Overview

The Civil Service Commission is inviting applications from suitably qualified and unemployed health professionals for the 2026 recruitment of 2,600 Workers in the Ministry of Health.

Applicants are required to submit their applications through ZAMPOST and indicate their preferred district of deployment (except for Intern Medical Doctors and Pharmacists, who should indicate their preferred province).

The advertisement includes the following positions:

Pharmacy Technicians

• Dispense prescribed medications accurately, following proper labelling and packaging.
• Receive and verify stock deliveries against requisition orders and invoices.
• Re-pack and re-label bulk medicines into unit-dose packages for wards.
• Perform daily pill-counts and cycle counts to maintain accurate inventory records.
• Assist in the preparation of sterile IV admixtures and chemotherapeutic agents.
• Provide basic medication adherence counselling to patients at the pharmacy window.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must:

• Be a Zambian citizen with a valid National Registration Card (NRC).
• Possess a full Grade 12 Certificate or equivalent.
• Hold relevant professional qualifications from a recognized institution.
• Be duly registered and licensed by the relevant professional regulatory body (where applicable).
• Be unemployed in the Civil Service at the time of application.
• Be above 18 years and below 45 years of age.

Required Documents

Applicants should submit:

• Application letter indicating the professional cadre and preferred district (or preferred province for Intern Medical Doctors and Pharmacists).
• Certified copies of academic and professional qualifications.
• Certified copy of the National Registration Card (NRC).
• Valid practising licence (where applicable).
• Professional registration certificate (where applicable).
• Any other relevant supporting documents (e.g. a certificate from the Zambia Agency/Association for Persons with Disabilities, where applicable).

Important Notice

The Civil Service Commission and the Ministry of Health do not charge any recruitment fee at any stage of the process. Applicants are only responsible for ZAMPOST postage charges.

Applicants are advised to beware of fraudsters and report anyone requesting money in exchange for employment to law enforcement agencies.

Responsibilities

• Dispense prescribed medications accurately, following proper labelling and packaging.
• Receive and verify stock deliveries against requisition orders and invoices.
• Re-pack and re-label bulk medicines into unit-dose packages for wards.
• Perform daily pill-counts and cycle counts to maintain accurate inventory records.
• Assist in the preparation of sterile IV admixtures and chemotherapeutic agents.
• Provide basic medication adherence counselling to patients at the pharmacy window.

Skills

Qualifications

• Be a Zambian citizen with a valid National Registration Card (NRC).
• Possess a full Grade 12 Certificate or equivalent.
• Hold relevant professional qualifications from a recognized institution.
• Be duly registered and licensed by the relevant professional regulatory body (where applicable).
• Be unemployed in the Civil Service at the time of application.
• Be above 18 years and below 45 years of age.

How to Apply

Job application procedure

Applicants are required to submit their applications through ZAMPOST and indicate their preferred district of deployment (except for Intern Medical Doctors and Pharmacists, who should indicate their preferred province).

Applicants should submit:

• Application letter indicating the professional cadre and preferred district (or preferred province for Intern Medical Doctors and Pharmacists).
• Certified copies of academic and professional qualifications.
• Certified copy of the National Registration Card (NRC).
• Valid practising licence (where applicable).
• Professional registration certificate (where applicable).
• Any other relevant supporting documents (e.g. a certificate from the Zambia Agency/Association for Persons with Disabilities, where applicable).

Applications must be submitted through ZAMPOST.

Applications open on 14 July 2026.

Closing date: Friday, 7 August 2026.

The Civil Service Commission and the Ministry of Health do not charge any recruitment fee at any stage of the process. Applicants are only responsible for ZAMPOST postage charges.

Applicants are advised to beware of fraudsters and report anyone requesting money in exchange for employment to law enforcement agencies.