Program Officers (2)

The Hunger Project Malawi (THP Malawi) has been operating in Malawi since 1999 and is currently working in Blantyre, Chikwawa, Neno, Mwanza, Nsanje, Ntcheu, Phalombe and Salima districts. Our programs are based on an innovative, holistic approach which empowers women and men living in rural villages to become the agents of their own development and make sustainable progress in overcoming hunger and poverty.

THP Malawi has received funding from a European Foundation to implement the THRIVE (Together for Human Resilience, Inclusion and Vibrant Ecosystems) program in Rumphi. The Foundation has committed to fund the first part of THP Malawi’s ambitious THRIVE program, in collaboration with The Hunger Project the Netherlands. The funding has been granted up until September 2029.

THRIVE
THRIVE aims to improve the capacity and capability of people living within the proximity of Nyika National Park and the north of Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve to sustainably manage their own livelihoods, whilst conserving and protecting the local ecosystem, enabling them to end their own hunger and poverty. Our bold plan is to encircle the Nyika National Park with self-reliant communities in the timespan of fifteen years through a two-phased approach. The program will be implemented together with the Women’s Legal Resources Centre (WOLREC), a renowned Malawian women’s rights NGO, The Centre for Economic Governance and Accountability in Africa (CEGAA), a regional CSO with expertise in budget monitoring and expenditure tracking and connected advocacy, Peace Parks Foundation and the Nyika/Vwaza Trust.

THP Malawi is recruiting for the following positions for this program:

Program Officers (2)-Rumphi

Position Summary

The position’s main objective is to empower THP-Malawi community partners so that they lead healthy, productive and self-reliant lives. The position requires one who shows initiative with problem-solving and collaborative skills whilst working with the community partners. The position reports to the Program Manager.

Essential Functions

• To facilitate planning and implementation of projects activities in partner villages
• To collect relevant data on progress of projects activities in the partner villages
• To supervise and monitor all project activities being carried out in the community
• To assist in mobilizing and organizing the projects communities to participate in project activities
• To ensure that the surroundings are tidy at all times and that epicenter premises and materials are secure at all times
• To supervise all epicenter staff (volunteers), to attend epicenter committee meetings, to supervise Adult Literacy instructors
• To ensure accountability in all transactions done by epicenter committee
• Working hand in hand with the epicenter chairperson to ensure that various committees established at the epicenter level i.e. loans committee, food bank committee, education committee etc are meeting on a monthly basis
• Produce monthly reports on the progress of various project activities in the partner villages
• Any other relevant duties as may be assigned from time to time by the line supervisor

Required Qualification and Competencies

• Bachelors Degree in Community Development or Social Work or its equivalent
• A minimum of 3 years work experience preferably working with rural and marginalized communities
• Excellent and strong facilitation skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with good interpersonal skills
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and report writing skills
• Self-motivated and willing to work with minimum supervision
• Willingness to relocate and work in remote areas
• Ability to ride a motorcycle and have a valid motorcycle license.

Essential requirements.

The successful candidates must be fluent in Tumbuka languages and must be willing to stay and work in Rumphi.

How to apply:

Interested candidates who meet the above criteria, should send 1) their resumes with names and contacts of two traceable referees and 2) a cover letter electronically not later than 5th January, 2026 to: recruitment.thrive@thp.org. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

THP Malawi does not tolerate any form of fraud and/ or sexual misconduct. Successful candidates will be subject to rigorous background checks.