About the Commission

The National Commission on Women (NCW) is the national body for women’s rights in Sri Lanka. It was set up under the Women Empowerment Act, No. 37 of 2024, and it takes over from the National Committee on Women, which was created in 1993 to carry out the Women’s Charter. The office is at No. 110/9, Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo 07. This notice was published in Sinhala, and this listing is an English translation of it.

The vacancies

The Commission is recruiting for 11 posts and 19 vacancies. Only Sri Lankan citizens can apply.

Post	Vacancies	Salary scale (Rs.)	Age
Director, Legal (HM 1-1)	1	140,640 – 15 x 4,100 – 202,140	35 to 55
Assistant Director, Legal I (MM 1-1)	1	91,690 – 10 x 2,480 – 15 x 3,450 – 168,240	22 to 45
Assistant Director, Administration (MM 1-1)	1	91,690 – 10 x 2,480 – 15 x 3,450 – 168,240	22 to 45
Assistant Director, Finance (MM 1-1)	1	91,690 – 10 x 2,480 – 15 x 3,450 – 168,240	22 to 45
Assistant Director, Research and Development (MM 1-1)	1	91,690 – 10 x 2,480 – 15 x 3,450 – 168,240	22 to 45
Internal Auditor (MM 1-1)	1	91,690 – 10 x 2,480 – 15 x 3,450 – 168,240	22 to 45
Administrative Officer (JM 1-1)	1	72,650 – 10 x 1,360 – 18 x 2,040 – 122,970	22 to 45
Development Officer (MA 4)	4	64,320 – 10 x 1,360 – 15 x 1,670 – 5 x 2,040 – 113,170	22 to 45
Management Assistant, non-technical (MA 1-1)	4	46,220 – 10 x 540 – 7 x 630 – 4 x 890 – 20 x 1,190 – 83,390	18 to 45
Driver (PL 3)	2	43,280 – 10 x 490 – 10 x 540 – 10 x 590 – 12 x 630 – 67,040	18 to 45
Office Assistant (PL 1)	2	40,500 – 10 x 450 – 10 x 490 – 7 x 540 – 15 x 590 – 62,530	18 to 45

Qualifications by post

Director, Legal: an Attorney-at-Law, plus a postgraduate degree from a University Grants Commission recognised institution in law, human rights, women’s studies, gender studies, sociology, public policy or a related field, plus 13 years of experience in the legal field or in a senior legal or management post (appropriate)
Assistant Director, Legal I: admission as an Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, plus at least 3 years of experience in a relevant field
Assistant Director, Administration: a UGC recognised degree in business administration, human resource management, public administration, public management or a related field, plus at least 1 year of experience after the degree
Assistant Director, Finance: a UGC recognised degree in accounting, finance, commerce or a related field, plus at least 1 year of experience after the first degree, or a professional qualification from a recognised institution (intermediate level) with 1 year of experience after completing it
Assistant Director, Research and Development: a UGC recognised degree in public administration, public management, business administration or a related field, plus at least 3 years of experience after the first degree
Internal Auditor: the same degree and experience routes as Assistant Director, Finance
Administrative Officer: a UGC recognised degree in business management, human resource management, public administration, public management or a related field
Development Officer: a UGC recognised degree in business administration, human resource management, accounting, finance, commerce, law, sociology or a related field
Management Assistant (non-technical): passes in 6 subjects at one sitting at the G.C.E. O/L, including a first language (Sinhala or Tamil), English and Mathematics, with credit passes in 4 of them, plus passes in 3 subjects at the A/L, excluding the General Paper
Driver: at most 2 sittings to pass 6 O/L subjects with 2 credit passes, plus a heavy vehicle licence issued by the Commissioner General of Motor Traffic and at least 3 years of driving experience after getting the licence
Office Assistant: having sat the G.C.E. O/L examination. The notice asks for an appearance, not a pass

Pay terms: the basic salaries follow Management Services Circular No. 01/2025 of 25 March 2025, and the notice says they apply from 1 January 2027. The state-approved cost of living allowance is paid on top of the basic scale. The Commission also pays 12% of salary into the EPF and 3% into the ETF.

Selection

A panel appointed by the Commission selects candidates through a structured interview. Drivers also sit a vocational test. Only the shortlisted candidates are called to the interview. The Commission’s Board of Commissioners has the final say on the recruitment, and any personal influence or recommendation is treated as a disqualification.

General conditions

Applicants must be Sri Lankan citizens of good character, and physically and mentally fit to serve in any part of the island and to hold the post as a state official
Send certified copies of your birth certificate, national identity card or passport and your educational and professional certificates and experience letters. An application without them is rejected
Write the post you want clearly in the top left corner of the envelope
If you apply for more than 1 post, send a separate application for each, and state the post on each application
Applications that arrive after 27 October 2026 are rejected

What to prepare

Choose the post before you gather documents, because 11 different degree and experience combinations apply and each needs its own application. The 3 posts with the lowest entry bar are Management Assistant, Driver and Office Assistant, which ask for O/L and A/L passes only. For the Assistant Director posts, the experience is counted after your first degree, so check the date on your degree certificate against the number of years asked. Fill in the application form printed on the right side of the newspaper notice. The same form has sections for your O/L and A/L results, degrees, work history and 2 referees who are not relatives.

How to apply

Send each application, on the prescribed form, by registered post only so that it reaches the office on or before 27 October 2026. Address it to the Executive Director, National Commission on Women, No. 110/9, Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo 07. Telephone: 011 2685582. Email: contact.ncwsrilanka@gmail.com.

To apply for this job email your details to contact.ncwsrilanka@gmail.com