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Job Description

Furrer Foundation is hiring:

Lecturer and Instructor/Craftsman

Zambia Entrepreneurs College (ZEC), Rufunsa

Do you want to provide opportunities to Zambian rural youth by helping to promote craftsmanship and entrepreneurship in a new approach to vocational training?

About the Zambia Entrepreneurs Park & College:

With our newly built training institution, we want to:

1)    Position vocational training (apprenticeships with maximum practical exposure) as a viable alternative to academic pathways

2)    Train quality craftsmen and develop them into small- and mid-sized entrepreneurs

3)    Kick-start development in the areas around our institution. We plan to offer up to 10 professions in the future. ZEP apprentices will benefit from extensive practical training by our designated ZEP master craftsmen as well as high-quality teaching by our ZEC lecturers and visiting businessmen- and women – all with the aim of equipping our apprentices with all the skills needed to become the most successful entrepreneurs in Zambia.

FIELDS:

• Tailoring
• Catering
• Librarian/IT
• Commerce/Secretarial Services

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION OF LECTURERS:

• He/she should have a Craft Certificate(TEVETA)
• It’s of advantage to already have a teaching qualification such as the Technical and Vocational Teachers’ Diploma
• Minimum of three (3) years relevant industrial experience
• Added advantage if already accredited to TEVETA

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION INSTRUCTOR/CRAFTSMAN

• He/she should have a Trade Level 1 Certificate(TEVETA
• Minimum of 5 years work experience
• Added advantage is TEVETA accreditation and diploma in Teaching Methodology

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Lecturer

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Teaching is the principal area of concern
• Responsible for coordination of teaching programmes and for the proper use of teaching facilities
• Responsible for the day-to-day control of classroom and workshop activities in the assigned area
• Evaluation and development of text books and teaching aids applicable to area of responsibility
• Any other duties as may be assigned by management
• Highly reliable, trustworthy and diligent in all business matters
• Native-level proficiency in spoken and written English and Nyanja (and Bemba).

2.   Job Title: Instructor/Workshop owner(craftsman/-woman)

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Successfully run your own business under the Zambia Entrepreneurs Park
• Take up apprentices into your workshop and train them practically in your craft
• Part time employment at the College as instructor

Contractual aspects:

• Contract: full-time or part-time, start date ideally end of 2025 / by arrangement
• Salary: competitive
• Location: Rufunsa (expected to take residency there)

Application process:

Please apply by sending your CV and a cover letter stating your vision for combining vocational training with entrepreneurial education to [email protected]

Application deadline: 30 September 2025