Current Vacancies at the Malawi Polytechnic

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experience candidates for the following vacant positions tenable at the Malawi Polytechnic, a constituent college of University of Malawi. 1. PROCUREMENT OFFICER (2 YEARS CONTRACT) The incumbent shall be responsible for, but not limited to : • Managing the procurement activities of the College efficiently • Ensuring that all procurement conducted is in compliance with the legal requirements while adopting best practices and meeting deadlines and maintaining standards; • Preparing overall procurement plan for the organization; • Preparing cost and budget forecasts for the Procurement Unit; • Monitoring and ensuring adherence to Public Procurement Act by the organization; • Managing day to day interface between end users and the Procurement unit; • Managing the Procuring Unit, ensuring the suitability, accuracy and correctness of all documents produced and issued in accordance with legal requirements, including good procurement procedures; • Ensuring prompt and effective action in response to requirements of user Departments; • Providing secretarial services to the Internal Procurement Committee; QUALIFICATIONS• University degree in Procurement and Logistics; • Appropriate CIPS professional qualification; • Applicants with postgraduate qualifications in Procurement or those studying for such qualifications and are at an advanced stage will have an added advantage; • Applicants must have at least five years experience in procurement in a busy environment; • Experienced and accomplished practitioners in international and donor procurement processes covering goods, service and works will also have an added advantage. 2. ESTATES AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICER (2 YEARS CONTRACT) The incumbent shall be responsible for, but not limited to: • infrastructural development, managing outsourced services and managing investment portfolios of the college; • Establishing and maintaining a record of all land owned by the Polytechnic; • Establishing and maintaining a record of all Polytechnic buildings, all fixtures relating to these building, and to maintain in an appropriate manner all drawings relating thereto; • Establishing and maintaining records of all services to and from the Polytechnic, such as water, sewerage, electricity, telephone, including drawings showing locations of these; • Overseeing the day to day maintenance of all the above property including preparation of such papers and drawings showing the locations of these and supervising the Works Superintendent; • Provide general leadership to the management of the college’s infrastructural investment; QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE• Candidates should have BSc. in Civil Engineering / Architecture / Land Surveying / Land Economy / Quantity Surveying or Estate/Property Management or its equivalent. • Those with Masters in the relevant field will have an added advantage. • Candidates should have good and relevant experience in Estate/Property Management of not less than 3 years. 3. MANAGER OF THE PRINTING UNIT - 2 YEARS CONTRACT (Re-advertised) Polytechnic Printing Unit – a section within the Faculty of Education and Media studies is transforming itself from being a teaching and demonstration unit into a self sustaining business centre in addition to the traditional role of offering training to printers. It aims at providing competitive graphic and printing services to the Malawi market in addition to serving the needs of the Malawi Polytechnic. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The manager will oversee the operations of the Unit and provide professional leadership and administrative support, he/she will be responsible for managing all activities of the Printing Unit which shall include but not limited to; • Developing and implementing the strategic and marketing plans for the Unit; • Developing proposals and undertaking income-generating projects; • Preparing financial and management reports for the Unit; • Planning, controlling and budgeting for the Centre; • Identifying needs and providing administrative support to the Unit; • Assessing projects and identifying best investment portfolios for revenue generated by the Unit; • Liaising and negotiating with government, commercial banks and donors to secure funding for the Unit; • Diversifying income generating capacities of the Unit; • Spinning the Unit to a self sustaining, semi-autonomous entity capable of paying for its liabilities QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCEThe ideal candidate should be: • a holder of Bachelors Degree in Business Administration, or Management, or Marketing or Printing; • At least 3 years of printing press experience, holding advanced qualifications in the print industry or professional print qualifications such as a City and Guilds or a University Diploma in printing. • Those with a postgraduate qualification in printing may have an added advantage; • He/she must have demonstrated leadership and team building skills; • He/she must have experience in interacting with customers at organizational and individual level; • He/she must have high level marketing skills. • Those who previously applied do not need to re-apply. 4. DIRECTOR OF WATER, SANITATION, HEALTH AND APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (WASHTED) – 2 YEARS CONTRACT WASHTED was established in 2003 and is a semi-autonomous unit within the faculties of Engineering and Applied Sciences. WASHTED aims to build capacity in the field of Water Supply, Sanitation, Health and Environmental Management in Malawi, particularly among the poor living in peri-urban and rural areas through training, research and outreach programmes. The duties and responsibilities shall be but not limited to: • Overseeing and coordinating the Centre’s operations providing leadership and managerial support in areas of teaching, training, research and consultancy; • Developing and implementing the Centres strategic and business plans • Developing proposals and undertaking research projects and consultancies, • Planning, controlling and budgeting for the centre; • Identifying needs and providing Administrative support to the Centre; • Assessing projects and identifying best investment portfolios for the Centre’s income; • identifying partners in the areas of water, sanitation and health working with them to secure funding for various projects that the Centre could work on; • Advising and directing the running of programmes, research work, consultancies, conferences, workshops, seminars and short courses; • Ensuring that the Centre is self sustaining, semi autonomous and capable of paying for its liabilities; and QUALIFICATIONSThe ideal candidate should be: • A Holder of Masters of Science in Environmental Health or Public Health or Engineering or any related field; • Those with a Ph.D in the related field will have an added advantage; • Must have demonstrated high level of professionalism, maturity and ability to conduct research and consultancy; • Must have experience in interacting with senior government officials, national and international collaborating partners; • Must be a motivator with excellent communication and interpersonal skills • Must have at least 5 years experience at Managerial level position. METHOD OF APPLICATION Applications together with certified copies of relevant qualifications and updated Curriculum Vitae with 3 traceable referees should be sent before Friday 15th April 2011 to: The Registrar Malawi Polytechnic P/Bag 303 Blantyre 3 or e-mail: registrar@poly.ac.mw