Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Expert Consultant
Project Management / Program Management
About the Employer
Job Description
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, FOREIGN EMPLOYMENT & TOURISM
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (EOI)
Tourism for Heritage, Resilience, Inclusion and Value-driven Employment (THRIVE) Project
Grant Facility for Project Preparation (GFPP) - Grant No.: E572-LK
Ref No.: LK-MOFABET-560910-CS-INDV
The Government of Sri Lanka has received a grant amounting to US $1.1 Million from the World Bank for a project focusing on strengthening and restructuring of tourism institutions under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism and intends to utilize part of the grant for required consulting services.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment & Tourism is implementing a multi-component national tourism reform program under the World Bank-funded THRVE Project. To ensure the timely and high-quality delivery of various consultancy workstreams—including tourism strategy development, national HR skills assessment, legal reviews, and sector digitalization—the Project Management Unit (PMU) seeks a highly qualified Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Expert Consultant.
The Ministry invites qualified individuals to submit EOIs for the following assignment:
Consultancy Opportunity
Monitoring and Evaluation Expert Consultant
Scope of Work
The M&E Expert Consultant will be responsible for the systematic monitoring of all consultancy activities under the tourism reform program. Key tasks include:
- Developing and maintaining a Consultancy Monitoring Dashboard to track deliverables and progress.
- Ensuring consultancy outputs comply with Terms of Reference (TOR) and quality standards.
- Maintaining a project risk register and providing mitigation recommendations.
- Facilitating coordination between consultants, Ministry divisions, and key institutions: Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA), Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB), Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management (SLITHM) and Sri Lanka Convention Bureau (SLCB).
- Preparing monthly monitoring reports and quality review notes for the Acting Project Director and development partners.
Qualifications and Experience
- A Master’s Degree in Project Management, Business Administration, Tourism and Hospitality Management and Economics.
- A minimum of 10 years of experience in monitoring under donor-funded projects.
- Strong analytical, results-based reporting, and coordination skills.
- Familiarity with government procedures and procurement processes.
- Experience in tourism sector projects is considered a distinct advantage.
Duration and Location
The consultancy is a full-time engagement for a period of seven (7) months, tentatively from August 2026 to February 2027. The duty station will be the PMU at the Ministry in Colombo.
Application Process
Interested candidates should submit their updated Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a cover letter highlighting relevant experience to the address below under registered post or email. Please mark the envelope as Application for Monitoring and Evaluation Expert Consultant – THRVE Project.
TOR may be obtained via [email protected] or by scanning the QR code in this advertisement.
Advertisement-QREQI Submission Method (Both Hard Copies and Digital Copies)
Hard copies of the updated Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a covering letter must be submitted to the 6th Floor, Procurement Division, No. 03, Old Times Building, Bristol Street, Colombo 01 (Tourism Section) through either registered post or hand-delivered—on or before 24th August 2026. The e-mail submission must also be completed by the same deadline ([email protected]).
Deadline: Monday 24th August 2026 11.00 am (SL time). Late submissions are not allowed.
Clarifications
Project Management Unit (PMU), Planning Division (Tourism Section) Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment & Tourism
No. 03, Times Building, Bristol Street, Colombo 01
Email: [email protected]
Notes
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The Secretary to the Ministry reserves the right to accept or reject any application.
- Canvassing in any form will be disqualified, and the applications of such individuals will be rejected.
The Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism
Date: 9th August 2026
