborates with various departments to ensure th
WS03/082024
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To manage the regional observation infrastructure performance through effective maintenance, upgrade, and calibration of Observing Networks to enable
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The South African Weather Service (SAWS) seeks to appoint a suitable candidate for the position of Regional Manager responsible for Western and Northern Cape region. The Regio
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The position of Information Security Officer reports to Senior Manager: ICT. The Officer will be responsible for information security, governance, and information to protect the
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The Forecaster is tasked to ensure provision of highest standard forecasting products and services to General public, commercial clients and Aviation Clients in line with nati
(Ref. WS01/062024)
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The Climate Data Unit within the Climate Service Department is responsible for archiving, capturing, and quality-controlling various climate-
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A Scientist Air-Sea interaction will conduct research on the role of local air-sea interaction in fire activity over South Africa. The candidate will assess the suitability of vario
(Ref. WS01/052024)
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The incumbent is responsible for the development and implementation of the Human Capital Management (HCM) strategy that is aimed at systematically improving the S
(Ref. WS09/022024)
Key Performance Areas:
Provide supervisory and technical oversight of Meteorological Observations activities performed within the Office.
Ensures that all systems and pro
Job summary:
The Senior Meteorological Technician provides technical leadership in the operations of Meteorological Observations performed within the abovementioned region.
Observation:
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Observation:
Perform routine weather observation duties that include: -
Visual weather observation and compile routine reports,
Providing special reports for changes in weather
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To provide professional and efficient administrative support to the Chief Executive Officer, secretariat support to the Executive and Management Committees, coordinate preparatory
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Advising on legal matters relevant to SAWS, including but not limited to the drafting, negotiating and reviewing of contracts and Service Level Agreements, drafting of legal opinio
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