FINANCE EXPERT (Individual Consultant)

SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY (SADC) SECRETARIAT

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

JOB TITLE:                 FINANCE EXPERT (Individual Consultant)

                                   REFERENCE No. SADC/3/5/2/437

PROJECT NAME:    RESILIENT HEALTH SYSTEMS AND EMERGENCY PREPREDNESS

FINANCING AGREEMENT REFERENCE: TBA

PROJECT ID NO.: P-Z1-IB0-043

DATE:                    2nd April 2026 

1. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat has applied for financing from the African Development Fund towards the cost of RESILIENT HEALTH SYSTEMS AND EMERGENCY PREPREDNESS PROJECT and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this grant to payments under the contract for a Finance Expert.

2. As part of the implementation of the Project, SADC Secretariat is recruiting a Finance Expert. SADC Secretariat hereby invites Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in the assignment.

3. Objective of the assignment:

The Finance Expert shall support the Project Coordinator in providing financial management services to support the implementation of the project, including provision of operational oversight, financial management, reporting and communication with the SADC Secretariat and the African Development Bank.

4. Scope of Work

The scope of work of the Financial Expert will include, but not limited to the following: Budgeting and Expenditure Control, Accounting, Cash Management, and Internal Control. The detailed scope of work is contained in the TORs which can be accessed through the link: https://www.sadc.int/procurement-opportunities  

5. Duration and Timetable for the Assignment

The duration of the contract will be thirty-six (36) months. The Finance Expert will be expected to commence the assignment by May 2026. 

6.     Qualifications and Experience

The Finance Expert will possess the following qualifications and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related degree in accounting field. A Master’s degree is an added advantage.

• Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent).

• Active membership in a recognised professional accounting body.

• Minimum of eight (8) years’ relevant experience in financial management.

• At least three (3) years’ experience managing donor-funded projects.

• Demonstrated experience with projects financed by AfDB, World Bank, EU or other multilateral development partners (strong advantage).

• Experience working in multi-currency and international project environments.

• Proven experience in internal control systems and audit coordination.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with automated financial management systems.

• Fluency in English. Knowledge of Portuguese and French would be an added advantage

7.     Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in
accordance with the African Development Bank’s Procurement Framework, dated October 2015, which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org . A shortlist of three to six individual consultants will be established after the deadline of the request for expressions of interest. The consultants on the shortlist will be evaluated based on the following criteria. 

 8.    Expressions of interest must be submitted electronically via this Link: https://collab.sadc.int/s/M6xFQogzAQnkrNJ by midnight on 23 April 2026, Local Botswana time, and should mention “FINANCE EXPERT”.

Expressions of Interest should only be submitted as one file or one zipped folder bearing the name of the applicant. Do not upload multiple documents in the link. 

9.      Interested Individual consultants may obtain further information at the address below

           during office hours from 08:00hours to16:30 hours, Local Botswana time.

Mr. Luckson Mangena

SADC Secretariat 

Plot 54385, New CBD, Private Bag 0095, Gaborone, Botswana,

Tel : +267 395 1863

E-mail : lmangena@sadc.int; Copy tchabwera@sadc.int; and  lkumboneki@sadc.int