SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY (SADC) SECRETARIAT
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
JOB TITLE: PROCUREMENT EXPERT (Individual Consultant)
REFERENCE No. SADC/3/5/2/436
PROJECT NAME: RESILIENT HEALTH SYSTEMS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
FINANCING AGREEMENT REFERENCE: TBA
PROJECT ID NO.: P-Z1-IB0-043
DATE: 2nd April 2026
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat has applied for financing from the African Development Fund towards the cost of the 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 Procurement Expert.
As part of the implementation of the Project, SADC Secretariat is recruiting a Procurement Expert to support implementation of procurement activities, procurement coordination and contract management. SADC Secretariat hereby invites Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in the assignment.
Objective of the assignment:
The Procurement Expert shall support the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) to coordinate and manage procurement activities of the Project and ensure that procurements under the project are carried out in line with the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Procedures, Grant Agreement and SADC procurement systems. The core function shall be to ensure that procurements are delivered on time, to the required specifications; and are consistent with the overall Project budgets and objectives. This will include but not limited to, procurement of goods, works and services (consulting and non-consulting), reporting and communication with the SADC Secretariat and the African Development Bank on procurement issues in accordance with SADC and Africa Development Bank procurement guidelines, regulations, standards and procedures or other approved guidelines and procedures as may be agreed for the project. Efficiently undertake the procurement process and contract management whilst ensuring fiduciary compliance, value for money, efficiency, transparency, fairness, and accountability/ethical standards.
Scope of Work
The scope of work of the Procurement Expert will include, but not limited to the following: procurement planning, procurement of goods, works and services for the project, reporting and contract management. The detailed scope of work is contained in the TORs which can be accessed through the link: https://www.sadc.int/procurement-opportunities
Duration and Timetable for the Assignment
The duration of the contract will be thirty-six (36) months. The Procurement Expert will be expected to commence the assignment by May 2026.
6. Qualifications and Experience
The Procurement Expert must possess the following minimum qualifications and experience:
A minimum of a master’s degree or equivalent in Business, Law, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Economics or other related disciplines of similar degree level from a recognized University;
Professional qualification in procurement and supply chain management such as CIPS Level 6 will be an added advantage.
- Minimum of Eight (8) years relevant working experience in providing procurement support, implementation of projects and broad expertise in the management of procurement in the public sector or in an international organisation;
A minimum of Three (3) years’ experience in the practice of procurement of goods, works and the acquisition of consulting services under the African Development Bank Procurement Framework or other multilateral development banks (MDBs).
Specific knowledge and experience in SADC Procurement procedures will 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.
Level of education in general | 10% |
General qualifications and adequacy for the assignment to be undertaken | 30% |
Similar experience in the area of expertise of the assignment and alignment to the TOR | 45% |
Experience with the Bank and/or multilateral donor projects | 10% |
knowledge of the SADC region (assignment environment) | 5% |
8. Expressions of interest must be submitted electronically via this Link: https://collab.sadc.int/s/FQqjY6Lk4sb7BbKby midnight on 23 April 2026, Local Botswana time and should mention “PROCUREMENT 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
