Summary
Date Posted: Friday, April 12 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) is a statutory hody responsible for regulation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), and Postal and Courier Services in Zambia. The Authority also coordinates and oversees activities relating to cyber security in Zambia.
The Authority is inviting competent, self-driven and qualified candidates to apply for the position of Director Board Services/Authority Secretary.

JOB PURPOSE
The job holder is responsible for corporate secretarial duties for the Board of Directors and attends to internal legal affairs. The job holder also acts as a point of communication between the Board and Senior Management reporting accurately in a timely manner ZICTA's procedures and developments.


SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
• Provide guidance to the Board of Directors on their duties, responsibilities and powers.
• Conduct induction and orientation of the Board of Directors and ensure they receive continuous learning on matters of corporate governance.
• Inform the Board of Directors on the current corporate governance trends and practices and the applicable relevant laws.
• Provide advice to the Board and Management on good corporate governance.
• Develop and review the Board Charter and performance appraisal system for the Board of Directors.
• Monitor the Boards' planned activities.
• Prepare the annual Board calendar, and schedule meetings in consultation with the Board Chairperson and Director General.
• Maintain the Board attendance register, record and keep minutes and other records, and follow-up on the required action by Management.
• Prepare and circulate notice of meeting, agenda and minutes of the Board and Committees.
• Ensure that the affairs of the Board are conducted within the applicable laws.
• Review the Board procedures regularly and ensures that they are followed.
• Draft and review contracts and other related documents.
• Draft court documents and attend to litigation on matters relating to internal legal affairs.
• Prepare conveyancing documents and attends to such conveyance.
• Provide legal advice to the Board and ZICIA on matters incidental to the operation of ZICTA.
• Perform other functions of ZICTA as may be assigned by the Director General.

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
• School Certificate or its equivalent.
• Bachelor's degree in law.
• Master's degree in law.
• Must be in possession of a valid practising certificate.
• Membership with the Law Association of Zambia.

WORK EXPERIENCE
• Seven (7) years relevant work experience in the ICT sector or regulatory body or commercial environment, four (4) years of which must be at Management level.

KEY COMPETENCIES
• Strategic abilities with well-balanced knowledge of the ICT sector and laws. Skilled in Board Secretarial, contract management and law in general. Business acumen at operational and strategic level.
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.
• Assertive, responsive and result oriented.
• High analytical skills
• High level of integrity and exercise high confidentiality.
• Knowledge of good corporate governance.
• Emotionally intelligent.

TENURE
The position of Director Board Services/Authority Secretary is on a five-year fixed term
contract.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 84

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Applicants should submit their application attaching their latest Curriculum Vitae with daytime mobile phone number and certified copies of certificates via the ZICTA job portal at www.zicta zm. The closing date for receiving the applications is April 30, 2024 at 17:00 hrs.
Please address your application to the Board Chairperson, Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority.


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