Job Description
Lanka Jathika Sarvodaya Shramodaya Sangamaya (Inc.)
Sarvodaya, the premier voluntary social development organization in Sri Lanka, immediately requires a dynamic, self-motivated, and service-oriented person to fill the following vacancy.
Job Title : Project Coordinator
Location : Vavuniya and Gampaha
Age : Below 45
About the Role
The Sarvodaya Shramadaya Movement is launching a project in Sri Lanka called Support Forum for Families of Missing Persons (FoFM). This initiative aims to provide a safe and supportive space for the FoM, offering them opportunities for connection, healing, and empowerment through community-based activities and peer support. We are looking to hire two dedicated, empathetic, and highly skilled Project Coordinators (one will be based in Vavuniya and the other in Gampaha). The role involves: managing field operations, facilitating peer support networks, engaging with local communities, and supporting family-led initiatives to ensure the success of the project.
Key Responsibilities & Duties
- Serve as the primary point of contact for the assigned project, ensuring that all project documentation is accurately maintained and regularly updated.
- Actively engage with FoM and extend invitations for their participation in support forum meetings.
- Manage daily operations of the local support forum, ensuring all activities strictly adhere to confidentiality, neutrality, and do-no-harm principles in a safe community environment.
- Mobilize FoM by fostering connections through local networks and building collaborative relationships with civil society organizations, community leaders, religious leaders, and service providers. Coordinate structured dialogue sessions between families and relevant state, legal, or administrative authorities to improve access to clear, reliable, and transparent information.
- Support family groups in designing and implementing their own local initiatives, fostering peer support, leadership, and long-term sustainability.
- Maintain smooth operational alignment between Sarvodaya, technical partners, and local stakeholders through regular field reporting and monitoring.
- Maintain an overview of the project’s progress and budget and a detailed view of the status of deliverables.
- Support the management and monitoring of project-related activities, in close coordination with the project team.
- Perform and record project controls in accordance with the Project Management Framework and applicable procedures.
- Provide the necessary reports, monitor key performance indicators, and fulfill other reporting requirements.
- Ensure that an overall information management structure is in place for the project/programme and supports filing and archiving when necessary.
Candidate Qualifications & Requirements
- Educational Background - Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Social Sciences, Psychology, Human Rights, Project Management, Development Studies, or a related field.
- Work Experience - Minimum of 3-5 years of professional experience in field-level project management, community mobilization, human rights, or psychosocial support programs (NGO/INGO experience preferred).
- Priority will be given to candidates who are members of the FoM or have prior experience working with or supporting families.
- Language Proficiency
- o Vavuniya Position: Fluency in Tamil and English (Sinhala is an added advantage).
- o Gampaha Position: Fluency in Sinhala and English (Tamil is an added advantage).
Core Competencies & Skills
- Demonstrated understanding of conflict sensitivity, confidentiality, neutrality, do-no-harm principles, and data protection.
- Experience working with vulnerable populations or conflict-affected families.
- Strong skills in event organization, cross-sectoral coordination, and field logistics.
- Excellent interpersonal, empathetic communication, and active listening skills.
- Familiarity with relevant institutional frameworks (e.g., OMP, legal/administrative processes) in Sri Lanka is highly desirable.
Applications with complete Biodata and names, address and contact telephone numbers of two non-related referees, and the contact telephone numbers of the applicant, should be forwarded on or before 30th October 2026 through email (pd@sarvodaya.org) to reach the Paurushodaya Division.
Sarvodaya is an equal opportunity employer. Applications from qualified women and local community members are strongly encouraged.