Two positions have been opened at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) under the Africa Regional Centres of Excellence (ArcX) Programme funded through the European Union’s Global Gateway initiative :
- Training and Collaborative Innovation Specialist – ArcX Climate Change Resilience to help strengthen climate resilience through training and innovation partnerships in Africa.
- Solutions Software Engineer (A2) to contribute to the development, deployment, and user support of ECMWF’s Forecast-in-a-Box initiative, building on the Strengthening Early Warning in Africa (SEWA) project.
Application deadline: 29/03/2026
Contract Duration: 4 years, up to 30 March 2030, with possibility of extensions
The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) is a world leader in Numerical Weather Predictions providing high-quality data for weather forecasts and environmental monitoring.
In January 2026, the ECMWF launched a new activity under the Africa Regional Centres of Excellence (ArcX) Climate Change Resilience Component, implemented on behalf of the European Commission's DG INTPA. This four-year initiative is carried out in partnership with the JRC and complements other Regional Centres of Excellence in Africa focused on agro-ecology, water, ocean, biodiversity & forest.
Activities under ArcX focus on science, technology and innovation and aim to establish a bridge with EU's Digital Agenda. This includes alignement with the Destination Earth Initiative (DestinE), the use of AI/ML techniques, and advances in climate change services such as the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) and ClimSA programmes.
More information on the job openings: https://jobs.ecmwf.int/Home/Job
