Various Vacancies

Malawi School of Government (MSG)

The Malawi School of Government (MSG) is a unique higher education Statutory Corporation established through Act of Parliament No. 33 of 2022. Our primary mission is to play a pivotal role in shaping Malawi’s present and future by developing and delivering human resource development programmes and enhancing the capacity of the public and private sectors through education and training, research, consultancy, and advisory services.

MSG invites suitably qualified, motivated and agile candidates to fill the following positions existing at its secretariat and at the Kanengo Campus (formerly Malawi Institute of Management) and Mpemba Campus (formerly Staff Development Institute):

SENIOR ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN (TENABLE AT KANENGO CAMPUS)

Job Summary: To lead and manage the Campus library services.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  1. Management
  2. Information Literacy
  3. Readers’ Services
  4. Cataloguing and Classification
  5. Systems
  6. Stock Management

Qualification and other attributes:

  • Master’s degree in Library and Information Science or related fields from an accredited or recognised institution by the National Council for Higher Education.
  • 5 years’ experience in managing a library in a higher education or comparable institution.

 

CHIEF LIBRARY ASSISTANT (2 POSITIONS, ONE PER CAMPUS)

Job Summary: To provide support in the provision of library services.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Reader Services
  • Cataloguing and Classification c Stock Management

Qualification and other attributes:

  • Diploma in Library and Information Sciences from an accredited or recognised institution by the National Council for Higher Education.
  • 4 years’ experience in managing a library.

 

SENIOR LIBRARY ASSISTANT (TENABLE AT MPEMBA CAMPUS)

Job Summary: To support the implementation of specific library services.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  1. Reader Services
  2. Cataloguing and Classification

Qualification and other attributes:

  • Malawi Library Association Certificate and;
  • Malawi School Certificate of Education.
  • 2 years’ experience in library operations.

 

LIBRARY ASSISTANT (4 POSITIONS TENABLE AT MPEMBA CAMPUS)

Job Summary: To support general library services.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • General Library Service

Qualification and other attributes

  • Malawi Library Association of Malawi (MALA) certificate.
  • Malawi School Certificate of Education.

 

LIBRARY COMMISSIONAIRE (4 POSITIONS, TWO PER CAMPUS)

Job Summary: To provide general library security services.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Library Security

Qualifications and other attributes

  • Certificate in Security Studies or related from an accredited or recognised institution by the National Council for Higher Education.
  • Malawi School Certificate of Education.

 

AUDIO-VISUAL TECHNICIAN (TENABLE AT MPEMBA CAMPUS)

Job Summary: To provide audio-visual services.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

  • Audio Visual Services

Qualification and other attributes

  • Diploma in Journalism, ICT or media-related fields from an accredited or recognised institution by the National Council for Higher Education.
  • 2 years’ experience in library operations

 

REPROGRAPHER (TENABLE AT MPEMBA CAMPUS)

Job Summary: To offer printing, photocopying and basic bindery services.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  1. Reprography
  2. Machine maintenance

Qualification and other attributes

  • Malawi School Certificate of Education
  • Certificate in Printing or Secretarial Administration.
  • 2 years’ work experience

 

SENIOR STUDENT WELFARE OFFICER (TENABLE AT KANENGO CAMPUS)

Job Summary: To manage student welfare matters.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  1. Management
  2. Student Welfare
  3. Resource mobilization
  4. Records management

Qualification and other attributes:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Social Sciences, Education or related fields from an accredited
    or recognised institution by the National Council for Higher Education.
  • 5 years of relevant experience in an academic institution.

 

EXAMINATIONS OFFICER (TENABLE AT KANENGO CAMPUS)

Job Summary: To manage the administration of examinations.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Administration
  • Reporting

Qualification and other attributes

  • Bachelor’s degree in Education or related fields from an accredited or recognised institution by the National
    Council for Higher Education.
  • 3 years relevant experience.

 

ASSISTANT EXAMINATIONS OFFICER (TENABLE AT MPEMBA CAMPUS)

Job Summary:
To provide support in the administration of examinations.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

  • Examination Administration
  • Record Keeping

Qualification and other attributes

  • Diploma in Education or related fields from an accredited or recognised institution by the National Council for Higher Education.
  • 2 years relevant work experience.

 

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING SUPPORT OFFICER (TENABLE AT KANENGO CAMPUS)

Job Summary: To support the delivery of professional training programmes.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  1. Training
  2. Administration
  3. Records Management

Qualification and other attributes

  • Bachelor’s degree in business administration, public administration or related field from an accredited or recognised University by the National Council for Higher Education.
  • 3 years of relevant experience in supporting the delivery of training programmes.

 

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (TENABLE AT KANENGO CAMPUS)

Job Summary: To support the provision of administrative services.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  1. Administration
  2. Records Keeping

Qualification and other attributes

  • Bachelors’ degree in Business Administration or related fields
  • 3 years’ experience in a relevant field

 

 

MATRON (TENABLE AT KANENGO CAMPUS)

Job Summary
To provide student welfare services in halls of residence.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

  1. Administration
  2. Records Management
  3. Reporting

Qualification and other attributes

  • Diploma in Nursing, Community Development, Social Welfare or related fields from an accredited or recognised institution by the National Council for Higher Education.
  • 3 years relevant work experience.

