Academic Support Officers

JOB VACANCIES AT THE MALAWI SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT

The Malawi School of Government (MSG) is a unique higher education Statutory Corporation established under the Act of Parliament No. 33 of 2022. Our core mission is to shape Malawi’s present and future by developing and delivering human resource development programmes and enhancing the capacity of the public and private sectors through education and training, research, consultancy, and advisory services.

MSG invites suitably qualified, motivated, and agile candidates to fill the following vacant positions tenable at its Secretariat, Mpemba Campus (formerly known as Staff Development Institute (SDI) and Kanengo Campus (formerly Malawi Institute of Management):

ACADEMIC SUPPORT OFFICERS

Location: Kanengo Campus, Lilongwe, and Mpemba Campus, Blantyre

Job Summary:

To provide academic support services for effective academic programme delivery.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Academic Administration

• Support monitoring of academic programmes.
• Distribute academic materials to trainers.
• Process academic staff claims.
• Address student academic concerns.
• Process transcripts and certificates.
• Respond to academic-related queries.
• Prepare class schedules and issue certificates.
• Serve relevant committees.

Records Management

• Maintain academic records in line with policy.
• Keep updated databases of students and staff.

Reporting

• Prepare and submit relevant reports.

Qualifications and Attributes:

• Master’s Degree in Education or related field accredited by the National Council of Higher Education (NCHE)
• Minimum of 3 years’ relevant experience of providing student support at a higher Education Institution/ or its equivalent
• Advanced experience with student management information systems.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates should submit application letters, detailed CVs, and names and contact details of three traceable referees to:

The Director General
Malawi School of Government
P.O. Box 30801
Lilongwe 3, Malawi
Email: recruitment@msg.ac.mw

Closing Date: Friday. 6th March, 2026. Only shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged.