Open Call - SME Development Experts

Positions (multiple): Senior leadership roles, core team roles and short-term advisory pool roles

Location: Zambia and remote

Duration/Level of Effort: Short and long term / full and part time

About us

Adam Smith International (ASI) is a global advisory company that works locally to transform lives by making economies stronger, societies more stable, and governments more effective. Our clients are governments, international organisations, companies, and foundations. They come to us to develop strategies and to design, deliver and evaluate programmes that address the big challenges facing the world. As a company with experience of delivering lasting results, including in fragile states and where there is conflict, we are prepared to manage a high level of risk to achieve our purpose.

Positions (multiple)

ASI seeks experienced trade professionals for positions in both programme core team and short-term advisory pool roles for an anticipated donor-funded programme supporting inclusive and sustainable growth of small and growing businesses (SGBs) in Zambia. This is an anticipated programme, and the positions are contingent upon award from the donor. ASI will select the preferred candidates for each role based on how robustly their experience matches the criteria and the competitiveness of their expected fee rate.

ASI is seeking a range of Zambian national as well as international experts across the technical areas listed below. If you have expertise in these areas and are interested in contributing to transformative change in Zambia’s enterprise ecosystem, please get in touch for this upcoming opportunity.

Technical areas

• Small and medium enterprise (SME) and SGB development

• Policy and regulatory reform

• Political economy analysis

• Monitoring, evaluation & learning (MEL) frameworks

• Market research and business planning

• Financial readiness and access to finance

• Supply chain and procurement linkages in key sectors (e.g. mining, agribusiness, tourism, construction)

• Green energy and waste conversion

• ICT, tech-enabled services

• Capacity building for local advisory services

Ready to Apply?

Please submit a CV (no more than 2 pages) by 7th December 2025.

Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

ASI is committed to continually improving the diversity of our workforce through the attraction, retention and development of a diverse range of talented people. We want people to be comfortable bringing their whole self to work and recognise that inclusion brings further opportunities for innovation and creativity.