Climate Data Analyst

Location: Greater London

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JRThe International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities.

A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.
** Background:
** To support IRC’s growing portfolio of climate resilience programming— including anticipatory action, disaster risk finance, climate adaptive livelihoods, etc— IRC is increasing its climate data analysis capacity to forecast climate hazards and analyze impacts as part of our well-established Global Crisis Analysis (GCA) team. Climate forecasts will inform IRC’s programming across different sectors and geographic regions.

The Climate Analyst supports the integration of climate forecasts into IRC existing suite of crisis analysis products (annual Emergency Watchlist, risk monitoring & emergency classifications). The Climate Analyst will be working within the Global Crisis Analysis team within the Emergency  Unit (EmU) and working closely with the Anticipatory Action Team, Climate Global Practice Area, Climate Operations, and Signpost team. The role involves liaising closely with Country Programs & Regions to interpret and action the forecasts that the analyst produces.

A significant focus of the position is to ensure regular and timely production of reports. Climate Data Analysis needs within the IRC are expanding, so the responsibilities of this role may evolve as we build greater understanding of how data analysis can support IRC climate priorities.

The GCA team maintains the IRC's Emergency Classification system, which is a critical first step in all IRC emergency responses. Most classification requests are handled during working hours by other members of the team, but all team members participate in a roster system to share responsibility for handling classification requests  Climate Analyst may, very occasionally, be involved in processing and issuing a classification at weekends where this is crucial to ensure a timely response to a new emergency.
** Major responsibilities
***** 1. Climate Data Analysis & Forecasting
**** Conduct and automate regular climate analysis, including historical and forecast  data (rainfall, drought, floods, heatwaves, cyclones, water scarcity) in IRC countries.
* Review and interpret monthly forecasts from sources like Columbia IRI and CHIRPS.
* Develop systems for automated short- and long-term hazard forecasting and reporting.
* Collaborate with other teams to build data products integrating climate analysis.
* Explore and assess the use case of external climate platforms, remote sensing, and geospatial analysis (such as Earth Map, Copernicus, GLOFAS, Google Earth Engine, vegetation stress, flood mapping, land degradation).
* Collaborate with other teams to explore forecasting methodologies for hazards other than floods and droughts.
*** 2. Stakeholder Engagement & Application of Climate Insights
**** Liaise with Country Programs, Regions and Technical Advisors to interpret forecasts and guide anticipatory action and other climate resilience programming.
* Host regular calls with key stakeholders (such as DDPs, REDs, Emergency Coordinators) to discuss impacts of forecasted hazards.
* Issue rapid alerts for impending climate events and support preparedness planning.
* Produce monthly global climate briefs summarizing forecasts, risks, and recommended actions.
*** 3. Strategic Integration & Knowledge Building
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