The Office of the Ombudsman is a public body established under the Republic of Malawi Constitution. Section 123 of the Constitution accords the Office of the Ombudsman the mandate to investigate any and all cases where it is alleged that a person or a group of persons have suffered an injustice and there appears to be no any remedy reasonably available by way of proceedings in a court or by way of appeal from court or where there is no other practicable remedy.

Responsibilities or duties

• Drafting of legal opinions, determination and other legal documents
• Participating in public inquiries and other related investigations processes;
• Preparing legal, litigation and court documents;
• Following-up on determinations compliance;
• Providing technical legal advice to the Ombudsman;
• Representing the Ombudsman during court hearings;
• Conducting legal research to provide timely and accurate legal information;
• Participating in preparing budgets estimates and production of work plans for the Department;
• Participating in producing monthly quarterly and annual reports on the activities of the Department; and
• Supervising and Appraising Principal Legal Officers and any other officers under his/her charge.

Qualifications or requirements 

• Accredited Bachelor’s Degree in Law with at least six (6) years’ post qualification work experience, of which at least four (4) years’ should be at supervisory level.
• Admission to the Malawi Bar.
• Accredited Masters’ Degree in Laws, Human Rights, rule of law and Governance will be added advantage.
• Knowledge and experience in accountability and oversight functions will be an added advantage.

Required Competencies and attributes

• Be result-oriented, innovative and a self-starter;
• Have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to deal with diverse workforce;
• Have adequate knowledge in Computer using Microsoft Office such as word, excel, access and other related packages;
• Demonstrate excellent negotiating and analytical skills; and
• High level of integrity, sense of maturity and ability to meet deadlines.

• Drafting of legal opinions, determination and other legal documents
• Participating in public inquiries and other related investigations processes;
• Preparing legal, litigation and court documents;
• Following-up on determinations compliance;
• Providing technical legal advice to the Ombudsman;
• Representing the Ombudsman during court hearings;
• Conducting legal research to provide timely and accurate legal information;
• Participating in preparing budgets estimates and production of work plans for the Department;
• Participating in producing monthly quarterly and annual reports on the activities of the Department; and
• Supervising and Appraising Principal Legal Officers and any other officers under his/her charge.

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Computer proficiency (Microsoft Office Suite)
• Excellent negotiating skills
• Analytical skills
• High level of integrity
• Sense of maturity
• Ability to meet deadlines

• Accredited Bachelor’s Degree in Law
• At least six (6) years’ post qualification work experience
• At least four (4) years’ supervisory level experience
• Admission to the Malawi Bar
• Accredited Masters’ Degree in Laws, Human Rights, rule of law and Governance (added advantage)
• Knowledge and experience in accountability and oversight functions (added advantage)