Vacancy title: Local Court Magistrates (Jss07) X 3 Positions; Chilyabufu Local Court, Muchila Local Court and Mwenda Local Court

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Public Administration, and Government , Category: Civil & Government ]

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Deadline of this Job:
27 December 2022  

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Date Posted: Friday, December 23, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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Local Court Magistrates (Jss07) X 3 Positions; Chilyabufu Local Court, Muchila Local Court and Mwenda Local Court

The Judiciary is an arm of Government of the Republic of Zambia. Its mission is "to provide effective and efficient administration of justice accessible to all people in Zambia through impartial and timely adjudication without fear or favour". In order to improve service delivery, the Judiciary intends to fill the following vacant positions as indicated below. Applications are therefore invited from suitable candidates to fill the following positions;

Local court magistrates (jss07) x 3 positions; chilyabufu local court, muchila local court and mwenda local court
The successful candidate will be reporting to the Presiding Local Court Magistrate and some of the responsibilities will include the following
• To undertake the adjudication of matters brought before the Local Court in order to facilitate the administration of customary, civil and criminal justice
• Undertakes effectively hearing and adjudication of cases brought before the Local Court in order to facilitate the administration of customary, civil and criminal justice Scanned with Cam Scanner
• Undertakes effectively the appointment of Administrators for Deceased Estates who died intestate in order to facilitate administration of benefits
• Undertakes effectively the issuance of warrants in order to ensure compliance to court orders
• Undertakes timely issuance of marriage certificates under customary Law in order to document the marriage
• Undertakes effectively the verification of case records, fees paid and jurisdiction of the cases in order to ensure compliance with Local Court Procedure

a) Knowledge and skills requirements
• Minimum Primary/Secondary Education:
• Full Form V/ Grade 12 Certificate

b) Minimum Vocational/Professional Qualifications:
• Diploma in Law or equivalent

c) Minimum Relevant Pre-Job Experience:
• 4 Years’ experience

d) Communication Skills
i) Written Skills Ability to write reasoned judgments and rulings
ii) Oral Skills Ability to communicate effectively in English

e) Other Skills/Attributes
• Integrity
• Confidentiality
• Interpersonal Skills
• Maturity

f) Must be between 35 and 40 years old for external applicants, and not above 50 years for internal applicants.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 48

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

Job application procedure
Note: indicate clearly position, station, contact number and only court certified document will be accepted (receipts should be attached)

Interested Candidates may address their applications along with a copy of their Curriculum Vitae (CV) with three traceable referees and certified copies of their professional and academic certificates to the Human Resource Management Officer, P.O Box 60691 Old Cabinet Office, Livingstone not later than Friday 27TH December, 2022 at 17:00 hours. Submission of application letters and relevant documents should be done through the Office of the Human Resource Department.

Please note: that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

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