# INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANCY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL MULTI-HAZARD EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS (MHEWS) ROADMAPS

- **Reference:** individual-consultancy-development-national-multi-hazard-early-warning
- **Issuer:** [SADC](https://za.bidwunder.com/tenders/issuer/sadc.md)
- **Type:** Open tender
- **Published:** 2026-10-22
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-06 11:00 WAT
- **Sectors:** [Other professional services](https://za.bidwunder.com/tenders/sector/M74.md), [IT services](https://za.bidwunder.com/tenders/sector/J62.md)

## Summary

#### Overview
**INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANCY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL MULTI-HAZARD EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS (MHEWS) ROADMAPS** is being procured by the SADC Secretariat as an open tender to engage an individual consultant to facilitate the development of nationally owned five-year MHEWS roadmaps for selected Member States. Bidders should be senior professionals in Disaster Risk Management or Climate Science with at least 10 years’ relevant experience, an advanced degree, proven capacity in project management, and English proficiency; WB ESF exposure is a plus. The assignment covers 12 months, is home-based with regional travel to Botswana for training as needed.

#### Requirements
- Advanced university degree in Disaster Risk Management, Climate Science or Disaster Risk Assessments (or first degree + two years qualifying experience).
- At least 10 years’ experience in Disaster Risk Reduction, early warning, disaster risk management, risk assessment or hazard mapping.
- Experience in hazard assessment, risk communication, anticipatory action; spatial hazard mapping; understanding humanitarian–development nexus is an asset.
- Experience in project management, research, training, capacity development; training delivery.
- Demonstrated experience in similar WB ESF–related assignments is a plus.
- General: results-oriented, leadership, excellent report writing, fluent English; French/Portuguese an advantage; computer literate; proficient with virtual conferencing; familiarity with web technologies.
- Selection criteria emphasize Qualifications (20%), General Professional Experience (20%), Specific Professional Experience (60%).
- Incidental expenditure: hybrid delivery; costs included in global price.

#### How to Apply
- Submission deadline: 6 November 2026, 10:00 Botswana local time; electronic submission via SADC Collab tender box (see REOI and TORs for details).
- Documents: Expressions of Interest including updated CVs and copies of professional certificates (submit via drag‑and‑drop tender box; see REOI documents).
- Mode: Individual consultant selection under WB IPF Regulations; no public opening; highly technically scored bidders may be invited for negotiations.
- Where to obtain documents: TORs available on SADC procurement site (03. TORs INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANCY FOR MHEWS ROADMAPS.pdf; 04 REOI INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANCY...docx).
- Location/Timing: home-based with travel to Botswana as needed; 12-month assignment with phased country delivery.

## Description

INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANCY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL MULTI-HAZARD EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS (MHEWS) ROADMAPS

SADC SECRETARIATREQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANTS SELECTION)COUNTRY: Botswana NAME OF PROJECT: SADC REGIONAL CLIMATE RESILIENCE PROJECT (RCRP) PROJECT ID: P180171ASSIGNMENT TITLE: INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANCY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL MULTI-HAZARD EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS (MHEWS) ROADMAPSREFERENCE NUMBER: SADC/3/5/2/475DATE OF ISSUE: 22nd October 2026 The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is a Regional Economic Community comprising of 16 Member States, namely, Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Established in 1992, SADC is committed to regional integration and poverty eradication within Southern Africa through economic development and ensuring peace and security.Guided by the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP) 2020-2030, and premised upon the SADC Vision 2050, the SADC Region has developed the Implementation Plan for the Regional Indicative Strategy Development Plan, for regional integration that seeks to promote cooperation amongst Member States for macro-economic beneficiation. One of the strategic objectives of the RISDP is to facilitate improved disaster risk management in support of regional resilience. In view of the above, the SADC Secretariat is undertaking a number of interventions aimed at increasing the resilience of the SADC economies, improvement of livelihoods of the region’s communities and the protection and restoration of biodiversity and the region’s ecosystems. One such initiative is the Regional Climate Resilience Program (RCRP), which is a programmatic framework (structured as a series of projects or SOPs), funded by the World Bank, with the objective of strengthening the resilience to water-related climate hazards and their impacts in Eastern and Southern African countries. The Project Development Objective (PDO) of the RCRP-1 RCRP p...

## Documents

- 03\. TORs - Individual Consultancy for MHEWS Roadmaps.docx
- 04\. REOI for Multi Hazards Individual Consultancies.docx
- 03\. TORs INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANCY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL MULTIHAZARD EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS MHEWS ROADMAPS.pdf
- 04\. REOI INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANCY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL MULTIHAZARD EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS MHEWS ROADMAPS.pdf

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