Development professional with 20 years of experience in community development, disaster recovery, and livelihood enhancement in post-conflict regions. Expertise in project cycle management, stakeholder engagement, and capacity building, delivering measurable results for UN agencies (UNFPA,UNDP & UNILO)and donor-funded programs. Skilled in managing multi-million-dollar projects and fostering sustainable economic growth through targeted interventions. Recognized for strategic planning and building partnerships to achieve inclusive development outcomes.
· Ensure the timely and accurate recording and administratively processing of government and NGO/Implementing partner proposals and requests for direct cash transfers;
Closely working with Department of Provincial Education,Zonal Director of Education Office and Divisional Education Office in terms of Implementation of Psycho-social Training for Adolescents girls ,Provision of Adolescents Kits for the vulnerable Students.
· Conducting programme monitoring in the focus districts for cash and supplies and informing team members of the status;
· Help conduct regular spot checks of partners' projects to assess their financial record keeping, expenditure controls and reporting systems;
Organise & Facilitate training, workshops and awareness programmes for the beneficiaries/communities in the assigned districts in collaboration with the local government and other partners.
-Facilitate and organize meetings regular/as-needed basis convening of the Provincial, District, and Divisional Project coordination team and support organizing workshops, trainings and exposure visits for the government staff and beneficiaries as needed including support in arranging the donors visits as requested by the country office along with the other stakeholders.
-Collect data and maintain updated qualitative and quantitative information to assist the Country Office for regular monitoring of the project activities and preparation of reports .
· Monitoring and tracking the efficient distribution of supplies that are required for effective program delivery;
· Support the programme section in researching, compiling and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data and information from a variety of sources on subject matters relevant to the work of the section to facilitate programme delivery as well as preparation of reports, working papers and presentations;
· Carry out transactions ensuring programme results, activities and programme coding are as per annual work plan (AWP), and making amendments and alterations as per section revisions when necessary;
· Prepare monitoring and reporting information for supervisor and team on agreed performance indicators to drive more efficient management and accountability for results;
· Regularly monitor budgets and financial expenditures of sections by employing applicable tools, keeping supervisor informed and advised on actions for decision and or follow-up;
· Help prepare periodic or ad hoc financial report relating to country office and donors to support the office in optimizing use of programme funds; and,
· Support capacity development activities related to programme development by preparing training materials and participating in exercises.
Trainings Attended
1.TOT on Participatory Needs Assessment (PNA) and Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) Conducted by PALTRA, Srilanka at Galway Miridiya Hotel, Anuradapura-Bureau of crisis prevention and Recovery (BCPR)-Transition Recovery Unit, Geneva-1st to 8th December 2010
2.International Conference on post Tsunami Economic rehabilitation challenges and way forward (shared Experience on the Application of the Economic Rehabilitation for the Recovery and Rehabilitation of Economic sectors affected by Tsunami with India, Indonesia, Maldives, Thailand and Srilanka)-5-7 December 2006 at Trans Asia Hotel Colombo.
3.Participated “FLUX Business challenge on Business planning” held on 22-24th April 2011 at Colombo Conducted by Plymouth University in collaboration with University of Colombo & kelaniya university.
4.TOT on “Entrepreneurship Development and Business Counselling” -Conduted by CEFE Net Srilanka with the support of GTZ at Divineguma Training Centre, Puliyankulam,Vavuniya-14th May 2011 to 23rd May 2011.
5.Participated and successfully completed “micro-finance for poverty Eradication” with Open University of Srilanka at Jaffna centre from June 2011 to September 2011
6.‘Analysis of Gender Dimensions to Increase Livelihoods Access of Women: the Case of Agriculture Based Livelihoods Sector in the Northern Districts of Sri Lanka' by Dr. Dissanayake,University Of Colombo-28-30 June 2017
Science Education Centre, President, 2016, Present, Arranging teachers to conduct lectures, Facilitation of the entire operation of the center, Raising funds from donations and do the needful to pay for the lecturers, Volunteering for a charity institution as President to support students for their education