Job Details

Job Description

Zambia Sugar Plc. is an ABF Group sugar company and is the leading sugar producer in Zambia.  Its main activities are the growing of sugar cane, the production and marketing of sugar and other sugar downstream products.

The company invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced persons to fill the following position in the Estate Support Services Department to be based at Nakambala:

SECURITY INVESTIGATOR x 1 – PERMANENT

This position will be reporting to the Investigations Officer. The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

Key Responsibilities

·         Identify and engage informants and other stakeholders for purposes of collecting intelligence / information in order to proactively anticipate incidents of crime.

·         Liaising with relevant internal and community stakeholders in collecting of intelligence and information from informants.

·         Liaising and following up on cases with police, prosecutors and the courts to monitor conviction success.

·         Collating of crime data and statics and capturing in relevant Illovo database/s.

·         Identification of potential suspects, location weaknesses & asset vulnerability in order to alert management of security improvement needs and to enhance general vigilance of all role players.

·         Assist with investigation into tip-off’s, incidents and accidents.

·         Produces investigation reports following closure of incident investigations.

·         Conducts undercover work on the estate as part of investigations and intelligence gathering.

·         Conducts investigations immediately after an incident has occurred by acting as first responders to security and by supporting safety related incidents.

·         Interview and recording of witnesses and suspects statements in relation to various security and safety incidents.

·         Preservation and custodianship of evidence at incident site and where applicable identifies witnesses to the incident by acting as first responders thereto.

·         Work as effective witness for disciplinary and court cases emanating from security incidents on the estate.

·         Conducts and effects search and arrest on employees within the Estate.

·         Promote and adhere to ABF Sugar’s procedures, policies and guidelines, including, without limitation, those relating to SHERQ, Competition Law and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC).

·         Execute any other duties that may be assigned by the supervisor from time to time.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

·         Grade 12 School Certificate.

·         Formal training or experience from Security, Military or Police employment.

·         Evidence of training in fraud / incident investigation.

·         Preferably 2 years’ experience in incident investigations at an operational level.

Should you be interested in applying for this role, please submit your detailed CV, copies of relevant qualifications, registrations and ID/Passport for the attention of HR Business Partner

Email:  [email protected] indicating “Application – Security Investigator” in the subject line.

Closing date for applications is 1st August 2025.

Applicants shall be required to complete pre-employment checks (qualification, credit, security, background, and medical assessments) as part of the recruitment process where applicable.

Should you not hear from us within 4 weeks after the closing date, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.