Mrs. S. Zembe is a distinguished bureaucrat with extensive experience in the public sector. She served as the Executive Secretary of the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission from December 2018 to June 2024, where she was recognised for her strategic planning and implementation of national programmes and projects.

Prior to this role, she was the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development for a brief period in 2017 and held the position of Principal Director in the Organ on National Healing, Reconciliation and Integration from 2009 to 2017.

Additionally, she worked as General Manager at the Public Service Commission and as Director of Human Resources in the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare. Mrs. Zembe holds a Master of Science in Strategic Management and multiple qualifications in politics, personnel management, conflict resolution, and human resources.