The Malawi Law Society (the Society), a dynamic body corporate established under the Legal educaton and Legal Practitioners Act, Cap. 3:04 of the Laws of Malawi, to inter alia represent, protect and assist legal practitioners as regards conditions of practice and to protect and assist the public in Malawi on all matters touching, ancillary or, incidental to the law invites applications from suitably qualified Malawians for the vacancy below:
Finance & Administration Manager
Key Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be expected to perform the following duties among others:
The successful candidate will be expected to perform the following duties among others:
- Prepare and interpret Management Accounts.
- Manage and administer payables and receivables and general ledgers.
- Prepare annual budgets and work plans.
- Manage and administer projects.
- Monitor project finances.
- Manage procurement of office supplies and equipment.
- Prepare year-end audit schedules for external audit purposes.
- Managirg and administering tax issues.
- Maintaining Fixed Asset Register.
- Ensuring compliance with established financial and auditing procedures.
- Carry out any other duties that may be assigned from time to time by the Executive Committee or Director.
Projects and Complaints Handling Officer
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct a thorough review of all complaints against legal practitioners filed with the Society.
- Maintain an up to date comprehensive list of complaints including a summary of the
complaint, when it was lodged, and action taken to date. - Make recommendations to the President and/or the Chairperson of the Disciplinary Committee regarding each complaint.
- Maintain effective and efficient communication with complainants against members.
- Coordinate and implement donor funded projects according Within the approved parameters of specific projects.
- Be part of a management team constituting the Executive Director and the Finance and
- Administration manager charged with managing the Society’s Secretariat.
- Carry out such other duties as may be assigned by the Executive Director or the President of the Society.
Desirable Requirements:
- Conversant with Microsoft Office Packages including Word and Excel.
- Should be able to start working immediately or at short notice.
The successful candidates will be employed under the Society’s renewable employment contract making a minimum commitment of two (2) years’ service to the Society. The posts are based in Blantyre.
Interested applicants should forward their applications by 23rd October, 2017 enclosing an up-to-date Curriculum Vitae (CV) with names of three traceable referees to:
The President,
Malawi Law Society,
Delamere House,
2nd Floor, Right Wing,
P:0. Box 1712,
Blantyre.
Malawi Law Society,
Delamere House,
2nd Floor, Right Wing,
P:0. Box 1712,
Blantyre.
Or
Email: info@malawilawsociety.net
Only short listed persons will be acknowledged.
