Vacancy title:
Scientific Officer (Food Chemistry)

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Public Administration, and Government, Category: Science & Engineering, Civil & Government]

Jobs at:
Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS)

Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, May 28 2026

Duty Station:
BLANTYRE | Blantyre

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, May 13 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

The Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) is a statutory organization established in 1972 by an Act of Parliament (Cap 51:02) with a mandate to promote standardization of commodities and their manufacture, production, processing or treatment and to provide for the verification and calibration of weighing and measuring instruments; and further to provide for matter incidental to or connected with standardization.

The MBS is inviting applications from suitably qualified and interested persons to fill the following vacancies:

Job Purpose

To oversee daily operations of the laboratory sections.

Responsibilities or duties

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Checking on test data and compilation of test reports in the laboratory
• Supervising senior laboratory technicians
• Ensuring that reagents are correctly prepared and standardized at all times
• Preparing progress reports and annual budgets for the sections
• Conducting relevant consultancies
• Checking and consolidating progress reports for the sections
• Developing Standard Operating Procedures
• Appraising performance of Senior Technicians
• Supervising the collection of samples
• Preparing reference materials
• Assigning samples to Laboratory Technicians

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Required Academic Qualifications and Experience

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Sciences/Engineering obtained from a recognized institution

Experience needed

• At least 3 years’ practical experience in a related field

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

Interested persons who meet the above specifications should submit a written application letter together with copies of relevant certificates, detailed current Curriculum Vitae, names and contact details of three traceable referees plus a copy of the National Identity Card in a sealed envelope clearly marked on top with post being applied for before close of business on 28th May, 2026 to:

The Director General
Malawi Bureau of Standards
P O Box 946
BLANTYRE

NOTE: THOSE THAT RESPONDED TO THE EARLIER ADVERT ON THE ABOVE POSITIONS SHOULD NOT RE-APPLY

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