1. Background

The Family Planning Association of Sri Lanka (FPASL) is a key Sub-Recipient under the Global Fund–supported Sustainability of Services for Key Populations in South-East Asia (SKPA-2) programme, led regionally by Health Equity Matters. SKPA-2 aims to improve the sustainability of HIV services for key populations by promoting financial, programmatic, and human-rights-based sustainability mechanisms.

For the 2026–2027 period, FPASL will focus on strengthening national ownership of HIV programmes by supporting the National STD/AIDS Control Programme (NSACP), building community-led monitoring (CLM) systems, piloting performance-based contracting, and advancing rights-based HIV and sexual health responses.

The continuation phase also includes strengthening CBO legal registration and capacity, outreach worker professionalisation through the NVQ framework and chemsex- and PrEP-related community support.
 

2. Purpose of the Position

The Programme Officer will be responsible for day-to-day coordination and implementation of SKPA-2 activities in Sri Lanka. The role will ensure effective collaboration with key population groups, NSACP, CSOs, and other national stakeholders, while maintaining compliance with the Global Fund’s performance, reporting, and safeguarding standards. The position combines programme management, coordination, reporting, and technical support functions across the four SKPA-2 objectives.

The Programme Officer will support coordination, contract oversight, and stakeholder engagement across CLM, CBO capacity strengthening, community contracting, outreach worker professionalisation, and human-rights/legal reform activities.

The position focuses on coordination and oversight, as technical delivery is carried out by specialist consultants and partner organisations.

3. Key Duties and Responsibilities

   A. Programme Coordination and Implementation

• Coordinate and oversee the implementation of SKPA-2 continuation activities, ensuring they follow the approved workplan, budget, and timelines.
• Provide day-to-day coordination and administrative oversight for consultants responsible for technical delivery, including those working on financial sustainability, contracting reforms, outreach professionalisation, NVQ course, CLM, and HRG workstreams.
• Facilitate coordination between FPASL, NSACP, community-led organisations, and government stakeholders, ensuring that consultant-led activities are well sequenced and supported.
• Oversee logistics and coordination for trainings, dialogues, and workshops that are technically delivered by consultants and partners.
• Ensure smooth roll-out, monitoring, and documentation of HRG activities carried out by the HRG consultant and relevant partners.

B. Strategic Information and CLM

• Coordinate the functioning of the Community-Led Monitoring (CLM) Technical Working Group, ensuring consultants and partners are supported and aligned.
• Oversee and track consultant-led work on:
  • CLM data quality reviews and RRR alignment
  • Dashboard creation, Power BI mentoring, and NSACP integration
• Coordinate with the Outreach/NVQ consultant where related processes intersect with CLM data flows or reporting requirements.
• Ensure all CLM training and community capacity-building sessions delivered by technical consultants are properly organised, documented, and followed up.
• Manage translation, interpretation, and logistical support for all CLM-related consultations and stakeholder meetings.

C. Stakeholder Engagement

• Maintain day-to-day communication with NSACP, the Ministry of Health, VTA, legal stakeholders, Health Equity Matters, and other partners to support consultant-led activities.
• Represent FPASL in national working groups and coordination mechanisms related to HIV, community systems, and key population services.
• Facilitate the use of CLM data and consultant-produced evidence by government and CSO partners in programme planning and decision-making.
• Strengthen coordination and engagement with community-led organisations, ensuring participation remains meaningful, inclusive, and aligned with programme objectives.

D. Monitoring, Reporting, and Compliance

• Track progress, deliverables, and timelines across all consultant-led workstreams, including:
  • CBO legal registration, governance, and accreditation readiness
  • Financial sustainability, contracting reforms, and PBC (Financial Sustainability Consultant)
  • Outreach/NVQ roll-out, PrEP/chemsex training, and professionalisation (Outreach/NVQ Consultant)
  • HRG, legal reform, parliamentary sensitisation, and legal literacy initiatives (HRG Consultant)
• Track CBO registration and ensure compliance with NGO Secretariat requirements.
• Lead FPASL’s reporting obligations by preparing quarterly and annual progress reports summarising activity progress, consultant outputs, risks, and lessons learned.
• Ensure all documentation, data, financial records, and evidence meet FPASL, donor, and Global Fund compliance standards.
• Support audits, evaluations, and donor verifications by maintaining clear documentation of consultant work and programme decisions.
• Strengthen safeguarding, PSEAH compliance, and risk mitigation across all consultant-led engagements, escalating incidents appropriately.
• Ensure safe community engagement practices across all activities.

4. Qualifications and Experience

   A. Required:

• Minimum three years of experience in programme implementation or coordination within the health or development sector.
• Demonstrated experience working with key populations (MSM, TG, SW, PLHIV, PWUD), community-based organisations, and marginalised communities.
• Experience in partnership coordination with government agencies, especially NSACP, the Ministry of Health, and civil society partners.
• Strong knowledge of HIV prevention, sexual and reproductive health, and human rights programming.
• Experience coordinating multi-consultant or multi-workstream programmes.
• Experience managing politically sensitive or rights-based programmes.
• Familiarity with CSO capacity strengthening and governance.
• Understanding of rights-based and politically sensitive programming.
• Experience coordinating training programmes or certification processes.
• Strong coordination, facilitation, and reporting skills.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English and Sinhala/Tamil.

B. Desirable:

• Undergraduate or postgraduate qualification or training in public health, social policy, gender and development, or project management.
• Experience in donor-funded programmes.
• Familiarity with community-led monitoring (CLM) systems, dashboards (Power BI), data analysis tools, and programmatic M&E.
• Experience with public procurement or contracting.
• Experience in training facilitation, stakeholder engagement, and policy advocacy.
   

5. Competencies
    

• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
• Analytical, problem-solving, and coordination abilities.
• Commitment to rights-based, inclusive, and non-discriminatory approaches.
• Commitment to confidentiality and safeguarding principles.
• Sensitivity to diversity, gender, and inclusion.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and meet deadlines.
• Ability to manage several concurrent consultant-led workstreams.
• Comfort working in politically sensitive environments.
• Strong judgement in regulatory and compliance contexts.
• Ability to identify risks early and support safe mitigation.
   

6. Duration and Reporting

The position is for a fixed term of two years (1 January 2026 – 31 December 2027).

The Programme Officer will report to the Senior Manager – Advocacy and work closely with FPASL’s SKPA-2 project team, including the Financial Sustainability Advisor and the Human Rights and Gender Advisor.

FPA Sri Lanka is committed to the safety and protection of children, young people and vulnerable adults and this role may include contact with these groups. Our recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to the safety and protection of children, young people and vulnerable adults in our programs.

FPA Sri Lanka is an equal opportunity employer who will not discriminate on grounds as Age, Gender, Ethnicity, Religion, Marital Status, and Disability.

Mail us your application on or before 25th November 2025, citing two non-related referees. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

The Executive Director
FPA Sri Lanka
37/27, Bullers Lane, Colombo 07
Or Email to careers@fpasrilanka.org
Our Website www.fpasrilanka.org
FPA Sri Lanka is an equal opportunity employer