Notice: International Professional Vacancies at the World Health Organization (WHO)

A global internship requisition is published on the WHO recruitment site and can be accessed at https://careers.who.int/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=1900142&tz=GMT%2B01%3A00

Full information on the WHO internship programme is available at

http://www.who.int/careers/interships/en/

Availability of Job Openings at United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN - Habitat)

The job openings can be accessed online at https://inspira.un.og

FOREIGN RELATIONS

AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST DIRECTORATE

      The Africa and Middle East Directorate manages Malawi’s relations with countries and intergovernmental bodies based in Africa and the Middle East. It coordinates the implementation of the Malawi Foreign Policy and the Diaspora Engagement Policy which aim at maximizing Malawi national interest in the region. Malawi has a total of eight (8) Diplomatic Missions in Africa namely: Mozambique; Zambia; Tanzania; Zimbabwe; South Africa; Kenya; Ethiopia; and Egypt and it hosts residential missions of seven (7) African countries namely: Egypt, South Africa, Zambia, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya and Nigeria. In the Middle East, Malawi has an embassy in Kuwait and a consulate in Dubai. Malawi also hosts representative offices of some regional and continental organisations such as the AU, COMESA and Africa Development Bank.    

For more information about the Malawi Missions in Africa and Middle East, visit the following websites:

Malawi Embassy in Cairo, Egypt

Malawi Consul General in Johannesburg, South Africa

Malawi High Commission in Lusaka, Zambia

Malawi Embassy in Maputo, Mozambique

Malawi High Commission in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Malawi Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Malawi Embassy in Kuwait City, Kuwait   

Malawi Consul General in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

AMERICAS DIRECTORATE

      The Americas Directorate manages Malawi’s relations with countries in North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean, and intergovernmental bodies that are based in that part of the World. Malawi has two (2) diplomatic missions in the Americas namely Brasilia (Brazil) and Washington  in the United States of America (USA), and a Permanent Mission to the United Nations based in New York. The Directorate coordinates the implementation of the Malawi Foreign Policy and the Diaspora Engagement Policy which aim at maximizing Malawi national interest in the Americas region. Brazil and USA have resident diplomatic missions in Malawi. The World Bank and the United Nations (UN) also have resident missions in the country.

For more information about the Malawi Missions in Americas, visit the following websites:

Malawi Embassy in Brasilia, Brazil

Malawi Embassy in Washington, USA

Permanent Mission of the Republic of Malawi To The United Nations

 ASIA, AUSTRALIA AND PACIFIC DIRECTORATE

     The Asia, Australia and the Pacific Directorate manages Malawi’s relations with countries and intergovernmental bodies in that region. The Directorate coordinates the implementation of the Malawi Foreign Policy and the Malawi Diaspora Engagement Policy in Asia, Australia and the Pacific region. Malawi has resident Missions in China, India and Japan and all the three countries also have their resident Missions in Malawi.

Malawi Embassy in Tokyo, Japan

The Malawi Embassy in Tokyo, Japan, mainly facilitates development cooperation, trade, investment, technical cooperation.

The Mission supports the transfer of high level technology.

It also serves as a base for Malawi’s management of bilateral relations with Australia, Brunei, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, South Korea, and other Pacific Island countries on a non-residential basis.

For more information about the Malawi Missions in Asia, Australia and Pacific, visit the following websites:

Malawi Embassy in New Delhi, India

Malawi Embassy in Tokyo, Japan

EUROPE DIRECTORATE

The Europe Directorate manages Malawi’s relations with countries in the European region, and intergovernmental bodies that are based in that part of the World. It coordinates the implementation of the Malawi Foreign Policy and the Malawi Diaspora Engagement Policy, which aim at maximizing Malawi’s interests and promoting mutually beneficial relations with European countries. Malawi has four (4) diplomatic missions in Europe, based in Berlin (Germany), London (United Kingdom), Brussels (Belgium), and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Malawi to the United Nations in Geneva (Switzerland). The following five (5) European countries have resident missions in Malawi: The United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland, Germany and Norway. The European Union (EU) also has a resident mission.

For more information about the Malawi Missions in Europe, visit the following websites:

Malawi High Commission in London, UK

Malawi Embassy in Brussels, Belgium

Malawi Embassy in Berlin, Germany

ADMINISTRATION DIRECTORATE

         Administration directorate ensures smooth running, conducive working environment and management of equipment, tools, utilities and infrastructure in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING DIVISION     

         A Finance and Accounting Division delivers Finance and Accounting Services to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Key services include:

• Financial Accounting for the Ministry's functions
  
• Cash and cheque management
• Processing payments by Integrated Financial Management Information System
• Facilitating Monthly Payroll processing
• Facilitating annual budget preparation
• Implementing expenditure controls
• Allocating monthly funding

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION  

The Human Resource Management and Development Division is mandated in the following:

• Processing of appointments of officers both local and diplomatic
  
• Facilitation of training programmes for members of staff including facilitation of all training programmes offered by different governments
• Facilitation of diplomatic recalls and postings to and fro various Missions abroad
• Managing records of the Ministry

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY DIVISION

    An Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division  delivers ICT services in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ICT services include Email, internet, systems, websites and many others.

INTERNAL AUDIT DIVISION

ROLE OF INTERNAL AUDIT 

The Internal Audit Division provides an independent evaluation on the effectiveness of governance, risk management and control processes through assurance and consulting services. Government –wide, the activities of the internal audit Division in Ministry of Foreign Affairs like in all other Ministries, Departments and Agencies are overseen by the Central Internal Audit Unit which is under the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning.

PURPOSE, AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY OF THE INTERNAL AUDIT FUNCTION

The Internal Audit charter, which was approved by the Minister of Finance in 2011 provides the purpose, authority and responsibility of the Internal Audit Sections in Government in providing independent assurance and consulting services on governance, risk management and control processes to support the achievement of Government’s goals. The Internal Audit Division in Ministry of Foreign Affairs has authority to have unrestricted access to all functions, records, property and personnel, have full and free access to the audit committee and allocate resources, select subjects, determine scopes of work, and apply the techniques required to accomplish audit objectives. The Internal Audit Division is responsible for Implementing the annual audit plan, as approved, including any special tasks or projects requested by management and the Audit Committee and is also responsible for Developing a flexible annual audit plan using an appropriate risk-based methodology, including any risks or control concerns identified by management, and submit that plan to the Audit Committee for review and approval as well as periodic updates.

LEGAL SERVICES AND TREATIES AFFAIRS DIVISION

          A Legal Services and Treaties Affairs Division handles all legal matters and treaties affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

PLANNING AND RESEARCH DIVISION

          Planning and Research Division formulates and reviews policies and plans in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. These include Malawi Foreign Policy, Malawi Diaspora Engagement Policy, strategic and work plans.

PROCUREMENT AND ASSET DISPOSAL DIVISION

A Procurement and Asset Disposal Division delivers procurement services and disposal of assets in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Key Services include:

• Procurement of works, goods and services
• Storage and dispatch of goods
  
• Disposal of works, goods and services