Transport Maintenance Officer

Vacancy Announcement

Mary’s Meals is a global movement supported by people from all walks of life and we are focused on one goal – that every child receives a nutritious daily meal in a place of education. We continue to change the lives of 3 million children who today will receive a Mary’s Meals. Mary’s Meals Malawi is our largest school feeding programme, and we work closely with schools and community volunteers who help prepare and serve the nutritious meals every school day.

Mary’s Meals Malawi is looking to recruit energetic and motivated individuals for the position of:

Transport Maintenance Officer – (Permanent Position based in Blantyre)

Job purpose

Reporting to the Logistics Manager, the Transport Maintenance Officer is primarily responsible for ensuring that Mary’s Meals Malawi always has a well-functioning fleet. The Transport Maintenance Officer ensures timely repair and maintenance of vehicles, schedule routine vehicle service, order fuel, report vehicle accidents, process insurance claims, arrange COF and vehicle insurance. The Transport Maintenance Officer is the primary user of the Fleet Management System (FMS) and secondary user of the Vehicle Tracking System (VTS).

Qualifications, skills and experience

• A degree in a related field, or a relevant subject or equivalent level of professional experience from a recognisable institution.
• At least 3 years’ proven experience working in an NGO setting.
• Previous experience of fleet management and driving duties.
• Advanced and well-developed inter-personal skills, with solid track record in persuading and influencing others.
• Fluent written and spoken English and ability to communicate well across all levels.
• Able to work well with people of different cultures and nationalities.
• Excellent MS Office skills, particularly Word and Excel
• Ability to take a flexible approach to managing and prioritising a high workload and multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail
• Understanding of the principles of international development
• Familiarity with using fleet management systems.
• Background or basic understanding of vehicle mechanics, 4x4s, and motorbikes
• Valid driving license

Mary’s Meals is a value driven organisation, we believe in the innate goodness of people, respect the dignity of every human being and family life and believe in good stewardship of the resources entrusted to us. In line with our values Mary’s Meals is fully committed to a culture of safeguarding. Our selection process therefore includes rigorous background checks to ensure our commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults

If you would like to join our global family and would relish the chance to make a difference to the lives of thousands of children across the world, we’d love to hear from you.

If this role sounds like a good fit, please apply via our Workable application link:

https://apply.workable.com/j/423203628F

Hard copy applications will NOT be accepted. Deadline for receipt of applications is Monday                            09^thNovember 2026. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.