Partner Coordination Advisor - Strengthening Social Cohesion and Dispute Resolution (SSCDR)
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Partner Coordination Advisor – Strengthening Social Cohesion and Dispute Resolution (SSCDR)
Duty Station: Colombo
Deadline for applications: 14th November 2026
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH has been working in Sri Lanka since 1956. GIZ is a development partner of the Government of Sri Lanka on topics ranging from private sector development and vocational training to renewable energy promotion, biodiversity conservation, reconciliation, and social cohesion.
The Action “Strengthening Social Cohesion and Dispute Resolution” is a 48-month program financed by the European Union under NDICI–Global Europe. It aims to foster a more tolerant, inclusive, peaceful and cohesive society in Sri Lanka.
The Action is implemented by the British Council, with GIZ GmbH acting as technical partner. GIZ provides policy advisory, institutional strengthening, capacity building and technical support to promote inclusive governance and reconciliation, improve access to factual and evidence-based information, and foster intercultural economic cooperation and economic inclusion. In doing so, GIZ works with national and local institutions, civil society, academia, media, communities and the private sector, with particular attention to women, youth and marginalized.
The Role:
The objective of the Project is to provide technical, institutional, policy, and operational support to British Council for the delivery of Action Outputs related to Strengthening Social Cohesion and Dispute Resolution, in line with EU policies, national priorities, and British Council implementation modalities.
The advisor is responsible for:
- Ensure effective coordination across multiple partners (government, CSO, grassroots) and stakeholders, maintaining alignment with programme objectives and accountability arrangements.
- Support in capacity building for digitalization efforts of government, CSOs of partners in the private sector (particularly MSMEs), particularly in business and marketing operations.
- Support in the organization and coordination of workshops, trainings, events, including design and coordination of all stakeholders involved and tracking of deliverables and payments.
- Support in partner compliance with EU regulations and support knowledge management for GIZ.
- Assist in maintaining structured documentation systems for contracts, consultant contracts, agreements and partner records, procurement records and inventory ensuring accessibility and organisation of key information, including any internal company compliance aspects (such as and/or) records management.
- Provide support to administrative related matters, including coordination of logistics, procurement processes, and vendor management.
- Provide support to GIZ internal compliance and operational processes including coordination of logistics, procurement processes, data protection and data management and monitoring missions internal and external for the programme.
- Contribute to the development and refinement of implementation models, drawing on field experience to improve relevance, efficiency, and scalability.
- Support the integration of gender equality and youth empowerment, inclusion and green economy measures in programme interventions.
- Excellent communication skills in English, with fluency in Sinhala and/or Tamil strongly preferred.
- Fluency in MS Office and related software, familiarity with GIZ systems as added advantage.
- Willingness to travel extensively within Sri Lanka.
Required qualifications, competencies, and experience
- A Bachelor’s degree in social/development studies, business management or any related field and/or equivalent professional qualifications and/or substantial professional experience in development programming, with experience in programme-related work.
- At least 5 years of professional experience in development programming, with substantial experience in programme-related work.
- Demonstrated experience in organizing events, workshops, trainings, and other capacity-building activities.
- Strong track record in working with SMEs and MSMEs, or Vocational Training for businesses and in digitalization efforts of partners.
- Extensive experience managing and coordinating multiple implementing partners (government, CSOs, private sector), and strengthening collaboration with national and local institutions.
- Experience in both development and humanitarian contexts, with the ability to apply flexible, context-sensitive approaches to programme implementation.
- Demonstrated ability to translate programme strategies into operational models and guide partners through implementation challenges.
- Excellent communication skills in English, with fluency in Sinhala and/or Tamil strongly preferred.
- Fluency in MS Office and related software; familiarity with GIZ systems is an added advantage.
- Willingness to travel extensively within Sri Lanka.
Essential: Applications should include:
- Curriculum Vitae of a maximum of 3 pages (please do not include copies of certificates, testimonials, etc.)
- Details & contacts (Mobile & Email) of two referees who know your professional qualifications and work experience.
When applications are mailed to [email protected], please include “Application for the Partner Coordination Advisor position – SSCDR” as the subject.
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