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
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 the THRIVE Project, a multi-component national tourism reform program. The project encompasses actionable tourism strategy development, national HR skills and gap assessments, legal and institutional reviews, and tourism sector digitalization. The Project Management Unit (PMU) seeks a dedicated Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officers to provide operational monitoring support and ensure the timely delivery of consultancy outputs island wide.
The Ministry invites qualified individuals to submit EOIs for the following assignment:
- Non-Consultancy Opportunity
- Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officers (05 numbers)
Scope of Work
The M&E Officer will be responsible for the systematic tracking of consultancy activities adhering to results-based management principles. Key tasks include:
- Performance Monitoring: Maintaining daily activity logs and updating deliverable trackers using Gantt charts and RAG (Red-Amber-Green) status indicators.
- Technical Support: Tracking specific milestones for core project components such as the National HR Skills assessment and tourism digitalization.
- Data Management: Systematically tracking review cycles and approval statuses while maintaining digital and physical filing systems.
- Stakeholder Coordination: Organizing workshops, recording meeting minutes, and facilitating feedback between consultants and the PMU.
Qualifications and Experience
- Education: A Bachelor’s Degree in Management, Tourism and Hospitality Management, Business Administration and Economics.
- Professional Experience: A minimum of 3–5 years of experience in project monitoring, evaluation, coordination.
- Sector Experience: Prior experience with government or donor-funded projects (e.g. World Bank) is highly preferred.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in data gathering/analysis and the ability to produce evidence-driven dashboards and results-based reports.
Duration and Location
The assignment is a full-time engagement for a period of seven (7) months, scheduled from August 2026 to February 2027. The duty station is island wide and reporting to the PMU at the Ministry in Colombo.
Job Description may be obtained via [email protected], or by scanning the QR code in this advertisement.
EOI 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 online submission must also be completed by the same deadline. [email protected]
Deadline: 24th August 2026, 11.00 am (SL time). Late submissions are not allowed.
Clarifications
Project Management Unit (PMU), Planning Division (Tourism Section)
Email: [email protected]
Notes
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The Ministry to the Secretary reserves the right to accept or reject any application.
Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification, and the applications of such individuals will be rejected.
The Secretary
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment & Tourism
Date: 9th April 2026
