About ZAQA

The Zambia Qualifications Authority (ZAQA) is a statutory body established pursuant to the ZAQA Act No. 8 of 2024 to develop and implement a National Qualifications Framework (NQF), register qualifications on the NQF, verify and evaluate qualifications, and ensure that standards and registered qualifications are internationally comparable.

The Role

ZAQA is seeking the services of a suitably qualified person to fill the position of Standards and Research Specialist.

Overall Responsibilities

To undertake the development, review and harmonisation of standards, and to design and conduct research studies that generate credible evidence to support Board approvals, inform policy formulation, and strengthen evidence-based decision-making within the Authority.

Qualifications and Experience

• Full Grade 12 School Certificate
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in Standards Development, Research, or Monitoring and Evaluation role
• Ability to write analytical and technical reports
• Ability to communicate effectively in English
• Qualifications under (i) and (ii) above must be verified by the Zambia Qualifications Authority
• Verification/evaluation certificates must be submitted together with the application

How to Apply

Interested candidates meeting the above requirements should send their applications attaching their cover letter, CV, copies of academic and professional qualifications, and ZAQA verification/evaluation certificates in a single PDF document to recruitments@zaqa.gov.zm.

Address application to:

THE DIRECTOR GENERAL
Zambia Qualifications Authority
Finsbury Park
Kabwe Roundabout
P O Box 51103
LUSAKA

A detailed job description can be found on the ZAQA website under Vacancies.

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Closing Date: Saturday, 10 October 2026 at 17:00 hours

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HEA OFFERS 11 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS 6 POSITIONS

About the Higher Education Authority

The Higher Education Authority (HEA) is a statutory body established by the Higher Education Act, 2013. The mandate of the Authority is to regulate and monitor standards in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in order to ensure quality services and contribute to the enhancement of human capital and accelerated national development.

The Authority is inviting applications from suitably qualified Zambians to fill the following positions:

Available Positions

VIEW DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTIONS

Application Guidelines

1. Eligibility

Zambians who meet the minimum qualifications and experience for the specific roles are encouraged to apply.

2. Requirements

Interested candidates must submit:

• A comprehensive cover letter, clearly stating the position applied for.
• An updated Curriculum Vitae (CV).
• Copies of Zambia Qualifications Authority (ZAQA)-validated qualifications.

3. Submission

All applications should be addressed to the Director-General and submitted via the following link:

ONLY SUBMISSIONS VIA THE LINK WILL BE ACCEPTED.

4. Closing Date

All applications must be received no later than Friday, 18th September, 2026, at 17:00 hours. Late submissions will not be considered.

Higher Education Authority Contact Details

Higher Education Authority (HEA)
2nd Floor, Engineering House
Stand No. 2374, Kelvin Siwale Road
P.O. Box 50795, Ridgeway, Lusaka

Phone: +260 976 936 658

Email: info@hea.org.zm

Website: www.hea.org.zm

Organization Summary:

Ciheb-Zambia is a non-profit local Zambian organisation supporting the Ministry of Health to scale up comprehensive HIV prevention and testing services and find the best solutions to life threatening situations among communities in Zambia.

Position Summary

Ciheb Zambia is seeking a positive, highly motivated, organized individual with excellent communication skills to join our team as a Research Field Implementation Officer. The Research Field Implementation Officer will report to the Project HALO Research Study Coordinator.

The Research Field Implementation Officer will support the implementation of the Health Access for Lenacapivir Outcomes (HALO) Project by coordinating field-based research activities, ensuring high-quality implementation of the study protocol, and strengthening collaboration among participating health facilities, community stakeholders, and the research team.

He/She will oversee participant recruitment and follow-up, monitor implementation fidelity, provide mentorship to facility teams, coordinate community engagement activities, and ensure timely collection of high-quality study data.

The position requires strong experience in HIV prevention programming, implementation research, community engagement, and health systems strengthening. The officer will work closely with health facility staff, community-based organizations, peer educators, and research assistants to ensure that study activities are implemented according to the approved protocol, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), national ethical requirements, and sponsor expectations.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Field Implementation and Study Coordination

• Coordinate implementation of study activities at participating health facilities and community sites.
• Ensure all study procedures are implemented according to the approved protocol and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Support study start-up activities, including site preparation, staff orientation, and initiation visits.
• Coordinate implementation of intervention activities across study sites.
• Monitor adherence to implementation timelines and study work plans.
• Identify operational challenges and recommend appropriate corrective actions.

Participant Recruitment and Retention

• Coordinate participant identification, recruitment, screening, enrollment, and follow-up activities.
• Work with facility teams and peer educators to achieve recruitment and retention targets.
• Monitor participant appointment adherence and support retention strategies.
• Coordinate tracing and follow-up of participants who miss scheduled study visits.
• Ensure participant confidentiality is maintained throughout the study.

