Vacancy title:
Standards Officer (Chemicals & Textiles)

[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:
Lilongwe | Lilongwe

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

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JOB DETAILS:

Background

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 draft national standards and supporting activities of Technical Committees.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Registering new standardization work items
• Conducting information search pertaining to Standards writing activities
• Preparing draft standards for consideration by Technical Committees
• Organizing Technical Committee meetings
• Providing secretarial services to Technical Committee meetings
• Reviewing Malawi standards to keep them up to date with current trends
• Preparing and submitting draft standards to Standardization, Quality Assurance and Metrology (SQAM) Committee
• Preparing progress reports on quarterly basis
• Updating Technical Committee membership
• Advising Senior Standards Officer on matters pertaining to standards development
• Participating in regional and international standardization programs

Required Academic Qualifications and Experience

The ideal candidate should possess:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry, Applied Sciences or any relevant Natural Sciences
• At least 3 years’ working experience

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

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