Vacancy title:
Regional Positions

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Public Administration, and Government, Category: Civil & Government, Management, Social Services & Nonprofit]

Jobs at:
Southern African Development Community

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, June 5 2026

Duty Station:
Gaborone, Botswana | Lusaka

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, May 20 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Background

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is a regional economic community founded and maintained by countries in Southern Africa. It aims to further the socioeconomic, political, and security cooperation among its Member States and foster regional integration in order to achieve peace, stability, and wealth. SADC currently has sixteen (16) Member States with a population of approximately 340 million and a combined GDP of US$720 billion.Economics

The Secretariat is currently recruiting for various positions to enhance its capacity to deliver on the above mandate. The Secretariat is therefore inviting suitably qualified and experienced citizens of SADC to apply for the following positions tenable at its Headquarters in Gaborone, Botswana or as stated in the job advert:

Position

Job Grade

1. Re-advert – Director Human & Social Development

2. Senior Programme Officer – Food Security & Agriculture

3. Programme Officer – Crop

Remuneration

The SADC Secretariat offers a competitive package for the positions as outlined below.

Job Grade

Salary range per annum (US$)

Job Grade 2

US$138,450.80 – 154,176.70

Job Grade 4

US$99,643.00 – 93,097.00

Job Grade 6

US$77,084.20 – 72,589.00

Tenure of appointment

The term of appointment of the Director, Social and Human Development, shall be for a fixed period of four (4) years, renewable once for another period of four (4) years. While appointments for positions (2–3) will be on a fixed-term contract for four (4) years, renewable twice for an equal period, subject to:

• satisfactory completion of 6 months’ probation;
• satisfactory performance;
• retirement age limit of 60 years; and

REF: SADC/2/3/3/3

• the continued need for the position.

Eligibility

The positions are open to qualified applicants who:

• Are 52 years old or younger. This requirement is based on the Organisation’s need to recruit staff who can serve for a reasonable period of time before reaching the mandatory retirement age of 60 years.
• Are from the following eligible Member States (Positions 2-3): Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.Advertise jobs Zambia
• Due to the SADC recruitment policy, nationals of Angola, Eswatini and Seychelles are eligible to apply for the Director Social and Human Development position because of the rules on representation at the management level and the availability of quota points.

C

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: postgraduate degree

Job application procedure

Applications must be submitted to the SADC National Contact Point of the eligible Member States not later than or on 05 June 2026.

Applications should be accompanied by the following:

a) a cover letter stating the position that you want to be considered for and describing how your qualifications, experience, and competencies are relevant to the position;

b) not more than five (5) pages of updated curriculum vitae;

c) certified copies of your degree(s), Diploma(s) and Certificate(s); and

d) duly signed and completed SADC Application Form.

Should you be shortlisted, you will be required to produce evidence of educational and professional qualifications supporting your application, on the day of your interview.

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