Prosecutor

PROSECUTOR – GRADE ZRA05 (1 POSITION) (1 Position(s))
Job Description
Reporting directly to the Senior Prosecutor, you will be responsible for prosecuting cases of alleged tax offence with a view to the conviction of the alleged offenders in courts of laws.
Responsibility:
MAIN DUTIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES

Reviewing and organising prosecution files to ensure that the cases are of prosecutable standard allocated by the Senior Prosecutor;
Planning and coming up with an effective prosecution strategy for each case allocated;
Liaising with stake holders during case preparation and prosecution (stakeholders e.g. – DEC-ZRA Internal Affairs and the Police;
Drafting various charges and complaints, filing and personal services of court documents, drawing up cause lists which will be presented to the court and supervising officer before commencing prosecution;
Studying all complaints and applying rules of evidence and general principles of law, appreciating evidence required to establish a case and applying rules of criminal procedures to the recommended case for prosecution, allowing only evidence which is admissible;
Performing pre-trial procedures to educate prosecution witness on how they expect to answer questions from the prosecutor and defence lawyer and on how to present themselves in the witness book;
Collecting information related to cases allocated for prosecution;
Carrying out research into the law, and interpretation of statutes;
Determining facts of the case and applying the law to the facts;
Keeping and safeguarding evidential exhibits and dockets for prosecution;
Ensuring that Assets are used for official purposes and in compliance with ZRA standing orders;
Producing monthly reports on prosecution work undertaken in each month;
Supplying all judgments received and filed as precedent for review; and
Producing a monthly schedule of court appearance dates.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Grade 12 School Certificate or General Certificate of Education (GCE) equivalent;
University Degree in Law;
Masters’ Degree in a related field will be an added advantage;
Minimum of three (3) years relevant post qualifying work experience in prosecution work;
Prosecutor’s course-Certificate;
Gazetted as a Prosecutor;
Certificate in criminal/fraud investigations; and
Valid membership of the Law Association of Zambia or any other relevant professional body.

OTHER SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
High level of integrity;
Principled;
Charismatic;
Analytical skills;
Excellent oral & Written communication;
Facilitation skills;
Time Management;
Negotiation skills;
Interpersonal skills;
Interview skills; and
Planning and Organisation.

Only candidates who meet the above role specifications and competencies should apply enclosing their detailed CVs, photocopies of their academic/professional qualifications. Daytime and reachable telephone and/or mobile numbers should be clearly stated.

Kindly send applications as one (1) pdf document using email; careers@zra.org.zm or send hard copies to the following address not later than Monday 10th October, 2022;

The Director – Human Resource
Zambia Revenue Authority
Human Resource Department
P. O. Box 35710
LUSAKA

Note that Zambia Revenue Authority does not solicit for fees at any stage of the recruitment process, any such attempts should be treated as potentially fraudulent and reported immediately.

Experience :
3.0 Year(s)
Job Opening date : 27-Sep-2022
Job closing date : 10-Oct-2022