Head of Finance (Consultant) Strengthening Social Cohesion and Dispute Resolution (SSCDR) Project in Sri Lanka

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Head of Finance (Consultant) Strengthening Social Cohesion and Dispute Resolution (SSCDR) Project in Sri Lanka

To ensure the accountable and effective end-to-end financial management, accounting and reporting of the Strengthening Social Cohesion and Dispute Resolution (SSCDR) Project

Details

Closing date Friday 03 July 2026

Role overview

The British Council is recruiting for a Head of Finance (HoF) to ensure the accountable and effective end-to-end financial management, accounting and reporting across the Strengthening Social Cohesion and Dispute Resolution (SSCDR) Project.  The role will ensure high quality consistent, accurate and robust financial management processes in line British Council and European Union standards, so that financial targets and value for money are achieved throughout the SSCDR project cycle.

This is a senior post within the SSCDR project, and the successful candidate will be part of the project’s Senior Management Team.

Appointment to this role is subject to the signature of a Financing Agreement between the Government of Sri Lanka and the European Union, and subsequently a contract being signed between the British Council and the EU.

How to apply

Interested eligible applicants can submit (i) their CVs (in no more than 2 pages), and (ii) a one-page covering letter (indicating an all-inclusive per day consultancy fee rate in Euro) to SABD@britishcouncil.org by 23.59 Central European Time on Friday 3rd July 2026. Please mention “Application for Head of Finance/ SSCDR” in the subject of the e-mail.

Application pack

To apply for this job email your details to SABD@britishcouncil.org