 

 

WORKS SUPERVISOR (2 POSITIONS, ONE PER CAMPUS)

Job Summary: To support the management of the School’s estates.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Maintenance and Development b Reporting

Qualification and other attributes

  • Diploma in Quantity Surveying, Architecture, Land Economy, Land Surveying or a related field from an accredited or recognised institution by the National Council for Higher Education.
  • 3 years relevant work experience

 

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (5 POSITIONS TENABLE AT MPEMBA CAMPUS, 3 POSITIONS TENABLE AT KANENGO CAMPUS)

Job Summary: To provide administrative support and secretarial services.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

  1. Secretarial Services
  2. Record Keeping
  3. Office Administration
  4. Front Office
  5. Events Management

Qualification and other attributes

  • Diploma in Administration or related field from an accredited or recognised institution by the National Council for Higher Education.
  • 3 years’ relevant experience.
  • Advanced typing speed is an added advantage.

 

STORES CLERK (2 POSITIONS, ONE PER CAMPUS)

Job Summary: To support the management of supplies.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

  1. Supply management
  2. Record Keeping
  3. Reporting

Qualification and other attributes

  • Certificate in Procurement and Supply from an accredited or recognised institution by the National Council for Higher Education.
  • 2 years’ work experience in stores operations.

 

RECEPTIONIST (TENABLE AT MPEMBA CAMPUS)

Job Summary: To manage front office services.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

  1. Front Office
  2. Record Keeping c Administration

Qualification and other attributes

  • Certificate in Front Office from an accredited or recognised institution by the National Council for Higher Education.
  • Diploma an added advantage.
  • Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE).
  • 2 years’ relevant work experience.

 

DRIVER (5 POSITIONS TENABLE AT MPEMBA CAMPUS, 3 POSITIONS TENABLE AT KANENGO CAMPUS)

Job Summary: To transport staff and goods.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

  1. Driving
  2. Maintenance
  3. Reporting

Qualification and other attributes
• PSV Driving Licence.
• Defensive Driving Licence.
• Malawi School Certificate of Education.
• 2 years’ relevant work experience.

 

OFFICE ASSISTANT (4 POSITIONS TENABLE AT MPEMBA, ONE POSITION TENABLE AT KANENGO)

Job Summary: To provide messengerial and cleaning services.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Messengerial

Qualification and other attributes
• Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE).
• 2 years’ relevant work experience.

 

ASSISTANT RECORDS OFFICER (TENABLE AT MPEMBA CAMPUS)

Job Summary: To provide support in keeping and retrieving records.

Key Duties and Responsibilities
a Filing
b Records Management

Qualification and other attributes

  • Diploma in management or related fields from an accredited or recognised institution by the National Council for Higher Education.
  • Knowledge of modern office, clerical procedures and methods
  • Knowledge of filing and records management
  • Skilled in Microsoft Office applications
  • 2 years relevant work experience.

 

ARTISAN/TRADESMAN (4 POSITIONS, 2 POSITIONS PER CAMPUS)

Job Summary: To provide maintenance works.

Key Duties and Responsibilities
a) Maintenance
b) Reporting
c) Prepare and submit reports

Qualification and other attributes

  • Advanced Craft Certificate/TEVET Level 4/Trade Test Grade 1 or 2 or City and Guilds equivalent certificate.
  • Malawi School Certificate of Education.
  • 2 years relevant work experience.

 

ASSISTANT SECURITY OFFICER (2 POSITIONS, ONE PER CAMPUS)

Job Summary: To coordinate and provide security services

Key Duties and Responsibilities
a) Security service
b) Reporting

Qualification and other attributes

  • Diploma in Security Studies or related fields from an accredited or recognised institution by the National Council for Higher Education.
  • 3 years’ experience.

 

REGISTRY CLERK (TENABLE AT KANENGO CAMPUS)

Job Summary
To keep records of the school.

Key Duties and Responsibilities
a) Record Keeping
b) Reporting

Qualification and other attributes

  1. Certificate in Business Administration or related fields from an accredited or recognised institution by the National Council for Higher Education.
  2. 2 years’ relevant work experience.

 

QUALITY ASSURANCE OFFICER (TENABLE AT KANENGO CAMPUS)

Job Summary: To provide quality assurance services.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
a) Quality Assurance
b) Records management
c) Reporting

Qualification and other attributes

  • Bachelor’s degree in Education from an accredited or recognised University by the National Council for Higher Education
  • 3 years of relevant quality assurance experience in a higher education or comparable institution.

How to apply
Interested candidates should send application letters, curriculum vitae with the required qualifications and attributes clearly indicated and names of three traceable referees to the following address:

POSITIONS TENABLE AT MPEMBA CAMPUS MUST BE SENT TO:

The Campus Director
Malawi School of Government
Mpemba Campus
P/Bag 1
Mpemba.
MALAWI.

POSITIONS TENABLE AT KANENGO CAMPUS MUST BE SENT TO:

The Campus Director
Malawi School of Government
Kanengo Campus
P. O. Box 30801
Lilongwe 3.
MALAWI.

The closing date for receiving applications is Monday, 27th January 2025