The Zambia Police Service is inviting suitably qualified candidates to join the Service as Constables. Application letters to be submitted to Zambia Police provincial headquarters starting from Monday, 1st March 2021 to Monday 8th March 2021 at 18:00 hours as follows: (1) Lusaka Province (Lusaka Central Police). (ii) Copperbelt Province (Ndola). (iii) Central Province (Kabwe), (iv) Southern Province (Choma), (v) Western Province (Mongu), (vi) Northern Province (Kasama). (vii) Luapula Province (Mansa), (viii) Eastern Province (Chipata) (ix) North-Western Province (Solwezi) and (x) Muchinga Province (Chinsali).
In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, applicants are advised to send their applications through Zambia Postal Services via Express Mail Service (EMS) in their respective provinces to avoid congestion at provincial recruitment centres. Therefore, successful candidates to attend Interviews in person will strictly be required to observe COVID-19 health guidelines to avoid the spread of the virus.
QUALIFICATION (REQUIREMENTS)
Interested Applicants must be:
- A Zambian citizen;
- Between 18 and 30 years of age;
- Holder of a full Grade 12 School Certifcate with five (5) “O”levels with at least a credit in English language, Mathematics and any Science subject.
- Physically and mentally fit for service in the Zambia Police Service.
- Single, of good character and with no criminal record; and
- Ready to undergo a full Medical Examination.
Applicants with extra qualifications in the following fields will have an added advantage: Building & Construction (Brick Laying), Plumbing, Carpentry and Joinery, Electrical, Paiting, Metal Fabrication (Welding) and Auto Mechanics.
NB: Applicants will be required to submit a handwritten application and attach certified copies of:
- National Registration Card (NRC);
- Academic Certificate(s) or Statement of Results for those who recently completed their grade twelve (12);
- Ensure that the postal and residential addresses are clearly indicated;
- Ensure to provide the active mobile phone number(s) for ease of contact.
Only Suitably Qualified candidates need to apply. Note that during the period of submission, Zambia Police Headquarters will not be receiving application letters.
The Zambian Government will this year recruit 1, 200 Police Constables countrywide.
This announcement comes following an advertisement run in the media on February 28, 2021, calling on those interested to apply.
The minister said the decentralization of the process will also accord all potential candidates an opportunity to apply.
“The total number of constables to be recruited is as permitted by the treasury Authority countrywide is 1, 200,” Mr Kampyongo said.
“It should be made clear that the Zambia Police Service has decentralized the recruitment process to provincial level. And what this therefore means is that no application shall be entertained at the ministry of Home Affairs Headquarters and not even the Zambia Police Headquarters.
All the prospecting candidates are therefore requested to submit their application letters to the office of the Zambia Police Service Provincial Commissioners in all the 10 provinces. This is to accord a chance to all prospecting applicants countrywide, the Provincial Commissioners are directed to receive the application forms from all the districts in their respective provinces.”
He further said government has noted with concern assertions that the recruitment of security personnel was not transparent.
“It is in this regard that the Zambia Police Service has made the exercise transparent, accountable and accessible by all eligible candidates from all the provinces. It is important for all prospecting candidates to understand that the recruitment process will be merit based. No one should think that by running to Lusaka chances of being recruited are widened,” he said.