Independent Individual Consultant (Data Analyst)

Job description

Luapula Water Supply and Sanitation Company Limited (LpWSC) is a commercial water utility company providing water supply and sanitation services to people in Luapula Province. LpWSC seeks to recruit a high profile, self-motivated, innovative, honest, committed, adequately experienced, dynamic and skilled individual to fill the following vacant position.

Position: Independent Individual Consultant (Data Analyst)
Vacancies: 1 Position

Job Purpose
Reporting to the Commercial Manager, the Independent Individual Consultant will be responsible for database clean-up to verify, update, validate and cleanse all customer information within the billing database and establish a reliable customer information management system and authentic billing and revenue information.

Main Duties and Responsibilities
– Identify duplicate customers.
– Remove redundant records.
– Correct inaccurate customer details.
– Validate billing classifications.
– Validate account debt balances and account status.
– Verify inactive and disconnected customers.
– Consolidate all customer information.
– Prepare exception reports and recommend remedial measures.
– Perform any other duties as required by the Project Manager and as per Terms of Reference.

Qualifications
– Grade 12 Certificate with five O levels including English and Mathematics.
– Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance or equivalent. MBA is an added advantage.
– 10 years experience in a similar role.
– Member of a relevant professional body.
– Qualifications must be verified by the Zambia Qualifications Authority (ZAQA).

Other Competencies, Skills and Attributes
– Experience in leading data clean-ups at water utility companies.
– Understanding of customer accounts, meter numbers and GIS coordinates.
– Ability to assess error rates, missing values and anomalies.
– Good working knowledge of computers.
– High analytical skills, business acumen and exemplary work ethics.
– Honest and reliable with high moral strength.

How to Apply
Interested candidates meeting the above requirements should submit their applications attaching their cover letter, curriculum vitae, copies of certified academic and professional qualifications, and ZAQA verification/evaluation certificates in a single PDF document, as well as contact details of three traceable referees, by hardcopy or online via email to:
careers@lpwsc.co.zm

Applications should be addressed and sent to:
The Managing Director
Luapula Water Supply and Sanitation Company Limited
Plot 106, Chitimukulu Road, Low Density
P.O. Box 710594
Mansa

Application Deadline: Monday, August 10, 2026

LpWSC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.