Vacancy title:
Town Planning Officer

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

Jobs at:
Zomba City Council

Deadline of this Job:
Saturday, September 12 2026

Duty Station:
Zomba | Zomba

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 ZOMBA CITY COUNCIL.

Qualifications or requirements

Applicants must be in possession of Bachelor’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning, Land Management or Geography. They must demonstrate knowledge of spatial planning, land use policies, and development control, alongside experience in preparing strategic and detailed location plans, processing development applications, and supporting planning committees. Strong communication, report-writing, and stakeholder engagement skills are essential.

Responsibilities or duties,

• Assists in preparing the agenda for Technical Officers Committee Meetings and Town Planning Committee meetings and representing the Council at these meetings.
• Assists in Forward Planning as assigned from time to time
• Develops spatial and strategic plans: e.g. production of Detailed Location Plan
• Scrutinizes and process development applications
• Assists in investigating complaints and breaches of planning conditions and taking legal action against those breaches
• Provides technical support to prospective developers

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

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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