Vacancy title:
8 Inspector

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Professional Services, Category: Management]

Jobs at:
National Pension Scheme Authority

Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, May 8 2025

Duty Station:
Lusaka | Lusaka | Zambia

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, April 28 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Job Description

The Inspector is mandated to enforce compliance with the NPS Act by employers, with a strategic focus on maximizing revenue collection and improving the integrity of member information to achieve zero-day benefit payments. The role also includes initiating and managing legal proceedings against defaulting employers, serving as a critical mechanism for strengthening compliance and upholding the Authority’s enforcement mandate.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct thorough inspections and compliance audits of employers to assess alignment with the NPS Act and drive continuous improvement in adherence to statutory obligations.
• Spearhead legal enforcement efforts by initiating and managing timely prosecutions of defaulting employers, reinforcing the Authority’s mandate to deter non-compliance.
• Prepares court documents and submissions to ensure rulings are made in favour of the Authority.
• Reviews all Settlement Orders and other legal agreements entered by the Authority to protect the interests of the Authority.
• Enforces court action to ensure the Authority is protected from the adverse consequences of non – compliance with court orders.
• Represent the Authority in Court.
• Establish cross-functional collaborations with the Data Analytics, Accounts Management and KYC Units to identify, monitor and take action on high-risk employers, particularly those with significant liabilities.
• Facilitate the recovery of unpaid contributions and penalties, ensuring timely and compliant action in accordance with NAPSA policies and procedures.
• Drive employer education initiatives to enhance understanding of legal obligations and foster a proactive compliance culture.
• Bridge the information gap through structured sensitisation campaigns targeting both employers and employees.
• Support benefit administration processes by enabling member account clean-ups in collaboration with the Data Clean Up project and verifying claim eligibility to ensure timely and accurate benefit payouts.
• Conduct assessments of employer systems and processes to identify operational vulnerabilities, inform compliance interventions and develop tailored enforcement strategies.
• Monitor emerging compliance trends and recommend policy and legal reforms to address enforcement gaps and strengthen the regulatory framework.
• Prepare comprehensive compliance reports and enforcement summaries to support data-driven decision-making and track the effectiveness of enforcement actions.
• Engage with stakeholders across sectors to promote shared responsibility in enhancing compliance and expanding NAPSA’s reach among employers.
• Utilise digital compliance tools and platforms to monitor employer behaviour, manage enforcement timelines and streamline the reporting of non-compliance.
• Develop and apply early warning indicators to proactively identify employers at risk of default and initiate timely pre-emptive engagement or enforcement measures.
• Perform additional duties as may be assigned by supervisory leadership, in alignment with the strategic direction of the Authority.

Minimum Qualifications

• Grade 12 Certificate with 5 ‘O’ Levels with credit or better including Mathematics and English
• Bachelor of Law Degree (LLB).
• Legal Practitioners Qualifying Examination (LPQE) and/or Prosecution certificate will be an added advantage.
• A manual driver’s licence valid for at least one (1) year.

Minimum Experience Required

• A minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

• To apply for this job please visit careers.napsa.co.zm.

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