Pesticides Control Board (PCB)
Pesticides Control Board (PCB) was established as a Statutory Corporation by an Act of Parliament of 2000 (CAP. 35:03), amended in 2018, to control and manage pesticides trade, use and disposal in Malawi. It is guided by the Board of Directors who have the overall responsibility over its strategic leadership, control and performance.
The key functions and responsibilities of the board include to: –
- Register pesticides and issue certificates, licenses and permits, in accordance with the Act;
- Monitor and control the import, export, manufacture, distribution, sale, storage, use and disposal of pesticides in Malawi;
- Conduct public educational campaigns on the safe handling and use of pesticides;
- Advise the Minister on matters related to pesticides
- Prevent smuggling of pesticides and manage pesticides stocks at national level
- Monitor disposal of empty or used pesticide containers and decontamination of sites contaminated with pesticides;
- Dispose of any quantities of any pesticide or pesticide waste;
- Propose regulations to be made under this Act by the Minister.
In pursuit of its mandate, the Board is inviting applications from suitably qualified Malawians to fill the vacant positions that exist within the Board.
FINANCE SECTION
Post: Assistant Accountant
Grade: P7
Responsible To: Accountant
Responsible For: Stores Assistant
Purpose of the Job: To provide accounting servicos
Key Duties
- Procossing payments and keeping accounlable documents
- Checking payment vouchers
- Maintaining ledgers
- Mairtaining creditors, debtors and fixed asset registers
- Recorciling books of accounts and salary suspense ledger and accounts = Invoicing of clients
- Filing accounting documents
- Prepaing Salaries change sheets
- Preparing cash control accounts
- Preparing timely Tax returns
- Allocating work and appraising staff
Minimum Education Qualification and Experience
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting plus two (2) years’ work experience in an organization of similar nature
Application procedures
Interested applicants who meet the above requirements should submit their applications together with a detailed and updated Curriculum Vitae (CV), copies of certificates and three traceable referees to:
The Registrar
Pesticides Control Board
P.O Box 51300
Limbe
Please indicate the position you have applied for on the envelope.
The closing date for applications is 28th August, 2026. Only shortlisted cancidates shall be acknowledged and invited for interviews.