Pesticides Control Board (PCB)
Pesticides Control Board (PCB) was established as a Statutory Corporation by an Act of Parliament of 2000 (CAP. 35:03), amended in 2018, to control and manage pesticides trade, use and disposal in Malawi. It is guided by the Board of Directors who have the overall responsibility over its strategic leadership, control and performance.
The key functions and responsibilities of the board include to:
- Register pesticides and issue certificates, licenses and permits, in accordance with the Act;
- Monitor and control the import, export, manufacture, distribution, sale, storage, use and disposal of pesticides in Malawi;
- Conduct public educational campaigns on the safe handling and use of pesticides;
- Advise the Minister on matters related to pesticides
- Prevent smuggling of pesticides and manage pesticides stocks at national level
- Monitor disposal of empty or used pesticide containers and decontamination of sites contaminated with pesticides;
- Dispose of any quantities of any pesticide or pesticide waste;
- Propose regulations to be made under this Act by the Minister.
In pursuit of its mandate, the Board is inviting applications from suitably qualified Malawians to fill the vacant positions that exist within the Board.
POSITION : COMMUNICATION AND CIVIC EDUCATION OFFICER
Grade : P5
Location : PCB headquarters – Bvumbwe Agricultural Research Station premises
Reporting to : Registrar
Key Duties
- Developing, reviewing and monitoring effective corporate communication policy and strategy implementation.
- Preparing, reviewing and editing corporate communications, presentations, reports and publications
- Providing web content and executing social media strategies
- Preparing in Collaboration with technical team awareness materials and advertisements or articles
- Facilitating dispute resolution with the public or external vendor
- Assessing, educating and informing the general public on risks of pesticides.
- Conducting sensitization workshops for various cadres of pesticides users, business persons and border posts on the risks and good practice for pesticide management.
Minimum Education Qualification and Experience
Degree in public relations, communications/ journalism plus 2 years post qualification experience
Method Of Application
Interested applicants who meet the above requirements should submit their applications together with a detailed and updated Curriculum Vitae (CV), copies of certificates and three traceable referees to:
The Registrar
Pesticides Control Board
P.O. Box 51300
LIMBE
Please indicate the position you have applied for on the envelope.
Closing date to receive applications is 22nd April 2025, only shortlisted candidates shall be acknowledged and invited for interviews