Location: Wattala, Sri Lanka
The Development Facilitator works within communities to enable mutual transformation in the lives of children, families, supporters, partners and World Vision staff. Serves as a catalyst, partnership broker, and capacity builder of local partners in facilitating the emergence and strengthening of community-led initiatives to improve and sustain the wellbeing of children and families. Manages technical projects in respective Primary Focus Areas, including annual planning & budgeting, implementation, monitoring and reflections. Major responsibilities include ensuring effective communication of World Vision's identity and mission; developing understanding of local context including government perspectives; mobilizing and strengthening community groups and stakeholders; building relationships through home visits and community immersion; ensuring programme quality through planning, implementation and monitoring; documenting progress and lessons learnt for reports to management and donors; conducting community awareness on sponsorship; ensuring efficient resource utilization; and leading technical projects within budget and timeline. Requirements: at least 4 years of experience in Community Development or Programme/Project Coordination in an international organization, preferably INGO context; a Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences, International Development Studies, Community Development or related field (or equivalent diploma with 6 years experience); experience in capacity building for local stakeholders/partners; experience working with children; basic knowledge of child protection, nutrition/health, livelihoods, resilience, advocacy and cross-cutting themes such as gender, environment and disability; strong networking, negotiation and partnering skills; strong interpersonal and communication skills in Sinhala and Tamil, with fluency in English; and ability to ride a motorbike with a valid license. Local applicants only.
Closing date: October 1, 2026
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply online via the World Vision Workday careers portal.
https://worldvision.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/WorldVisionInternational/job/Wattala-Sri-Lanka/Development-Facilitator_JR52690/apply