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Shyamala Alahakoon

Summary

A dedicated and motivated postgraduate student of Massey University, pursuing a Master of Applied Social Work with the intention of becoming a professional social worker.

With a passion for supporting the community and several years of hands-on experience in working with marginalized communities in multicultural settings, looking for a placement opportunity in community development to begin my career as a social worker.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

ESL Teacher- Primary School

English The Universe
10.2022 - 01.2025
  • Teaching English as a second language for Primary School Students
  • Conducting projects to improve vocabulary
  • Improve speaking, listening, reading and writing skills through the lessons
  • Conducting Tests at the end of each semester

Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Officer

Global Communities- USAID Funded SCORE Activity
06.2021 - 03.2022
  • Implement Activity M & E and Learning Plan (AMELP) of SCORE and maintain associated systems by updating performance information
  • Tracking project activities and reviewing them to achieve the desired impact
  • Monitor progress against indicator targets, evaluate effectiveness, and disseminate results to the team
  • Assisting MEL Manager and USAID representatives to conduct data quality assessments
  • Liaise with sub grantees on regular reporting requirement

Project Officer (Governance/ Economic Development)

EU Funded Integrated Economic Development Project
07.2019 - 05.2021
  • Coordinating with district project management and all the stakeholders to fulfill the project activities and achieve the project objectives.
  • Organizing workshops, training sessions, Participatory Rural Assessment programmes for Civil Society Organizations to identify their issues and to strengthen their capacities.
  • Coordinating 17 Business Development Service Providers (Government / Private) to build their capacities and enable them to provide better services to Micro, Small and Medium Entrepreneurs.
  • Engaging in developing Economic Development Plans for the District Secretariat divisions and conducting enterprise forums for the divisions.

Content Development Officer

The Green Lion (https://thegreenlion.net)
05.2018 - 04.2019
  • Facilitating the volunteers who visit Sri Lanka through International Volunteer HQ (IVHQ) and other partner organizations to engage in community development programs
  • Visiting volunteering programs of the organization and writing descriptions for the programs to be included in the company website
  • Updating the content with the changes of the existing programs
  • Visiting Green Lion programs in other countries and learning on the implementation of program activities in different contexts

Administrative Clerk

Consulate General of India, Hambantota
07.2017 - 04.2018
  • Referring inquiries and giving instructions regarding visa, supporting the activities in the consular section, Interpreting the data, and taking biometrics
  • Organizing cultural programs and workshops in the consulate
  • Coordinating government officials and business personnel in the district and local authorities in Southern Province to the programs organized by the consulate
  • Translating documents and news articles

Temporary Instructor in English

ELTU, University of Peradeniya
05.2015 - 06.2017
  • Conducting lectures to first-year students, which involves general reading, writing, grammar, speaking, scientific reading, listening and note-taking
  • Developing activities to improve communication and language skills for academic purposes and developing presentation skills of the undergraduates

Education

Master of Applied Social Work - Social Work

Massey University
Auckland, NZ
01-2027

Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology - Psychology

University of Peradeniya
Sri Lanka
08-2018

Short- Term Exchange Study- Erasmus Mundus - Multi-disciplinary Studies

Masaryk University
Czech Republic
02-2015

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology, Psychology

University of Peradeniya
Sri Lanka
01-2014

Skills

  • Attention to detail
  • Active listening
  • Self – motivation
  • Team player

Affiliations

  • 2013 - A volunteer in International Movement for Community Development (IMCD),
  • 2013 - A founding member of the Classics Students' Association (CSA) at University of Peradeniya
  • 2006 - A member of UNESCO club of Girls' High School, Kandy
  • 2004 - A member of Interact Club of St. Anthony's Girls College, Kandy

Certification

2017: CIM –Professional Certificate Level

2009: Certificate Course in Human Resource Management

2008: Certificate Course in Computer Science


Languages

English
Full Professional
Sinhala
Native or Bilingual
Hindi
Professional Working

Timeline

ESL Teacher- Primary School

English The Universe
10.2022 - 01.2025

Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Officer

Global Communities- USAID Funded SCORE Activity
06.2021 - 03.2022

Project Officer (Governance/ Economic Development)

EU Funded Integrated Economic Development Project
07.2019 - 05.2021

Content Development Officer

The Green Lion (https://thegreenlion.net)
05.2018 - 04.2019

Administrative Clerk

Consulate General of India, Hambantota
07.2017 - 04.2018

Temporary Instructor in English

ELTU, University of Peradeniya
05.2015 - 06.2017

Master of Applied Social Work - Social Work

Massey University

Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology - Psychology

University of Peradeniya

Short- Term Exchange Study- Erasmus Mundus - Multi-disciplinary Studies

Masaryk University

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology, Psychology

University of Peradeniya

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