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SMALLHOLDER AGRIBUISNESS AND RESILIENCE PROJECT (SARP)

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE 

Vacancies

The Ministry of Agriculture, with US$ 42.7 Million financial support of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is implementing the Smallholder Agribusiness and Resilience Project to build resilience and market participation of 40,000 rural smallholder households in order to contribute poverty reduction and food security in the Dry Zone region in Sri Lanka. The project implementation period is 6 years and the project implementation areas are in North (Vavuniya, Mannar), North Western (Kurunegala, Puttalam) and Central (Mathale) provinces.

 Applications are invited from citizens of Sri Lanka with below mentioned qualifications and experience to fill the following positions for the Project Management Unit and the District Hubs

Area Coordinator (PS04) – 02 Positions

Summary of Responsibilities

Area coordinator of SARP is responsible for day to day implementation of project activities whilst doubling up as specialised technical support at district level. He/she should capitalize his/her all skills and competencies for the benefit of the project in consultation with the Higher Management. Area Coordinator is a well qualified officer; technically trained in natural resource management or watershed development.

Selected Candidates will be based at district hubs for Mannar, Vauniya districts and Mathale, Kurunegala and Puttalam Districts.

Qualifications/Experience Required:

01. A successfully completed Bachelor’s Degree preferably in Natural Resource Management, Agriculture or any other relevant field which is recognized by the University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka

Or

A qualification recognized by the University Grants Commission as an equivalent qualification to the Bachelor’s degree in relevant field. 

Or

An associate membership / a similar professional qualification obtained from a recognized professional institution in relevant field.

With

At least 07   years post qualifying experience in Natural resource Management or relevant field. 

02. An officer of the Government All Island Services Class III/II or above or similar status in the relevant field.  

With

At least 07 years’ experience in Class III/II post. 

Other Required Qualifications and Experiences

•      Experience in managing small team of extension workers/ technical staff

•      Experience in managing and delivering training

Salary Scale: Based on the Management Services Circular 01/2019 

Rs.  115,000 (Initial Salary scale)+CoLA and other approved allowances to the post

Rs. 130,000 /= (all other allowances applicable based on the Management Services Circular) General Conditions Applicable for the Above Mentioned Positions

 All the Qualifications should be in the relevant field of the post.

Languages

Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Sinhala/Tamil is a must with sound knowledge in Microsoft office packages as most of the work need to be done by him/herself.  Working knowledge of another official language is desirable.

Age Limit  

Any person above 61 years of age shall not be considered for recruitment in projects. 

Conditions of Employment

Officers belonging to government services will be recruited on secondment basis and persons outside the government services will be recruited on contract basis. All appointments will be initially for a period of one year and extension of services will be based on successful performance.

Location

Project Management Unit (PMU) is in Battaramulla. Area coordinators will be based at respective district hubs. However, traveling to project locations are involved frequently. Other terms

The employee will be member of the Employees’ Provident Fund and Employee Trust Fund and contributions would be made to the said schemes by the Employer and Employee in accordance with the relevant Acts. 

Method of Selection

Only shortlisted applicants based on the highest qualifications and experience, will be called for an interview and selection will be based on the performance at the interview.

Applications

All Applicants are requested to forward their applications together with Curriculum Vitae along with two non-related referees and certified copies of the certificates and experiences under registered post to reach the address given below and email a soft copy of the registered post application with all the documents to:agriminpmu.sarp@gmail.com on or before………………., 2022  

 Applicants currently in government /semi government services should forward their applications through their relevant Heads of Departments.

Applied post and name of the project should be clearly stated on the top left hand corner of the envelope and the subject line of the email.

Any form of canvassing will be resulted as immediate disqualification.

Project Director

Smallholder Agribusiness and Resilience Project Ministry of Agriculture 

80/5, “ Govijana Mandiraya “ ,

Rajamalwatta Lane,

Battaramulla, 

Sri Lanka