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, Southern Province (Choma), North-Western Province (Solwezi), and Western Province (Mongu) on permanent and pensionable terms.

Stores Assistant (Lusaka) – (1) Position

a. Job Purpose

Reporting to Accountant-Administration, undertakes implementation of policies and strategies that ensure effective utilization of financial resources in order to ensure prudent utilization and accountability of funds.

b. Principal Accountabilities

Qualifications and Experience

• Grade Twelve (12) School Certificate with five (5) credits or better, including Mathematics and English.
• Diploma in Stores Management or its equivalent.
• Minimum of one (1) year related job experience.
• Member of Zambia Institute of Purchasing and Supply
• Proficiency in MS Office and MS Excel.

c. Skills and Attributes

• Able to write technical and analytical reports.
• Fluent in English communication.
• Possesses confidentiality skills, interpersonal skills, integrity, tact/diplomacy, and computer literacy.

• Undertakes effectively receipting and inspection of goods to ensure their conformity to specifications.
• Undertakes effective safe custody of goods, supplies, and assets in order to protect public resources from abuse and pilferage;
• Undertakes timely distribution of goods to ensure their availability and to meet the needs of end users;
• Undertaking periodic inventory accounting and maintenance of goods in order to safeguard public assets
• Undertaking effective maintenance of all records for the stores in order to ensure accountability and facilitate decision-making
• Undertaking timely preparation of stores’ monthly reports in order to facilitate informed decision making;
• Undertaking effective identification and protection of obsolete, redundant, scrap, and surplus goods in order to facilitate their disposal.
• Undertakes timely development of work plans in order to facilitate monitoring and evaluation of performance.

• Able to write technical and analytical reports.
• Fluent in English communication.
• Possesses confidentiality skills, interpersonal skills, integrity, tact/diplomacy, and computer literacy.

• Grade Twelve (12) School Certificate with five (5) credits or better, including Mathematics and English.
• Diploma in Stores Management or its equivalent.
• Member of Zambia Institute of Purchasing and Supply
• Proficiency in MS Office and MS Excel.