Chief Medical Officer Job | Zambia Sugar Plc
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER x 1 – PERMANENT
Company: Zambia Sugar Plc
Group: An ABF Sugar company - Zambia's leading sugar producer
Position: Chief Medical Officer
Vacancy: 1
Employment Type: Permanent
Location: Nakambala Estate, Mazabuka, Zambia
Reports to: Estate Support Services Director
Closing Date: 16th September 2026
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Zambia Sugar Plc is seeking an experienced and accomplished medical professional to join as Chief Medical Officer. A leadership role combining both strategic direction with hands-on clinical and operational responsibility.
OHS Services: 1 estate hospital + 3 clinics serving ∼16,000 people + public health leg
Key Responsibilities
The successful candidate will:
- Provide strategic leadership and expert medical and occupational health advice to executive leadership.
- Lead implementation of Medical Services strategy, policies, procedures and minimum standards.
- Develop integrated health and occupational health frameworks to protect employee health and prevent occupational diseases.
- Lead risk-based occupational health programme: medical surveillance, fitness-for-work, health promotion.
- Partner with HR, Safety, Operations to deliver comprehensive employee health and wellbeing programme.
- Build local medical services capability through people development, coaching and mentoring.
- Drive optimisation of medical services to provide cost-effective, affordable healthcare.
- Provide clinical governance and oversight across medical facilities.
- Provide specialist leadership in managing health risks: occupational health risks, malaria, HIV/TB, NCDs, immunisation, water-quality.
- Develop strategic partnerships with Ministry of Health, NGOs and healthcare providers.
- Ensure compliance with healthcare legislation, professional standards and ABF Sugar policies.
- Oversee medical benefits, budgets, pharmacy, healthcare infrastructure, equipment and capital investment.
- Lead and develop multidisciplinary medical teams.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in medicine (MBChB or MD), with current HPCZ registration + valid practising certificate.
- Preferably 10 years relevant experience in clinical, hospital and/or healthcare management.
- Strong knowledge in occupational health. Postgraduate qualification in Occupational Health is an advantage.
- Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
- Strong understanding of clinical governance, healthcare operations, risk management, compliance and financial management.
- Ability to influence senior leadership and manage stakeholders across government and partners.
- Experience in organisational change and continuous improvement is an advantage.
- ZAQA verified certificates required.
How to Apply
Submit your detailed CV, copies of qualifications, professional registrations and ID/passport to:
Email: careers@zamsugar.zm
Subject Line: Application, Chief Medical Officer
Closing Date: 16th September 2026
Pre-Employment Checks
Applicants will undergo pre-employment checks:
- Qualification checks
- Credit checks
- Security checks
- Background checks
- Medical assessments
Head Office
Zambia Sugar Plc
Nakambala Estate
P.O Box 670240
Mazabuka, Zambia
Tel: +260-21-3-230666 / 230696 / 231111
Mobile: +260-977640572/3/4/5/6/7/8/9
Fax: +260-21-3-230118