Community Engagement

• Coordinate community mobilization activities to increase awareness of the study.
• Strengthen partnerships with community-based organizations, Ministry of Health teams, and civil society organizations.
• Facilitate community sensitization meetings and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Support implementation of participant education and demand-generation activities.
• Ensure meaningful engagement of key populations and other priority populations in study implementation.

Facility Support and Capacity Building

• Provide supportive supervision and mentorship to facility staff involved in the study.
• Conduct on-site coaching on study procedures, informed consent, documentation, and protocol adherence.
• Coordinate refresher training sessions for study staff and health care workers.
• Monitor implementation fidelity across participating facilities.

Data Collection and Quality Assurance

• Monitor completion of study source documents and case report forms.
• Ensure timely and accurate data collection and submission.
• Conduct routine data verification and quality assurance visits.
• Identify and resolve data quality issues in collaboration with the Data Manager and Study Coordinator.
• Monitor study performance indicators and site-level implementation metrics.

Monitoring and Reporting

• Conduct routine monitoring visits to participating sites.
• Prepare site monitoring reports and follow-up action plans.
• Document implementation successes, challenges, and lessons learned.
• Prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly technical reports.
• Support preparation of presentations, dissemination meetings, and study updates.

Regulatory Compliance

• Ensure field implementation complies with Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Human Subjects Protection, and national research ethics requirements.
• Verify that informed consent procedures are conducted appropriately.
• Report protocol deviations, adverse events, and implementation issues promptly.
• Support monitoring visits, sponsor audits, and regulatory inspections.

Logistics and Administrative Support

• Coordinate availability of study supplies, participant materials, and data collection tools.
• Monitor inventory of field equipment and study commodities.
• Coordinate transport and logistics for field activities.
• Support procurement requests related to study implementation.

Collaboration and Communication

• Maintain regular communication with the Study Coordinator regarding field implementation progress.
• Collaborate closely with facility managers, Ministry of Health personnel, and implementing partners.
• Participate in project planning meetings, technical working groups, and review meetings.
• Represent the project during community and facility stakeholder meetings as delegated.

Other Duties

• Support dissemination of study findings.
• Participate in protocol amendments and implementation planning.
• Perform any other duties assigned

Minimum Qualifications

Educational:

• Diploma in community development, social work, project management, resource management, administrative related qualification
• Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Certification.
• Human Subjects Protection Certification.

Experience:

• Experience working with key Populations, adolescents and young people.
• Experience working on research studies will be an added advantage
• Minimum of three years' experience implementing HIV, public health, or implementation research projects.
• Experience working with HIV prevention programmes, including PrEP, sexual and reproductive health, or key population programming.
• Experience coordinating community-based interventions and health facility implementation.
• Experience supporting clinical or implementation research studies.
• Experience using electronic data capture systems such as REDCap is desirable.
• Experience working with donor-funded programmes

Required Skills:

• Good understanding of implementation of research methodologies.
• Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and research ethics. Research.
• Familiarity with Ministry of Health systems and HIV service delivery.
• Excellent facilitation and training skills.
• Strong community engagement and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple activities simultaneously while meeting deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and electronic data systems.

Required Certifications

To Apply

Submit your Curriculum Vitae with three traceable referees and a cover letter on or before 26th August 2026 by using the link below.

THE OPPORTUNITY

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and highly motivated MEL professional to lead the implementation of monitoring, evaluation and learning activities across PEAS Zambia's Eastern Province portfolio under the guidance of the Senior MEL Officer.

The successful candidate will coordinate timely data collection, quality assurance, analysis and reporting; maintain agreed data spreadsheets, dashboards and platforms; and support learning and research across the Eastern Province programme.

The candidate will work with Zambia and Global MEL colleagues, programme teams, government stakeholders, and external researchers and evaluators to ensure evidence is accurate, timely and used to improve programme delivery.

The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience working with large datasets, developing digital data collection tools, conducting analysis, producing high-quality reports and translating evidence into actionable recommendations.

MONITORING, EVALUATION AND LEARNING (MEL) RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervise the MEL Assistant to ensure accurate data collection, cleaning and reporting across all Eastern Province projects; provide coaching and quality assurance of MEL Assistant responsibilities.
• Maintain and update required data spreadsheets, dashboards and platforms accurately and on time, following agreed reporting cycles, data standards and version-control procedures.
• Develop and deploy digital surveys using CommCare and KoboToolbox to streamline organization-wide data collection.
• Design, build and maintain Power BI dashboards for operations and programs to generate actionable insights for programmatic and strategic decision-making.
• Support the development and maintenance of MEAL frameworks, indicators and tools aligned with project goals and donor requirements for both programs and operations.
• Analyze qualitative and quantitative data to assess program performance and outcomes and guide continuous improvement.
• Conduct internal evaluations including baseline, midline and endline evaluations and document lessons learned to support adaptive programming.
• Standardize data cleaning processes and ensure compliance with data security and quality protocols.
• Promote a data-driven culture by integrating MEL into planning, implementation and review processes.
• Work closely with the PEAS Global MEL team and external researchers and evaluators to plan and facilitate programme evaluations and research, including tool review, permissions and ethical requirements, sampling, fieldwork coordination, data quality assurance, data provision and follow-up on findings.
• Train staff and field teams on MEL tools, data collection protocols and analysis techniques to strengthen organizational MEL capacity.
• Facilitate learning sessions and data review meetings to translate findings into actionable program improvements.
• Produce routine performance and evaluation reports in line with agreed cycles, and provide accurate data, analysis and narrative input to donor reports as required, meeting reporting deadlines and agreed indicator definitions.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are seeking a highly organized, analytical and solutions-oriented individual who is passionate about improving education through evidence and learning.

