Vacancy title:
Principal Systems Analyst/Programmer

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Public Administration, and Government, Category: Computer & IT, Civil & Government]

Jobs at:
Blantyre City Council

Deadline of this Job:
Saturday, September 12 2026

Duty Station:
Blantyre | Blantyre

Summary
Date Posted: Sunday, August 30 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

The Local Government Service Commission is inviting applications from suitable qualified Malawians to fill the following vacant positions existing at BLANTYRE CITY COUNCIL

Responsibilities or duties

• Leads the ICT Team at the Council.
• Prepares detailed system requirements, incorporating system, impact analysis as well as user cases.
• Conducts reviews with Systems Analysts and other users.
• Reviews technical system design as well as quality authorization test strategy/ plan documents.
• Participates and manages change control procedures and issue related lists.
• Defines application problems by liaising with clients.
• Develops solutions by preparing and evaluating alternative workflow solutions.
• Controls solutions by establishing specifications and coordinating production with programmers.
• Provides reference by writing documentation.
• Support the Council’s mission and objectives by ensuring successful delivery of information systems initiatives and achieving related outcomes as required.

Qualifications or requirements

Applicants must be serving Systems Analyst/Programmer (Grade I/M6) with four (4) years’ experience at that grade and in possession of a bachelor’s degree in either Management Information Systems, Computing. Those with a Qualification in Cyber Security will have an added advantage.

Experience needed

Four (4) years’ experience at Grade I/M6 as Systems Analyst/Programmer.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 48

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

Interested applicants who meet the requirements should submit their applications together with a detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV), Photocopies of relevant certificates and National Identity Card.

Application should be clearly labelled on the envelope the position being applied for and addressed to; NOT LATER THAN 12TH SEPTEMBER, 2026.

The Executive Secretary,
Local Government Service Commission,
P.O. Box 766,
LILONGWE.

Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for interviews.

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