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Senior Programmes Officer – Entrepreneurship and Graduate Employability
CDIil y a 11 jours
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Goborone, Botswana
CDI
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2 REGIONAL POSITIONS Closing Date Fri, 09/11/2026 – 12:00 Background The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is a regional economic community founded and maintained by countries in Southern Africa. It aims to further improve the socio-economic, 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$720 billion. The Secretariat is currently recruiting for various positions to enhance its capacity to deliver on the above mandate. The Secretariat is therefore inviting suitably qualified and experienced citizens of SADC to apply for the following positions tenable at its Headquarters in Gaborone, Botswana or as stated in the job advert: POSITION JOB GRADE Senior Programme Officer-Energy 4 Finance Officer – Grants/Contracts and Projects 6 Remuneration The SADC Secretariat offers a competitive package for the positions as outlined below. Job Grade Average Package per Annum: Job Grade 4 US$ 93,097.00 – 99,643.00 Job Grade 6 US$ 72,598.00 – 77,084.20 Tenure of appointment The term of appointment of the position shall be for a fixed period of four (4) years, renewable twice for another period of four (4) years, subject to: satisfactory completion of 6 months’ probation; satisfactory performance; retirement age limit of 60 years; and 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. The SADC recruitment age limit for internal candidates shall be 56 years to remedy turnover, retain institutional memory and ensure business continuity. Are from the following eligible Member States: Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Closing Date and Submission of Applications: Applications must be submitted to the SADC National
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