# Engagement of a Firm to recruit CCARDESA Executive Director- CCARDESA Secretariat, Botswana.

> This tender closed on 2026-06-22.

- **Reference:** engagement-firm-recruit-ccardesa-executive-director-ccardesa-secretariat
- **Issuer:** [SADC](https://za.bidwunder.com/tenders/issuer/sadc.md)
- **Type:** Open Tender
- **Closing date:** 2026-06-22 12:00 CAT
- **Sectors:** [Employment services](https://za.bidwunder.com/tenders/sector/N78.md), [Other professional services](https://za.bidwunder.com/tenders/sector/M74.md)

## Summary

#### Overview
**Engagement of a consulting firm to recruit the Executive Director of CCARDESA for the CCARDESA Secretariat, Botswana.** The assignment involves advertising regionally, receiving applications, vetting CVs, identifying a top 10, conducting electronic interviews, and producing a detailed process report for the CCARDESA Board; payments are made against approved deliverables under donors-funded arrangements. Open to eligible consulting firms with experience in executive recruitment for regional/public-sector organizations and the ability to conduct a least-cost selection process in line with CCARDESA financial management rules.

#### Requirements
- Experience in executive recruitment for regional/public-sector or development organizations.
- Ability to advertise regionally, collect applications, perform initial vetting, shortlist the top 10, and conduct electronic interviews.
- Prepare a detailed report documenting the process and the rationale for selecting the top candidates.
- Demonstrated capacity to deliver under a least-cost selection framework and to operate within CCARDESA financial management systems.
- Compliance with donor-funded project terms and invoicing against approved deliverables.

#### How to Apply
- Submission deadline: **2026-06-22 10:00**.
- Submission method: by email to **procurement@ccardesa.org**.
- Documents to submit: Expression of Interest/proposal with information requested by the client; no attached bid documents are provided in this metadata.
- Pre-qualifications: Not specified in the metadata.
- Briefing/questions: Not specified.
- Where to obtain bid documents: Not attached in this metadata; contact the email above for guidance.

## Description

Engagement of a Firm to recruit CCARDESA Executive Director- CCARDESA Secretariat, Botswana.

Request for Expression of InterestCentre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA) LEAST COST SELECTIONAssignment Title: Engagement of a Firm to recruit CCARDESA Executive Director- CCARDESA Secretariat, Botswana.The Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA) has received financing from various donors towards its mandate of Coordinating Agricultural Research and Development in Southern Africa and intends to apply a portion of these proceeds towards eligible payments under this contract. Payment by CCARDESA will be made only against approved deliverables, and will be subject, in all respects, to the terms and conditions of the CCARDESA financial Management Systems. The primary objective of this assignment is to assist the Board of Directors of CCARDESA in recruiting a highly qualified, experienced, and honest professional for the position of Executive Director of CCARDESA. In undertaking the assignment, the consultant will, amongst others, perform the following: Assist the Board of CCARDESA and the Secretariat to advertise the position of Executive Director of CCARDESA widely in the region and beyond;Receive applications and compile a list of all the applicants;Conduct initial vetting of the applicants based on the CVs submitted and the terms of reference for the position;Use a range of innovative tools, including electronic interviews, to identify the top 10 candidates; Write a detailed report documenting the process followed and how the firm arrived at the top 10 candidates; and Submit the report, along with the 10 shortlisted candidates, to the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of CCARDESAThe Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa now invites eligible Consulting Firms (“Consultants”) to submit their proposals towards the provision of the Services. Interested consultants should provide information (Comprehensive list ...

## Documents

- REOI- Consultancy for Recruitment of ED- 06-06-2026.docx
- TERMS OF REFERENCE - ED Recruitment Firm.pdf

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## Published on

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