Motor Vehicle Driver

Office of the Director of Public Officers' Declarations (ODPOD)

BACKGROUND
The Office of the Director of Public Officers’ Declarations (ODPOD) is an independent governance public institution within the Malawi Government established in 2014 under Section 6(1) of the Public Officers’ (Declaration of Assets, Liabilities and Business Interests) Act. The Act provides legal and institutional framework for prescribed public officers to declare their assets, liabilities and business interests upon assuming office and subsequent updates each year. In this regard, under the said Act, the ODPOD is mandated to administer and manage the public officers’ declaration regime in order to promote public confidence in the public service. Furthermore, the declaration system acts as one of the tools for preventing, deterring and detecting illicit self-enrichment, abuse of office and conflict of interest by public officers in order to curtail corruption.

To achieve these goals, the ODPOD counts on members of staff that value team effort, appropriately qualified, talented, astute, brave, professional, innovative, motivated and transformational, among other general attributes.

INVITATION FOR JOB APPLICATIONS
An opportunity to recruit additional members of staff has arisen in the Office of the Director of Public Officers’ Declarations (ODPOD). Applications are, therefore, being invited from suitably qualified Malawians to fill the vacant positions tenable at the ODPOD’s secretariat in Lilongwe, as follows:

VAC.NO. ODPOD/06/25
Job Title : Motor Vehicle Driver (Grade N/ODP11)
Reporting to : Human Resources and Administration Officer
Location : Office of the Director of Public Officers’ Declarations, Lilongwe

MAIN DUTIES

  1. Drive vehicles, delivery or light trucks, or bus; transport supplies and personnel to various destinations throughout the county for the ODPOD.
  2. Take care of the vehicles belonging to the ODPOD or in the name of the ODPOD by inspecting and maintaining vehicle supplies and equipment, such as gas, oil, water, tyres, lights, and brakes, to ensure that vehicles are in proper working condition.
  3. Process all the paperwork, including insurance, related to the vehicles for the Directorate.
  4. Maintain the vehicle logbooks.
  5. Report any mechanical and/or auto electrical problems encountered with vehicles to the supervisor.

CORE COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES

  1. Must be able to perform general physical activities such as handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials and manipulating things.
  2. Be sensitive and intelligent enough to inspect equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of mechanical errors or other problems or defects related to vehicles.
  3. Must have long-range vision in order to see details, particularly when driving.
  4. Should have knowledge of the operation and minimum maintenance of light vehicles.
  5. Must have a clean driving record.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

  1. Possess Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) or its equivalent.
  2. A clean class C1driving license and a defensive driving certificate.
  3. Those with a motor vehicle repair and maintenance skills demonstrated by possession of at least Grade 3 Motor Vehicle Mechanic (MVM) certificate will have an added advantage.
  4. Minimum of 4 years’ continuous experience as a driver, including 4-wheel drive, in an international organization or a large and well organized public or private organization.

NOTES

  1. Due to the nature of the functions of the ODPOD, only candidates who demonstrate undoubted qualities of maturity, integrity, and high ethical standing necessary for handling sensitive and confidential information and have a clean criminal record are eligible for recruitment within the ODPOD.
  2. All shortlisted candidates shall undergo a rigorous vetting process of their integrity track records by relevant security agencies to determine their suitability for the job. In that regard, all applicants for any of the advertised positions shall, by the act of submitting their applications, be deemed to have voluntarily submitted to the vetting process. The results of the vetting process shall, for all purposes, remain confidential.
  3. The ODPOD is an equal opportunity employer. The ODPOD is committed to promoting merit, fairness, equity, honesty, integrity, impartiality, professionalism, and the rule of law. To ensure these values, the interviewing panel shall comprise experts drawn from across the various public sector institutions. As such, any form of canvassing is not allowed, and any candidate involved in canvassing of any kind shall be disqualified
  4. The Vacancy can also be accessed from the ODPOD’s website at www.declarations.gov.mw.

MODE OF APPLICATION
Interested persons who meet the above specifications should submit a written application letter together with copies of relevant certificates, a detailed current Curriculum Vitae, naming three traceable referees, in a sealed envelope clearly marked on top with the post being applied for, to:-

The Director of Public Officers’ Declarations,
Office of the Director of Public Officers’ Declarations,
Episcopal Conference of Malawi Catholic
Secretariat Office Complex, Area 11, Off Chimutu Road,
Private Bag B340,
City Centre,
LILONGWE 3

To reach him not later than Monday, 25th August, 2025