Part-time Lecturer in Events and Decor

Background

ZVEC is a vocational training and enterprise organisation in New Kasama, Lusaka. We invite qualified, experienced professionals to join our roster of part-time lecturers and instructors, supporting learners to develop practical skills for employment, entrepreneurship and professional practice. Teaching assignments will be scheduled according to course requirements and learner demand.

Role Context

Part-time Lecturer in Events and Décor

Reporting

All four positions report to the College Principal and Training Coordinator. The College Principal provides management oversight; the Training Coordinator coordinates timetables, lesson plans, delivery and learner progress reporting.

Key Responsibilities

Prepare lesson plans and teaching materials; deliver theory and supervised practical sessions; evaluate learner progress within authorised assessment arrangements; maintain attendance and training records; protect learner safety; care for equipment; and support quality assurance and regulatory inspections. Detailed role descriptions follow in this pack.

Main Responsibilities (Events and Décor)

Teach event briefs, concepts, workplans, budgets, supplier coordination, schedules and contingency planning.

Demonstrate colour coordination, venue layouts, table settings, fabric draping, balloon and floral arrangements and décor installation.

Guide learners in selecting, sourcing, costing, storing and maintaining décor materials and equipment.

Teach client consultation, quotations, procurement, service agreements and professional communication.

Supervise practical projects from design and setup through delivery, dismantling and evaluation.

Enforce safe ladders and lifting practices, secure installations, unobstructed exits and safe handling of electrical decorations; use qualified specialists where necessary.

Qualifications and Experience

A recognised qualification in events management, hospitality, décor or a closely related field, with documented practical décor skills and current TEVETA trainer accreditation covering the course scope and level. Provide a portfolio of events delivered and clarify personal responsibilities.

Hold teaching methodology qualifications appropriate to TEVETA requirements. ZVEC requires a minimum of three years of relevant industry experience; meet any higher accreditation requirement applicable to the course level. Previous vocational teaching experience is desirable. Demonstrate clear communication, dependable attendance and the ability to support learners with different needs.

Professional Standards

Maintain lesson plans, attendance and learner progress records; provide feedback; follow safeguarding and confidentiality procedures; support quality assurance; and keep credentials valid. Formal regulated assessments or examinations require separate authorisation and the relevant assessor or examiner accreditation.

Additional Notes

Applicants must include current TEVETA trainer accreditation evidence showing the approved subject, training level, accreditation number and validity. State your available teaching days and hours and earliest start date. For part-time work, clarify the basis of your net salary expectation, such as per month for stated hours, per hour or per teaching day.

Responsibilities

• Prepare lesson plans and teaching materials
• Deliver theory and supervised practical sessions
• Evaluate learner progress within authorised assessment arrangements
• Maintain attendance and training records
• Protect learner safety
• Care for equipment
• Support quality assurance and regulatory inspections
• Teach event briefs, concepts, workplans, budgets, supplier coordination, schedules and contingency planning
• Demonstrate colour coordination, venue layouts, table settings, fabric draping, balloon and floral arrangements and décor installation
• Guide learners in selecting, sourcing, costing, storing and maintaining décor materials and equipment
• Teach client consultation, quotations, procurement, service agreements and professional communication
• Supervise practical projects from design and setup through delivery, dismantling and evaluation
• Enforce safe ladders and lifting practices, secure installations, unobstructed exits and safe handling of electrical decorations; use qualified specialists where necessary

Skills

• Lesson planning
• Demonstrating practical tasks
• Supporting learners
• Maintaining training and assessment records
• Clear communication
• Dependable attendance
• Ability to support learners with different needs
• Event planning
• Event coordination
• Décor skills
• Colour coordination
• Venue layout planning
• Table setting
• Fabric draping
• Balloon arrangement
• Floral arrangement
• Décor installation
• Client consultation
• Professional communication

Qualifications

• Current, verifiable TEVETA trainer accreditation covering the relevant subject and intended training level.
• A recognised technical or vocational qualification relevant to the position and appropriate to the training level, together with teaching methodology qualifications meeting applicable TEVETA requirements.
• A recognised qualification in events management, hospitality, décor or a closely related field, with documented practical décor skills and current TEVETA trainer accreditation covering the course scope and level.
• Hold teaching methodology qualifications appropriate to TEVETA requirements.

How to Apply

Job application procedure
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Interested and suitably qualified external candidates must submit one complete application package for each position applied for, containing:

• A one-page concise cover letter explaining suitability for the role and stating your net salary expectation.
• A 2–3-page updated curriculum vitae with at least three traceable professional referees.
• Certified copies of the National Registration Card, Grade 12 certificate and relevant academic and professional qualifications.
• Evidence of current professional membership or practising credentials where applicable.

Applicants must include current TEVETA trainer accreditation evidence showing the approved subject, training level, accreditation number and validity. State your available teaching days and hours and earliest start date. For part-time work, clarify the basis of your net salary expectation, such as per month for stated hours, per hour or per teaching day.

Subject line: Application - [Exact Position Title]

Deadline: 17:00 hours on Thursday, 8 October 2026.

All documents must be combined into one PDF. Submit a separate complete PDF application package for each position applied for. Late, incomplete or incorrectly titled applications may not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.