Summary
Date Posted: Friday, March 03, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The Higher Education Loans and Scholarships Board (HELSB) is a statutory body established by the Higher Education Loans and Scholarships Act No. 31 of 2016 to provide for the administration, granting, investment, payment and recovery of student loans; provide for the administration and granting of scholarships; facilitate the mobilisation of financial resources for loans and scholarships, and provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
HELSB is inviting competent, enthusiastic and qualified candidates to apply for the above position to be based in Lusaka, on permanent and pensionable terms:

a. Job Purpose
Reporting to the Administrative Assistant, the Driver shall drive the institutional vehicles in order to facilitate mobility of officers, materials and equipment

b. Principal Accountabilities
• Driving safely and regularly the Board’s vehicles on official business in order to facilitate operations;
• Updating timely and accurately log books in order to enhance accountability for official trips;
• Checking regularly vehicles in order to ascertain their road worthiness;
• Undertaking regular cleaning of the Board’s vehicles in order to ensure that they are in a clean state;
• Preparing timely accidents reports in order to facilitate decision making;
• Initiates timely maintenance of vehicle fleet in order to make them roadworthy and prolong their life span;
• Preparing and submits timely accident reports in order to facilitate the submission to the Standing Accidents Board for decision making; and
• Undertaking timely development of work plans and performance management in order to monitor, evaluate and enhance performance.

c. Qualifications and Experience
• Full Grade 12 School Certificate;
• SADC Valid Driver’s Licence; and
• Minimum relevant pre-job experience of 2 years.

d. Skills and Attributes
• Able to write reports;
• Able to communicate in English; and
• Other skills/Attributes: Integrity, Tact and Diplomacy.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Professional Certificate

Job application procedure
Candidates who meet the above Job Specifications and Competencies, Skills and
Attributes should send their applications enclosing their detailed Curriculum Vitae,
Photocopies of NRC, Professional and any other relevant documents in hard copy form only to:
The Chief Executive Officer Or Hand delivered to:
Higher Education Loans and Scholarships Board
P.O. Box 50464
LUSAKA.
LUSAKA.

Or Hand delivered to:
United Church House
Second (2nd) Floor
Mosi-o-Tunya Road
Woodlands
LUSAKA.

Closing date for receipt of applications is 15th March, 2023.
HELSB is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in the employment of any person on the basis of race, health, tribe, sex, political affiliation, religion or physical ability.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.