PMD IFRAP Consultant Jobs 2026 – 4 World Bank Expert Slots, Apply by 2 Nov 4pm

The Pakistan Meteorological Department has extended the deadline for its International Panel of Experts under the World Bank-financed flood resilience project. Four individual consultant slots are open — systems integration, weather forecasting, software and data integration, and high-performance computing — and expressions of interest must reach the project office by 2 November 2026 at 4:00 pm Pakistan time. This is urgent: the closing date is tomorrow, and the cutoff is 4 pm, not midnight.

Last date to apply: 2 November 2026 at 4:00 PM PKT. Late expressions of interest will not be accepted.

The assignments sit under the Integrated Flood Resilience and Adaptation Project (IFRAP), Component-2, Strengthening Hydromet and Climate Services, within the Modernization of Hydromet Services of PMD in Pakistan. The World Bank credit reference is IDA-73330. In plain words: Pakistan is upgrading the systems that forecast weather, track floods and warn the public, and this panel of experts will guide that technical work.

PMD IFRAP Consultant Jobs 2026 — The Four Slots

Each slot carries its own STEP reference number, and that number matters. Use the exact reference for the slot you target, because a wrong reference can send a strong submission to the wrong file. These are individual consultancy assignments, not regular government pay-scale posts, and they are selected under World Bank procurement rules for individual consultants.

Why These Four Roles Matter for Pakistan

Weather forecasting is only as good as the chain behind it: instruments collect data, computers run models, software moves the data between systems, and forecasters turn model output into warnings people can act on. A weak link anywhere in that chain means a late or wrong flood warning. That is why the panel covers all four links at once — the integrator who sees the whole chain, the forecasting scientist, the software and data specialist, and the computing infrastructure expert who keeps the heavy models running.

For senior Pakistani professionals in meteorology, software engineering and computing, this is also a rare kind of opening: short, expert-level, internationally financed work based in Islamabad, with the chance to shape national systems rather than just maintain them.

Who Should Apply for the PMD IFRAP Panel

The detailed terms of reference for each slot are published on the PMD circulars and tenders page, and applicants should read the terms for their slot before writing anything. The summaries checked do not print a single education or experience bar for all four slots, because each slot has its own expert profile — a forecasting scientist’s profile is different from a computing infrastructure expert’s. What is common is seniority: these are expert panel roles, not entry-level posts, and applicants should show deep, relevant experience.

If your background is in general IT support or junior software work, this panel is probably not the right fit. If you have led systems integration, built forecasting workflows, integrated large data systems, or run high-performance computing setups, your expression of interest belongs here.

Important Dates for PMD IFRAP Consultant Jobs 2026

One honest flag on the paperwork: the summaries of the extension notice give two different advertisement references — PID(I)3806/26 in one summary and PID(I)3695/26 in another. The deadline, the four slots and the STEP numbers agree across all sources checked, so the reference difference does not change what applicants must do, but readers should quote the reference printed on the notice they download from PMD itself.

Documents to Prepare for Your Expression of Interest

• Expression of interest letter naming the exact slot and its STEP reference number
• Updated CV showing relevant expert experience for that slot
• Copies of degrees and professional certificates
• Evidence of similar past assignments, if available
• Contact details that you actually check — email and phone

How to Apply for PMD IFRAP Consultant Jobs 2026

• Read the detailed terms of reference for your slot on the PMD circulars and tenders page.
• Write your expression of interest for one slot, quoting its STEP reference number exactly.
• Email it to the Project Implementation Unit at ps.mhsp@pmd.gov.pk, with mhsp.piupmd@gmail.com as the alternate address printed in the notice summary.
• Send it well before 2 November 2026 at 4:00 PM PKT — the cutoff is in the afternoon, not at midnight.
• For queries, the Project Implementation Unit sits at the Seismic Observatory, Saidpur Village, Islamabad, telephone 051-2273534.

Fraud warning: The Pakistan Meteorological Department never charges a fee for an expression of interest or a consultancy application. Anyone asking for money, a processing fee, or payment for shortlisting is running a scam. Apply only through the email addresses and office given in this post and never through an agent, a WhatsApp number, or a payment link sent by a stranger.

FAQs — PMD IFRAP Consultant Jobs 2026

What is the last date to apply?
2 November 2026 at 4:00 PM Pakistan time.

How many slots are open?
Four individual consultant slots on the International Panel of Experts.

Is this a regular government job?
No. These are individual consultancy assignments under a World Bank-financed project, selected under World Bank procurement rules.

Where is the work based?
Islamabad, Pakistan, with the Project Implementation Unit at Saidpur Village.

Can I apply for more than one slot?
Each slot has its own STEP reference. If you genuinely fit two slots, send a separate expression of interest for each, quoting the correct reference each time.

Where are the detailed terms of reference?
On the Pakistan Meteorological Department circulars and tenders page, under tenders.