Employment Opportunities
The Zambia Development Agency (ZDA), re-established under Section 3 of the ZDA Act Number 17 of 2022 is an organization responsible for fostering economic growth and development by promoting trade and investment in Zambia.
The Agency is seeking a highly qualified, self-motivated and creative individual to fill the following vacancy:
1. Director Investments
Reporting to the Director General, the job holder will be required to plan, develop, implement, coordinate and monitor investment and business development support activities to ensure the attraction and retention of private sector investment.
DUTIES
QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE/ SKILLS
APPLICATION METHOD
All applications must be marked and accompanied by detailed curriculum vitae, copies of qualifications and provide at least three referees, and sent to:
The Director General
Zambia Development Agency
Privatisation House
Nasser Road
P.O. Box 30819
LUSAKA
Or
The closing date for receipt of applications is Tuesday 20th June, 2023.
2. MANAGER INVESTMENT PROMOTION – ZDA3 (1)
Reporting to the Director Investments, the job holder will be required to increase the impact of the Agency’s efforts in generating investment leads, attracting foreign businesses to establish businesses in Zambia, market investment opportunities to local businesses and to assist investors navigate potential entry barriers for locating in Zambia.
DUTIES
 Manage the preparation of annual work plans and budgets for the Department and facilitate smooth execution of the activities by officers;
 Manage the development of an investor identification programme in line with ZDA’s objectives that targets different regions of the world;
 Manage the development of investor leads and nurture these until they decide to set up in Zambia;
 Facilitate the profiling, packaging and preparation of investment projects for promotion to both local and foreign investors;
 Engage and network at the highest level of Government, private sector and cooperating partners;
 Develop and make presentations at the highest level to both local and international audiences;
 Coordinate teams in tracking leads, structuring deals and closing investment transactions;
 Participate in preparation of Zambia’s annual investment conference to high level of international best practice generating considerable investment projects and transactions;
 Interpret the ZDA Act No.17 of 2022 and the Investment Trade and Business Development Act No. 18 of 2022 and attendant regulations to the public and private sector;
 Contribute significantly to the relevant working groups under the Public Private Dialogue forum;
 Ensure that the Zambia Virtual Deal room functions as intended generating the required transactions, partnerships and joint ventures;
 Devise inclusive investment strategies to create partnerships for youth and women along the priority sectors;
 Manage the evaluation of Zambia’s investment climate and provide advice on its improvement;
 Contribute to the formulation of strategic goals and the development of a Branding Strategy for Zambia;
 Manage the development and implementation of an Investment Promotion Strategy for Zambia;
 Manage the dissemination of information on Zambia’s investment climate as the preferred investment destination through among other things by holding investment promotion seminars, producing, and distributing promotional materials;
 Manage inward and outward investment missions;
 Manage the preparation and submission of adhoc and periodic reports of the department’s activities/affairs/performance and related issues;
 Supervises and reviews the performance of subordinates to ensure effective execution of work plans and related activities in key result areas; and
 Performs any other duties as assigned by the supervisor from time to time.
QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE/ SKILLS
 Bachelors Degree in BA Economics, Investment, Business Administration or Commerce;
 Masters Degree in; Economics, Business Administration, Commerce or Law
 Six (6) years’ work experience, three (3) of which must have been at management level;
 Excellent Communication, Presentation and Negotiating skills;
 Knowledge of computer applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
APPLICATION METHOD
All applications must be marked and accompanied by detailed curriculum vitae, copies of qualifications and provide at least three referees, and sent to:
The Director General
Zambia Development Agency
Privatisation House
Nasser Road
P. O. Box 30819
LUSAKA
Or
Email:
hrinfo@zda.org.zm
The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday, 23rd June, 2023.
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