Consultant: State of Global Water Resources report for 2026

The consultant will prepare the State of Global Water Resources report for 2026 under the supervision of the Scientific Officer at the Division of Hydrology & Cryosphere. The role involves compiling hydrological data, performing analysis, developing graphical representations, and drafting the report.

Responsibilities

• Compile various hydrological variables for catchments around the globe from WMO Members, other platforms, data centres and global hydrological models.
• Perform analysis and develop graphical representation of hydrological data using R or Python and relevant GIS tools.
• Compile the first draft of the State of Global Water Resources 2026 report, drafting core chapters and prepare revised versions incorporating review comments.
• Provide a written workflow or algorithm documenting the stepwise procedure used to generate report results.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master's degree or Doctorate) in Hydrology, Environmental studies, related sciences and engineering fields.
• Minimum 7 years of experience required in data analysis, working with in-situ and modelled time series data for various hydrological variables, uncertainty analysis, preparation of scientific publications, statistics.
• Prior experience in State of Global Water Resources report for WMO or similar would be an advantage.
• Proven extensive experience in Hydrological modelling, GIS and advanced coding skills (R/Python).
• Excellent knowledge of English (both oral and written).
• Knowledge of other official languages of WMO (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish) would be an advantage.

Skills

• Hydrological Modelling
• Data Analysis
• Uncertainty Analysis
• Scientific Publication Preparation
• Statistics
• GIS
• R Programming
• Python Programming
• Hydrological Data Compilation
• Graphical Data Representation

Languages

English