Positions at the SADC Secretariat are in different groups. There are Regional Positions, Local Positions and Project Positions. Regional positions are positions from the level of officers and above that candidates from all SADC Member States are eligible to apply in line with the quota system. All Member States have equal points in the quota system. All regional positions are advertised through the SADC Website and in all SADC Member States through the SADC National Contact Points who then shortlist and submit to the SADC Secretariat for another level of shortlisting, interviewing and recruitment.
Local positions are only applicable to citizens of Botswana and they are at the level below officers. Local positions are advertised locally in Botswana. Project positions refer to the positions supported by Cooperating Partners. These positions apply to all Member States irrespective of quota points.
