EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY
EAST AFRICAN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY COMMISSION (EASTECO)
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (REOI)
FOR
PROJECT OFFICER - COYWA PROGRAMME
(fixed-budget selection for Regional Individual Consultants)
Reference Number: EAC/EASTECO/CONSULs/003/2025-2026.
- EASTECO is an institution of the EAC, based in Kigali, Rwanda. The Commission invites competent and eligible Individual Consultants from the all the eight (8) EAC partner states to submit their applications for services above. The principle of equity at according procurement opportunities among Partner States will be applied in this consultancy. The Terms of Reference defining the minimum technical requirements for these services are attached as Annex 1 to this Request for Expression of Interest.
- Individual Consultants are eligible for this assignment provided that they fulfil the following eligibility criteria:
- They are NOT being bankrupt or wound up, are having their affairs administered by the courts, have entered into arrangements with creditors, have suspended business activities, are being subject of proceedings concerning those matters, or are being in any similar situations arising from a similar procedure provided for in the national legislation or regulations of the 8 EAC member states;
- They have NOT been convicted of offences concerning their professional conduct by a judgment which haves the force of res judicata; (i.e. against which no appeal is possible);
- They have NOT been declared guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which EAC/EASTECO can justify;
- They have fulfilled obligations related to the payments of social security contributions or the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which they are established or with those countries where the contract is to be performed;
- They have NOT been the subject of a judgment which has the force of res judicata for fraud, corruption, involvement in a criminal organisation or any other illegal activity detrimental to the EAC/EASTECO financial interests;
- They are NOT currently subject to an administrative penalty or sanction in any of the 8 EAC member states or by any of their development partners;
- They DO NOT appear in Consolidated United Nations Security Council Sanctions List (CUNSCSL), the World Bank's Listing of Ineligible Firms & Individuals, the United Nations Ineligibility List (UNIL), the AfDB sanction list, the MDBs cross-debarment list or in any other debarment list of any other international/multi-national organization.
- Detailed REOI document in WORD format for downloading and appropriate response is available at the EAC website: www.eac.int/opportunities/consultancies and also at the EASTECO website: www.easteco.org/opportunities/procurement/current tenders
- Your Expression of Interest must be presented in English as per the Standard Expression of Interest Forms attached as Annex 2 to this REOI in English language and be accompanied by copies of all the indicated supporting documents.
- The submission MUST contain: Filled & signed application/cover letter; Curriculum Vitae (CV), financial Proposals; copies of academic and other testimonials; copies of Contracts/Orders/Appointment letters and the Official Referee letters and/or Completion certificates.
- Interested candidates may submit their bids:
- Through the e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and NOT to any other email or means.
- The email subject should read “EOI for PROJECT OFFICER - COYWA PROGRAMME; REF: EAC/EASTECO/CONSULs/003/2025-2026”.
- The application should have a PASSWORD, until the opening date and time: Monday 9TH February 2026 at 3 PM East African Time, or 2 PM Rwanda Time, when the Consultant shall IMMEDIATELY send the said password to the same email (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) to officially open their application.
- The application should be addressed to the Executive Secretary, EASTECO) and must be received not later than the deadline given above, i.e. Monday 9TH February 2026 at 3 PM East African Time, or 2 PM Rwanda Time.
- Opening of the applications shall be done on the same day at 30 PM East African Time, or 2.30 PM Rwanda Time.
- The EASTECO is an equal opportunity employer. Female and Youth candidates are encouraged to apply.
DOWNLOAD: REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (REOI) FOR A PROJECT OFFICER - COYWA PROGRAMME