The successful candidate will possess strong quantitative and qualitative research skills, excellent attention to detail and the ability to communicate complex findings clearly with diverse audiences.

They will thrive in a dynamic environment, be comfortable managing multiple priorities and demonstrate a commitment to PEAS' mission of improving educational opportunities for young people across Zambia.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• At least a bachelor's degree, ideally in Monitoring and Evaluation, Statistics, Data Science, Mathematics, Economics or another field with a strong quantitative or research component.
• Candidates whose bachelor's degree is in another subject must also hold a relevant postgraduate qualification or professional certificate in monitoring and evaluation, statistics, data analysis, data science, research methods or a related quantitative field.
• Minimum 3 years' experience in monitoring, evaluation, research or learning role.
• Demonstrated experience collecting, cleaning, validating and managing quantitative and qualitative data, with clear responsibility for data quality.
• Advanced Excel skills, including formula-based analysis, data cleaning, validation, reconciliation and management of large datasets.
• Demonstrated experience analyzing quantitative and qualitative data to answer monitoring, research or evaluation questions.
• Experience developing and maintaining Power BI dashboards, including data preparation, refresh processes, quality checks and user-focused visualization.
• Experience using digital data-collection platforms such as KoboToolbox, CommCare or similar.
• Excellent analytical report-writing and data-visualization skills, including the ability to communicate complex quantitative and qualitative findings clearly to non-technical audiences.
• Experience coordinating field-based data collection activities.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.
• Understanding of safeguarding and ethical research practices.
• Demonstrated ability to manage recurring reporting deadlines, maintain accurate records and work independently with limited day-to-day supervision.

DESIRABLE CRITERIA

These knowledge and experience criteria are not required for your application. However, if you have any of the following desirable knowledge or experiences, PEAS encourages you to highlight them in your application:

• Experience working in the education sector.
• Demonstrated ability to apply statistical analysis beyond basic descriptive reporting, with knowledge of sampling, inferential statistics and interpretation of results, using statistical software such as Stata, R, SPSS or Python.
• Experience contributing data, analysis or narrative to donor reports and working with donor indicator frameworks.
• Experience supporting or conducting research and evaluations, including collaboration with external researchers or evaluators.
• Experience supervising field teams, research assistants or MEL staff.
• Experience working with schools and district, provincial or national education stakeholders in Zambia.

RECRUITMENT PROCESS

1. Application review.
2. Technical assessment.
3. Competency-based interview.
4. Reference checks.

WORKING ARRANGEMENTS

WORKING AT PEAS

No matter what the role, team, context or country, PEAS employees are guided by their values, intrinsically motivated and energetic.

• Make a meaningful impact: Contribute to evidence generation and learning that helps strengthen schools and improve educational outcomes for thousands of learners across Zambia.
• Be part of a collaborative team: Join a supportive and purpose-driven team that values learning, innovation, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Opportunities for professional growth: Work across programmes and departments, developing skills and experience beyond your core role while contributing to organizational learning.
• A values-driven organization: Be part of an organization committed to integrity, safeguarding, inclusion and delivering lasting impact through education.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, please click on the application link provided by PEAS to complete the application form. Once completed, also submit your CV to:

Applications will be reviewed and shortlisted on a rolling basis and the recruitment process may close sooner than the stated date if a high number of suitable candidates is received.

Due to high volumes of applications, if you have not heard from PEAS within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

ACCESSIBILITY AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

PEAS is committed to ensuring its opportunities are accessible to all. Candidates who require support during the recruitment process can contact:

📧 info@peas.org.uk

PEAS welcomes all applicants and treats every application fairly based on merit.

SAFEGUARDING AND ANTI-CORRUPTION

PEAS is highly committed to keeping children safe from harm and preventing corruption. The organization takes its responsibility to promote safe recruitment practices seriously, including conducting appropriate reference and background checks.

PEAS operates a zero-tolerance approach to employees who breach its Safeguarding and Anti-Corruption Policies, which all employees are required to sign upon induction.

PEAS is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate in its recruitment practices and actively seeks a diverse applicant pool.