Assistant Registrar (Estates and Facilities)

About the role

The University of Malawi is recruiting one Assistant Registrar (Estates and Facilities) to lead the development and maintenance of university estates. The postholder provides advice to line managers on estates matters and oversees the quality of infrastructure works.

Key responsibilities

• Provide leadership in the development and maintenance of estates.
• Initiate, implement, monitor and review estates development and maintenance policies, plans, strategies, systems, procedures and regulations.
• Provide advisory services on estates development and maintenance to line managers.
• Deal with tenancy and leasehold matters.
• Ensure quality control of infrastructure development and maintenance works and assess and certify completed works.
• Monitor implementation of estates development projects and evaluate outsourced estates-related services.
• Prepare product specifications and terms of reference for construction works and services, and prepare bills of quantities for budget estimates.
• Serve relevant committees and manage relationships with external stakeholders.
• Initiate aesthetic improvements to existing built facilities.

Required profile

• Master's degree in Quantity Surveying, Structural Engineering, Architecture or another relevant field.
• Five years' experience in the relevant field at senior officer level.
• Membership of a relevant professional body.

To apply, send a cover letter stating the position applied for, copies of certificates, a detailed CV with three traceable referees, and, where available, a statement of teaching and research agenda and publication samples, to the Registrar, University of Malawi, P.O. Box 280, Zomba, by 11 April 2025. Only shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged.