Vacancy title:
Associate Legal Counsel

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Education, and Training, Category: Legal]

Jobs at:
Higher Education Loans and Scholarships Board ( HELSB )

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, July 18 2025

Duty Station:
Lusaka | Lusaka | Zambia

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, July 10 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Employment Opportunity 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 mobilization 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 underlisted positions to be based in Lusaka, on permanent and pensionable terms.

Associate Legal Counsel – 1 Position

a. Job Purpose

Reporting to Legal Counsel, shall undertake the provision of legal services in order to safeguard the interest of the HELSB and facilitate effective conduct of the Institution.

b. Principal Accountabilities

• Undertakes effectively provision of legal services in order to ensure the institution acts within the confines of the law and to protect its interests.
• Undertakes timely the drafting, review and maintenance of contracts, MOU’s and other legal documents in order to ensure compliance and safeguard the interests of the HELSB.
• Undertakes timely prosecutions of non-compliant cases in order to enforce the Higher Education Loans and Scholarships Act and other Statutes and Regulations.
• Undertakes periodically the conduct of research on legal issues in order to formulate legal opinions and facilitate decision making.

c. Qualifications and Experience

• Full Grade 12/Form V Certificate.
• Bachelor of Laws
• Advocate of the High Court of Zambia
• Valid practicing certificate
• 4 years post qualification of admission to the Bar.

d. Skills and Attributes

• Ability to write legal documents
• Ability to communicate fluently in English
• Should have: Analytical skills, Interpersonal skills, Computer skills, Research skills, Integrity, Confidentiality, Tact and diplomacy

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 48

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure
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Interested Candidates who meet the above Job Specifications and Competencies, Skills and Attributes should send their applications as one document enclosing their detailed Curriculum Vitae, Photocopies of NRC, ZAQA validated Academic and Professional qualifications, and any other relevant documents. Please indicate the title of the position in
the subject line.

Application Deadline:

Applications must be submitted not later than Friday 18th July, 2025.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

HELSB is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We therefore encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with disabilities and members of under-represented groups.

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