Project Administrator

RESTORE PROJECT VACANCIES
The Roads Authority (RA) was created by Act No. 3 of 2006 to ensure that public roads are constructed, maintained or rehabilitated at all times; and to advise the Minister, and where appropriate, the Minister responsible for Local Government on the preparation and efficient and effective implementation of the Annual National Roads Programme.

The Roads Authority is the coordinating agency for the Resilient and Strategic Operational Transport Enhancement (RESTORE) Project funded by the World Bank whose objective is to provide safe and climate-resilient transport connectivity in the Lower Shire.

The Roads Authority is inviting applications from suitably qualified Malawians to fill the vacant positions tenable in the RESTORE Project’s Implementation Unit in Lilongwe as follows:

Project Administrator
The Project Administrator will be responsible for the provision of efficient and effective administrative and logistical support services to the Project Implementation Unit.

The Project Administrator will report to the Project Coordinator and will specifically be responsible for:-

1. Providing secretarial and clerical duties to the Project Coordinator and staff;
2. Making arrangements for and servicing workshops, meetings and appointments;
3. Managing the filing system, office tidiness and equipment;
4. Providing administrative services to the Unit including being the primary support to the Project Coordinator;
5. Processing of all correspondences;
6. Controlling motor vehicles, staff travel and accommodation requests to ensure they are within staff entitlement;
7. Managing inventory;
8. Inspecting office premises and other infrastructure and report for timely maintenance and
9. Preparing periodic reports.

The desired candidate must have the following qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities:-

1. Full Malawi School Certificate of Education;
2. Diploma in secretarial management, administrative studies or business administration;
3. At least 3 years of experience in similar position;
4. Excellent skills in Microsoft Office and
5. Ability to meet deadlines.

Interested candidates should submit their applications under confidential cover together with detailed and updated Curriculum Vita (CV) that clearly stipulates the date of birth of the applicant, names of three traceable referees and copies of certificates to:-

The Chief Executive Officer
Roads Authority
Function Building
Off Paul Kagame Road
Private Bag B346
LILONGWE 3

Closing date for receiving applications is 22nd August 2025.

Only shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged.