The Northern Region Water Board (NRWB) is a Parastatal Organisation that was established in 1996 under the Waterworks Act, Cap 72:01 of the Laws of Malawi. The core mandate of the NRWB is to provide potable water supply and waterborne sanitation services to urban, peri-urban, and market centers in the Northern Region of Malawi.

The NRWB seeks to recruit suitably qualified persons to fill the following vacant posts:

SCHEME COORDINATORS (GRADE RANGE P3-P1) TWO POSITIONS

Duties and responsibilities

Reporting to the Zone Manager, the Scheme Coordinators will be supporting the Zone Manager in undertaking various Water Operations Processes. The specific duties for the Scheme Coordinator shall include the following:

1. Overseeing production and distribution of water throughout the Scheme water supply areas including compliance to water quality standards;
2. Ensuring that environmental protection activities, related projects and programmes within the Scheme are implemented;
3. Designing and executing maintenance plans for water supply infrastructure including reticulation systems, plant and equipment in the Scheme;
4. Ensuring effective customer service delivery within the Scheme to enhance customer delight and satisfaction;
5. Designing and implementing effective debt collection strategies including revival of long-disconnected accounts (LDAs) for all classes of customers in the Scheme.
6. Mainstreaming health and safety in all of the Scheme’s operational activities;
7. Designing and executing strategies to reduce non-revenue water in the Scheme;
8. Ensuring and managing water safety and drought contingency plans in the Scheme;
9. Ensuring optimum utilization of energy in the Scheme;
10. Identifying and dealing with various risks that may affect water supply and catchment protection activities in the Scheme;
11. Ensuring effective monitoring and evaluation system covering all operational activities in the Scheme; including preparation and submission of operation and performance reports.
12. Preparing and implementing Scheme annual budgets
13. Supervising and managing Scheme staff including training and developing them.
14. Participating in preparation of short and long-term water expansion plans for the scheme
15. Handling human resource issues in liaison with the Department of Human Resources and Administration
16. Ensuring that spot checking is done for meter reading and other field work.
17. Ensuring, before bills are printed, that zero consumptions are correct.
18. Ensuring that volume of water produced, volume of water passing through bulk and DMA meters, electricity meter readings, hours of power supply, power factor efficiency, quantity of water purification chemicals used and closing debtors are recorded on daily basis. Number of new water connections (NWCs) activated should be recorded weekly. Downtime of pumps (and reasons) and locations of pipe bursts on pipelines equal to and greater than 150mm in diameter should be recorded immediately these Occur.
19. Carrying out any other lawful duties as assigned by the Zone Manager.

Qualifications and Experience

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Water Engineering, Waste Water and/or Sanitation Engineering obtained from a recognised institution.
• At least two years’ experience in engineering in a large and busy organisation
• Candidates should be registered with Malawi Engineering Institution (MEl) as a Graduate Engineer.

Other Required Attributes

• Strong computer skills including engineering systems
• Good communication skills (oral and written)
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills
• A high level of integrity and professionalism.

Terms and Conditions

The Board shall offer an attractive package (commensurate with qualifications and experience) which includes salary, medical insurance, water allowance, and membership to a Contributory Group Pension Scheme.

Method of Application

Application letters together with detailed Curriculum Vitae, copies of certificates or notification of results and at least three traceable referees must be submitted to the following address:

The Chief Executive Officer,
Northern Region Water Board,
Kawiluwilu House, Bloemwater Street,
Private Bag 94,
MZUZU.

Application letters should reach the Chief Executive Officer not later than 06th November 2024.

Only shortlisted applications will be acknowledged.

NORTHERN REGION WATER BOARD IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. FEMALES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY