Driver

The Zambia Public Procurement Authority (ZPPA) a body corporate and responsible for regulation of public procurement in Zambia invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced candidates for appointment into the ZPPA’s staff establishment in the following position:   JOB TITLE: DRIVER-ZPPA 08 (1 POSITION) 1.0 PURPOSE To drive vehicles on official duty, convey Authority officers to various destinations and make deliveries.   The officer will be required to perform the following duties: 2.1Ferries officers to various destinations to carry out their duties and makes deliveries to different locations of the city and country as required;   2.2Distributes mail and other correspondence to Board members and also collects mail from the post office and other offices as instructed;   2.3Cleans vehicle and ensures that it is maintained to guarantee road worthy condition;   2.4Ensures that vehicles are kept in secure place after working hours at the car park;   2.5Carries out general inspections of vehicles once in a week and when required to ascertain their road worthy condition and carries out minor repairs and reports any malfunction of vehicle to superior for remedial action; and 2.6Performs other official duties as may be delegated from time to time by superiors.   3.0       QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE 3.1       Full Grade Twelve (12) School Certificate with five (5) credits or better; 3.2       Certificate in Auto Mechanics or Transport and Logistics or Heavy Equipment Repair or Mechanical Engineering with a minimum Class B Driving License; and 3.3       A least one (1) year driving experience.   4.0       SKILL AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS 4.1 Good communication skills in writing and oral communication; 4.2 Good interpersonal and analytical skills; and 4.3 Competency in driving the Government of the Republic of Zambia motor vehicles will be added advantage.   5.0       TENURE The appointment of the Driver is on permanent and pensionable basis. APPLICATION PROCESS All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence and should comprise an application letter and curriculum vitae with copies of Academic Certificate and Grade twelve (12) Certificate. Applications should be addressed to the:   Director General Zambia Public Procurement Authority Stand No. Sub J-11790 Procurement House Off Alick Nkhata Road, Longacres P.O Box 31009 LUSAKA Candidates MUST download and fill in the Profile Summary Form HERE and email it together with the application letter and other documents to jobs2@zppa.org.zm. Please indicate the position being applied for in the subject line and sign-off the application letter for employment. The size of your attachments should not exceed 10 Megabyte. Only applications sent via email will be considered. Please note that filling in the Profile Summary Form is mandatory and the same, as mentioned in item (iii) above, should be sent with other documents to jobs2@zppa.org.zm in Microsoft Word format and not Portable Document format (PDF).   CLOSING DATE The closing date for receipt of applications will be Friday, 29th May, 2026 at 17:00 hours. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.