Assistant Director
About the role
The Assistant Director of Programmes at SOS Children’s Villages Sri Lanka will provide technical support to the Deputy National Director and Director of Programs, ensuring the development and quality of programs in alignment with the organization's mission and standards. The role involves driving program policy, strategy, and innovation, conducting program assessments, monitoring and evaluation, and ensuring the implementation of effective and sustainable programs. Key responsibilities include supporting various program functions, monitoring policy implementation, safeguarding, ICT system roll-out, partnership development, and leading program systems monitoring. Candidates should have a relevant university degree, 3-5 years of program or project management experience, strong people management skills, and proficiency in English and a local language.
Must have
- University Degree in Social Sciences, Social Work, Science, or any other related discipline.
- 3 – 5 years of work experience in program or project management.
- Strong people management or people development skills.
- Knowledge of the development sector as well as program cycle management, RBM, research and innovation.
- Monitoring and evaluation skills, financial management skills and the ability to pay close attention to detail.
- High level of Computer Literacy and excellent communication skills in English and fluency in the local language Sinhala/ Tamil.
- Ability to travel both locally and overseas.
Highlights
Applications must be submitted by 18th November 2026 to careers@soscvsrilanka.org, mentioning the position in the subject line. The role is based at the National Office in Piliyandala and requires the ability to travel locally and overseas. Incomplete CVs will not be considered.
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