The Health Professions Council of Zambia is a statutory regulatory body under the Ministry of Health with both statutory obligations to regulate the registration of health care facilities and health practitioners as well as maintaining optimal standards of competence, care and professional conduct. It was established under the Health Professions Act No. 24 of 2009, The Health Professions Act continues the existence of the Medical Council of Zambia which was established under the repealed Medical and Allied Professions Act. The mission of the Health Professions Council of Zambia is ‘to safeguard the quality of health care services by regulating and monitoring the professional conduct of Public and Private Health practitioners, Health facilities and Training Institutions.

The Council seeks applications from suitably qualified and experienced persons to fill up the following positions:

SECRETARY

Job Profile: To undertake the provision of secretarial services and basic administrative duties in order to enhance the operations of the department.

Main duties:

• Undertakes receipt and dispatch of correspondence in order to facilitate decision making.
• Undertaking timely and accurately typing of documents in order to ensure high quality standards of documents.
• Takes dictation accurately and transcribes into mailable correspondence/documents in order to facilitate decision making.
• Maintains accurately and timely the diary in order to facilitate the fulfillment of appointments and meetings.
• Attends and makes telephone calls timely in order to facilitate information flow and recording of messages.
• Attends timely to all general enquiries in order to facilitate the dissemination of correct information and reporting.

Knowledge and skills requirements:

a) Minimum Primary/Secondary Education:
Full Grade 12/Form V School Certificate

b) Minimum Vocational/Professional Qualifications:
Diploma in Business Administration, Human Resource or equivalent Certificate in typing and Shorthand 90/55 WPM

c) Minimum Relevant Pre-Job Experience:
Two (2) years’ Experience

d) Communication Skills
i) Written Skills:
Able to write reports

Oral Skills:
Able to communicate effectively in English

Other Skills/Attributes

• Computer literate
• Confidentiality
• Tact and courtesy