Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) is a Statutory Organization established in 1972 by an Act of Parliament (Cap. 51: 02; revised 2012) with a mandate to promote standardization of commodities and their manufacture, production processing or treatment and to provide for the verification and calibration of weighing and measuring instruments; and further to provide for matters incidental to or connected with standardization.
To beef up its operations, the Malawi Bureau of Standards seeks to recruit the services of suitably qualified individuals to fill the following vacant positions tenable at its Head Office in Blantyre.
Accounts Assistant (Grade : BS10) (3 posts)
Responsible to : Assistant Accountant
Job Purpose
To assist in performing accounting duties
Registry Clerk Grade: BSI 1 (Grade: BS11) (1 Post) – Blantyre
Responsible to: Assistant Human Resource Management Officer
Job Purpose
To maintain and keep records
Quality Monitoring Technician (Import Inspections and Sampling) (Grade: BS 8 (1 post)
Responsible to : Senior Quality Monitoring Technician
Job Purpose
To effectively implement the inspection and sampling of imported products
Industrial Metrology Officer (Grade B56) (1 post)
Responsible to: Senior Metrology Officer
Responsible For: Senior Metrology Technician
Job Purpose
To ensure effective and efficient calibration of weighing and measuring equipments
Scientific Officer — Engineering and Materials (Grade : BS 6)(1 Post) (Re advertised)
Responsible to: Senior Scientific Officer
Responsible for: Laboratory Technicians
Job Purpose
To oversee daily operations of the Engineering Materials Laboratory
Information and Communication Technology Officer (Grade BS 6)(1 Post)
Responsible to: Senior ICT Officer
Responsible for : Information and Communication Technology Technician
Job Purpose
To ensure effective and efficient delivery of services
Standards Information Officer (Grade BS6 )( 1 Post)
Responsible to : Director of Standards Development
Responsible for : Assistant Librarian
Job Purpose
To manage Standards’ Information Centre.
Deputy Director of Human Resource and Administration (Grade BS4) (1 post) —Blantyre (Re advertised)
Responsible to : Director of Finance and Administration
Responsible for: Senior Human Resource Management Officer, Senior Administrative Officer and Senior Procurement Officer and Senior ICT Officer
Job Purpose
To lead and supervise the Human Resource and Administration Division
Driver (Grade: BS 12) (1 Post) — Blantyre
Responsible to: Head Motor Vehicle Driver
Job Purpose
To drive Malawi Bureau of Standards vehicles
How to Apply
A competitive salary package awaits the successful candidates. Applications with comprehensive and up to date Curriculum Vitae (CV) with three traceable referees must be forwarded to the following address close of business on 18th August, 2017
Director General, Malawi Bureau of Standards, P.O. Box 946, Blantyre
Only shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged
