ActionAid Malawi is a locally registered non-governmental organisation under the Company’s Act limited by Guarantee and is an affiliate of ActionAid International, a federation of national organizations working in over 45 countries in Africa, Asia, Americas and Europe regions.
ActionAid has been working in Malawi since 1991 and works in partnership with communities, community based organizations, civil society, social movements, and governments, across the world to fight and eradicate poverty, injustice and exclusion. We work with and support poor and excluded people in the struggle to demand and claim their rights. ActionAid’s work is focused around women’s rights, right to education, food security, just and democratic governance, human security and HIV& AIDS. ActionAid, with funding from various donors and cooperating partners is implementing several projects under its 4th Country Strategy Paper at national and districts levels within Malawi.
ActionAid now invites applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill the following vacant position
Role Overview
Action Aid, in collaboration with Self Help Africa, Evangelical Association of Malawi, Plan International and ADRA, with funding from the European Union, will be implementing a programme called BETTER. BETTER with a total funding of €14.6 million with EU contributing €13.96 million is a five year programme that aims at increasing the resilience, food, nutrition and income security of 402,000 smallholder farmers in the 10 districts of Karonga, Chitipa, Mzimba, Kasungu, Nkhata-Bay, Nkhotakota, Salima, Chiradzulu, Thyolo and Mulanje. BETTER is part of the KULIMA (KutukulaUlimim’Malawi) Programme.
KULIMA Programme, with an estimated cost of €111 000 000, is funded by the EU contributing €100,000,000, and jointly co-financed by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and German Cooperation. The BETTER programme has the following specific objectives; to strengthen agricultural extension services through 13,400 FFS groups in order to secure effective and productive services for smallholder farmers in 10 KULIMA districts, to increase the absorptive/ anticipatory, adaptive and transformative capacities of 402,000 smallholder farmers to adapt to adverse effects of climate change and improve food security in 78 EPAs in 10 KULIMA districts; to improve food security for 402,000 farmers through effective livelihood diversification and technology transfer
Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Name of Project: Better Extension Training Transforming Economic Returns
Funded by: European Union
Reports to: Project Coordinator
No. of Positions: 1
Location: Nkhatabay/Chiradzulu
Duration: 5 years
Job Purpose
The District Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will be responsible for all data collection, analysis, and Beaming activities in NkhataBay and Chiradzulu districts to ensure effectiveness, efficiency implementation of the and accountability in BETTER project. The District Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will be under the direct supervision at the M&E Manager at PMU and will work closely the District Project Coordinator and Project Facilitators to assess field conditions, support capacity building initiatives, and facilitate the collection of quality data. The officer will also collaborate with the district team in reviewing and preparing monthly quarterly and annual Project implementation reports for submission to the PMU
Job Title: Project Coordinator
Name of Project: Better Extension Training Transforming Economic Returns
Funded by: European Union
Reports to: Thematic Manager Food Security and Resilience
No. of Positions: 1
Location: Nkhatabay/Chiradzulu
Duration: 5 years
Job Purpose
The project coordinator will be responsible for the overall successful implementation of the BETTER Project in Nkhatabay and Chiradzulu districts. The project coordinator will be responsible for overseeing day to day planning, implementation monitoring and evaluation to achieve the defined project objectives/outcomes in line with the approved project mandate and Project Document. S/he will work closely with the target District Councils and the facilitators for Farmer Field Schools. The coordinator will also be responsible for the management of financial resources for the project to ensure value for money for ActionAid.
Job Title: Finance and Administration Officer
Name of Project: Better Extension Training Transforming Economic Returns
Funded by: European Union
Reports to: Project Coordinator
No. of Positions: 1
Location: Nkhatabay/Chiradzulu
Duration: 5 years
Job Purpose
The Finance and Administration Officer will work closely to support the Projects Finance Manager. He she will be responsible for management and oversight of budgets, preparation of financial reports, and administration of the project. In addition, the position holder will be responsible for compliance with accounting policies, ensuring that accurate, complete and reliable financial information is maintained in the financial systems (SUN), and ensure an effective and efficient control of project assets and Finances.
Job Title: Driver
Name of Project: Better Extension Training Transforming Economic Returns
Funded by: European Union
Reports to: Project Coordinator
No. of Positions: 2
Location: Nkhatabay/Chiradzulu
Duration: 5 years
Job Purpose
The Office Assistant will be supporting the project in a variety of clerical and front office support tasks with high quality and in a timely manner. She will provide transportation support to the ActionAid staff in implementation of the BETTER project with high quality and in a timely manner.
Job Title: Office Assistant
Name of Project: Better Extension Training Transforming Economic Returns
Funded by: European Union
Reports to: Project Coordinator
No. of Positions: 2
Location: Nkhatabay/Chiradzulu
Duration: 5 years
Job Purpose
The Office Assistant will be supporting the project in a variety of clerical and front office support tasks with high quality and in a timely manner. She will provide transportation support to the ActionAid staff in implementation of the BETTER project with high quality and in a timely manner.
Job Title: Project Facilitators
Name of Project: Better Extension Training Transforming Economic Returns
Funded by: European Union
Reports to: Project Coordinator
No. of Positions: 4
Location: Nkhatabay and Chiradzulu
Duration: 5 years
Job Purpose
The Project Facilitators for the BETTER Programme would be responsible for the community mobilization and delivery of different project activities. The PF would also be responsible for producing activity, weekly, monthly and quarterly reports for the different community activities. The Project Facilitators for the BETTER project, will directly work with targeted communities in Nkhata Bay and Chiradzulu districts facilitate the identification, establishment, running, and graduation of the Farmer Field Schools. This position facilitates implementation, monitoring and evaluation to achieve the defined Project objectives /outcomes in line mandate and Project Document. This position reports to Project Coordinator
To apply for these positions submit your curriculum vitae with a motivation letter indicating the position you are applying for in your email to
by 5pm on Friday, 15th December, 2017.
All applicants will be assessed strictly on their individual merits and qualified women are especially encouraged to apply.
