Job Description

INTERN (DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE) NATIONAL OFFICE – PILIYANDALA

Are you passionate about humanitarian action, disaster preparedness, and community resilience? We are looking for a motivated and dynamic DPREP Intern to support the implementation of Disaster Preparedness and Response (DPREP) activities across our programme locations in Sri Lanka.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the coordination, monitoring, and documentation of DPREP activities.
• Assist in organizing trainings, workshops, simulations, and awareness programmes.
• Support risk assessments, preparedness planning, and emergency response readiness.
• Coordinate with programme locations and stakeholders, including government and community partners.
• Contribute to reporting, data management, communications, and project visibility.

Requirements:

• Recent graduate or final-year student in Disaster Management, Development Studies, Environmental Science, Social Sciences, or a related field.
• Strong organizational, communication, and report-writing skills.
• Interest in humanitarian action, climate resilience, and child protection.
• Knowledge of Sinhala and/or Tamil is an asset.
• Experience working with communities, youth groups, schools, or local authorities would be beneficial.
• Demonstrates a proactive attitude with a strong willingness to learn and develop.
• Willingness to travel to programme locations as required.
• This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build a career in disaster preparedness, emergency response, and child-focused humanitarian programming.

Preference will be given to candidates who live in close proximity to Kesbewa/ Piliyandala.

Please submit your applications on or before 20th June 2026.

careers@soscvslanka.org

Please mention the position you are applying for in the subject line. Incomplete CVs would not be accepted.

HEAD OF HR & OD, SOS CHILDREN’S VILLAGES SRI LANKA, P.O. BOX 05, PILIYANDALA.

SOS Children’s Villages Sri Lanka is committed to protecting its staff, programme participants and the communities we serve (both children and adults) from harm from child abuse, sexual harassment, exploitation, abuse and all other types of harm. Every individual who joins SOS Children's Villages Sri Lanka should understand his/her responsibility in ensuring a safeguarding environment. The highest standards of selection, recruitment and authentication procedures will be applied for all employment opportunities, including thorough cross-checking of references and submitting a current police clearance certificate.

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