Malawi Legal Aid Bureau
The Malawi Legal Aid Bureau, established under the Legal Aid Act of 2011, is a national public institution mandated to provide legal aid to persons with insufficient means. In a bid to provide quality legal aid service to the nation, the Bureau invites applications from qualified candidates to fill the following vacant
posts:
Vacancy number: LAB/1/25
Job Title: Principal Planning Officer (1 post)
Grade: G
Reporting to: Deputy Director
Salary : Salary range of Grade G within Legal Aid Bureau
Location : Lilongwe
Duties and Responsibilities
- Planning, developing, implementing, and coordinating strategic operational and administrative programmes, projects, and/or services of broad significance to the Bureau
- Establishing and implementing short and long-range organizational goals, objectives, strategic plans, policies, and operational procedures
- Monitoring and evaluating operational effectiveness, and effect changes required for improvement
- Determining needs and plans for the Bureau
- Developing and assessing a wide range of integrated communication strategies for the Bureau
- Providing strategic advice in consultation with leadership in the development, implementation, and evaluation of project
- Liaising with line supervisors on capacity building needs
- Developing and managing operating budgets; overseeing, monitoring, and coordinating program budgets as appropriate
- Performing any other job-related duties as assigned by supervisor and any other competent authority
Qualifications and other requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Economics, Development Studies or any other related field with 2 years’ experience
- Advanced working knowledge in computer packages
- Knowledge of proposal development for resource mobilisation
Method Of Application
Interested candidates should submit application letters, Curriculum Vitae with three (3) traceable referees and copies of professional certificates to the following address:
The Director
Malawi Legal Aid Bureau
1st Floor Shire Building, Off Paul Kagame Road,
P.O. Box 675,
Lilongwe.
All applications should reach the Director not later than 4:30 pm on Monday 2nd June, 2025.