# Chief Medical Officer Canonical URL: https://primejobalerts.com/jobs/chief-medical-officer Company: Zambia Sugar PLC Category: Healthcare & Medical Location: Zambia, Mazabuka Work type: Full-time Work arrangement: On-site Published: 2026-09-09 Expires: 2026-09-16 ## Job Description ### JOB ADVERTISEMENT ### CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER X 1 – PERMANENT Zambia Sugar Plc, an ABF Sugar company and Zambia’s leading sugar producer, 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. This position reports to the Estate Support Services Director. The successful candidate will lead Zambia Sugar’s medical and occupational health services (OHS) comprising 1 estate hospital, and 3 clinics, OHS services ~16 000 people and has a public health leg. The successful candidate will work across diverse cross-functional teams to develop and drive integrated health frameworks, policies and assurance mechanisms, while actively delivering and overseeing safe, high-quality, efficient and fit-for-purpose medical services that protect the health and wellbeing of employees, their families and communities. ### Key Responsibilities ### The successful candidate will - Provide strategic leadership and expert medical and occupational health advice to executive leadership and the wider business. - Lead the implementation and embedding of Medical Services strategy, minimum standards, frameworks, policies, procedures and ways of working. - Develop and embed integrated health and occupational health frameworks, policies and assurance mechanisms to protect employee health, ensure fitness for work and prevent occupational diseases. - Lead a risk-based occupational health programme, including medical surveillance, fitness-for-work assessments, health promotion and prevention of work-related illness and injury. - Partner with HR, Safety, Operations and other relevant stakeholders to develop and deliver a comprehensive employee health and wellbeing programme, integrating occupational health, physical and mental wellbeing, preventive health and health promotion to support a healthy, safe and productive workforce. - Build local medical services capability through people development, coaching and mentoring, process improvement, and the adoption of appropriate tools, technology, facilities and equipment. - Drive the optimisation of medical services to provide cost-effective, affordable and fit-for-purpose healthcare responsive to the needs of employees and their families. - Provide clinical governance and oversight across medical facilities, ensuring safe, high-quality and efficient patient care. - Provide specialist leadership and advice in managing significant health risks and disease outbreaks, including occupational health risks, malaria and other communicable and non-communicable diseases. - Manage and coordinate public health programmes including malaria, HIV/TB, non-communicable diseases, immunisation and water-quality interventions. - Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with the Ministry of Health, healthcare providers, NGOs and other stakeholders to improve employee, family and community health outcomes. - Ensure compliance with applicable healthcare legislation, professional standards, internal controls and ABF Sugar policies and minimum standards. - Provide oversight and advice on employee medical benefits, ensuring they remain appropriate, effective and sustainable. - Lead and develop multidisciplinary medical teams, creating a culture of accountability, continuous improvement and high performance. - Oversee medical services budgets, pharmacy management, healthcare infrastructure, equipment and capital investment. ### Minimum Requirements - Bachelor’s degree in medicine (MBChB or MD), with current registration and a valid practising certificate from the Health Professions Council of Zambia (HPCZ). - Preferably 10 years relevant experience in clinical, hospital and/or healthcare management. - Strong knowledge and practical experience in occupational health; a postgraduate qualification in Occupational Health would be an advantage. - Demonstrated experience leading and developing multidisciplinary healthcare teams. - Strong understanding of clinical governance, healthcare operations, health risk management, regulatory compliance and financial management. - Demonstrated ability to influence across diverse cross-functional teams and provide credible expert advice to senior and executive leadership. - Strong stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to develop effective relationships with government, healthcare providers and other external partners. - Experience in driving organisational change, capability development and continuous improvement within healthcare services would be advantageous. - Suitably qualified applicants must provide certificates verified by Zambia Qualifications Authority (ZAQA). Interested candidates should submit a detailed CV, copies of relevant qualifications, professional registrations and ID/passport to the attention of HR Business Partner: Email: careers@zamsugar.zm Indicating “Application, Chief Medical Officer” in the subject line. Closing date for applications is 16th September 2026. Applicants shall be required to complete pre-employment checks (qualification, credit, security, background, and medical assessments) as part of the recruitment process where applicable. ## Requirements Apply by email: careers@zamsugar.zm ## Apply Use the canonical Prime Job Alerts page for full application instructions and source verification.