Administrative and accounts assistant
Diakonia is looking for an administrative and accounts assistant to support our team in Sri Lanka.
Diakonia is an international rights-based and faith-based development organization recognized for its commitment to democracy, human rights, and gender justice with the objective to change unfair structures that generate poverty, inequality, oppression and violence. All work is based on feminist principles. Digitalization plays a key role in enabling efficient, transparent, and secure operations across global contexts.
Our values and commitment to safeguarding
Diakonia is committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace, and strives to be representative of all sections of society. We know that different perspectives, experiences, and competences are key for Diakonia to be a relevant, capable, and successful organization. Diakonia therefore strives to recruit staff with diverse backgrounds and lived experiences.
Diakonia is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Diakonia engage.
Diakonia expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.
The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation. All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Diakonia also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.
Reporting to: Country Director, Diakonia Sri Lanka
Key areas of responsibility
- Support monthly bookkeeping and with the preparation monthly financial reports for the Country Office.
- Prepare and maintain relevant supporting documents related to finance and administration with systematic filing for follow-ups and audits.
- Assist in the preparation of financial updates and reports for submission to back-donors
- Support budget analysis and the preparation of financial projections
- Support the procurement processes: negotiate with suppliers to ensure cost-effective and quality deliverables, participate in the analysis of offers
- Inventory and fixed asset management.
- Facilitating the smooth operation of the office and supporting all administrative functions in collaboration with the Grants and Compliance Advisor.
- Supporting the management of human resources administration.
- Documentation, filing, and archiving of HR, administrative, and finance-related documents.
- Arrange staff travel for official trips and events.
- Organise, coordinate, and provide support for Diakonia-led activities.
- Provide administrative and logistical support to capacity-building activities related to finance, administration, and human resources.
- Participate in field and monitoring visits, as required.
- Support and engage in evaluations and audits.
- Perform any other duties as assigned by the line manager.
Qualifications and Requirements
- A university degree or diploma in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Management or a related field.
- Good computer literacy
- At least 2 years of relevant work experience in the development sector/grant management.
- Experience working with accounting or financial management software.
- Good command of English and working knowledge of Sinhala and Tamil.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- A team player and facilitate teamwork.
- Demonstrated integrity, confidentiality and commitment to ethical standards, feminist principles and Diakonia’s values.
- Demonstrated integrity, confidentiality and commitment to ethical standards, feminist principles and Diakonia’s values.
- Based in Sri Lanka
Conditions and application
We offer you an exciting job in an international environment, where you make a difference. We believe in the power of diversity and inclusion and strive to recruit staff with different perspectives, experiences and competences.
Start date: December 2026 the latest
Location: Diakonia Sri Lanka Country Office, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Employment type: Fixed term, 12-month contract
Application deadline: 02 October 2026
Please submit your CV and cover letter on the application link no later than 2 October.
If you have questions about the position and/or the recruitment process, please contact:
The recruiting director, Country Director of Diakonia Sri Lanka: Dilshan Hettiarachchi: dilshan.hettiarachchi@diakonia.se
HR-partner: Chutima Sungkumpa: chutima.sungkumpa@diakonia.se
