Responsibilities or duties

• Provides advice and guidance on legal issues arising from the administration of the postal, ICT and ECT Acts and where necessary recommends changes.
• Provides advice and guidance to the Authority considering action against licensees for non- compliance with license conditions.
• Reviews and recommends changes to terms and conditions of licenses and legislation in light of best practices.
• Attends to enforcement of licence conditions by prosecution, recovery of fines and other means sanctioned by the law.
• Undertakes litigation on all matters relating to or arising out of disputes between the Authority and licensees or prospective licensees.
• Represents the Authority in court and/or other tribunals or administrative bodies in proceedings where the Authority is a party or has interest.
• Prepares memoranda on judicial and legislative pronouncements affecting the Authority’s mandate/operations for circulation to officials dealing with such matters.
• Provides timely and accurate legal advise to the Authority on various legal issues affecting the Authority including advising the Authority on any relevant court decisions.
• Keeps abreast with legal developments and trends at international and national level to identify trends that may affect current legislation or laws
• Represent the Authority at the Ministry of Justice Internal Legislative Committee meetings .

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

a) General Education:

Full Grade 12 School Certificate

b) Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s degree in Law
• Law Practicing Certificate
• Membership of the Law Association of Zambia

Experience needed

c) Relevant Pre-Job Experience:

3 Years’ post qualification experience in legal practice

• Provides advice and guidance on legal issues arising from the administration of the postal, ICT and ECT Acts and where necessary recommends changes.
• Provides advice and guidance to the Authority considering action against licensees for non- compliance with license conditions.
• Reviews and recommends changes to terms and conditions of licenses and legislation in light of best practices.
• Attends to enforcement of licence conditions by prosecution, recovery of fines and other means sanctioned by the law.
• Undertakes litigation on all matters relating to or arising out of disputes between the Authority and licensees or prospective licensees.
• Represents the Authority in court and/or other tribunals or administrative bodies in proceedings where the Authority is a party or has interest.
• Prepares memoranda on judicial and legislative pronouncements affecting the Authority’s mandate/operations for circulation to officials dealing with such matters.
• Provides timely and accurate legal advise to the Authority on various legal issues affecting the Authority including advising the Authority on any relevant court decisions.
• Keeps abreast with legal developments and trends at international and national level to identify trends that may affect current legislation or laws
• Represent the Authority at the Ministry of Justice Internal Legislative Committee meetings .

• Full Grade 12 School Certificate
• Bachelor’s degree in Law
• Law Practicing Certificate
• Membership of the Law Association of Zambia