VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
BACKGROUND
The Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) is an assembly of Catholic Bishops in Malawi comprising eight Dioceses namely Chikwawa, Blantyre, Dedza, Karonga, Lilongwe, Mangochi, Mzuzu and Zomba. ECM has a Secretariat in Lilongwe which coordinates and facilitates programs designed to fulfil the mission of the Catholic Church in Malawi which is: ‘’To bring about the kingdom of God in Malawi by teaching and promoting unity, development, justice and peace, health, education, pastoral and communication’’. The vision is: ‘’A Holy Spirit-filled family of God committed to Holistic Evangelization and development for all’’.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates of Malawi origin to fill two positions of Procurement Assistant and General Fitter tenable at the Episcopal Conference of Malawi, Catholic Secretariat, in Lilongwe.
1. PROCUREMENT ASSISTANT
Duties
• To facilitate the procurement of goods and services by ensuring proper procurement procedures are adhered to in line with the ECM Procurement Policy;
• To consolidate all the procurement requirements from various Commissions and Department;
• To raise Internal Procurement Requisitions in liaison with the relevant Commissions and Departments;
• To facilitate the receipt of goods and supplies in liaison with relevant Commissions and Departments;
• To act as Secretary to Internal Procurement Committee (IPC) meetings by ensuring that all necessary steps have taken place prior to convening of such meetings;
• To ensure that goods purchased are to specification in terms of quality, quantity and delivery and to advise on those suppliers who fail to meet specifications.
• To ensure that price variations are communicated to the relevant parties as quickly as possible.
Ability to:
• Exercise initiative in the performance of assigned duties;
• Purchase a wide variety of materials, supplies, equipment, and services for ECM;
• Prepare bids, technical specifications, and contractual agreements;
• specifications, and contractual agreements;
The Person
• Self motivated dynamic and ability to achieve desired goal results.
• Have strong analytical skills with result oriented personality
Qualifications
Minimum of relevant Diploma in Purchasing and Supplies. Those with relevant working experience, certificates and studying towards professional qualification will also be considered.
2. GENERAL FITTER
Duties:
To ensure that all plumbing, electrical, carpentry and building maintenance services are attended to timely.
The Person:
The ideal person should have hands-on experience and multi-skilled in such areas as plumbing, electrical, carpentry and building services. Those with relevant qualifications will have added advantage.
Remuneration
The successful candidates will be offered competitive remuneration on renewable contract
Mode of Application
All application letters must include current contact details, curriculum vitae (CV), copies of relevant certificates and names of three traceable referees one of whom should be the current or previous employer.
All applications should be sent to:
The Secretary General
Catholic Secretariat
P O Box 30384
Capital City
LILONGWE 3
Or
Email: ecm@ecmmw.org
Applications to reach him not later than 22nd September, 2017