Overview

The Sri Lanka Tea Board, under the Ministry of Plantation and Community Infrastructure, is taking applications from Sri Lankan citizens for two posts on one-year contracts. Applications must reach the Board by 17 November 2026.

Positions and pay

  • Management Assistant (Book-keeper), Grade III (MA 1-1), 1 vacancy. Rs. 46,220 with 10 increments of Rs. 540, 7 of Rs. 630, 4 of Rs. 890 and 20 of Rs. 1,190, up to Rs. 83,390 a month. The starting step is Rs. 43,312, as set by Management Services Circular 01/2025.
  • Driver, Grade III (PL 3), 1 vacancy. Rs. 43,280 with 10 increments of Rs. 490, 10 of Rs. 540, 10 of Rs. 590 and 12 of Rs. 630, up to Rs. 67,040 a month. The starting step is Rs. 40,834.

Government-approved allowances are paid on top. The age limit for both posts is 18 to 45. Each contract runs for 12 months.

The work

  • Management Assistant (Book-keeper): prepare, update and maintain the Board’s accounts records under the supervision of an authorised Board officer.
  • Driver: drive vehicles and carry out related official duties for the Board’s transport needs.

Qualifications

Management Assistant (Book-keeper), external applicants

  • A pass in three subjects at one sitting at G.C.E. A/L in the Commerce stream.
  • A pass in six subjects at G.C.E. O/L in no more than two sittings, including Mathematics, English and Sinhala or Tamil, with credit passes in four subjects.
  • Knowledge of book-keeping or accounting is an added qualification.

Driver

  • A pass in six subjects at G.C.E. O/L in no more than two sittings, including Mathematics and Sinhala or Tamil.
  • A valid heavy vehicle driving licence, and at least 3 years of satisfactory experience driving heavy vehicles for a recognised institution.

Selection

The Management Assistant (Book-keeper) post is filled through a written exam followed by a structured interview. The written exam has four papers:

  • Language proficiency: 100 marks, 1.5 hours. Tests English and Sinhala language knowledge.
  • Aptitude test: 100 marks, 45 minutes. Sinhala or Tamil medium.
  • General knowledge: 100 marks, 1 hour. Sinhala or Tamil medium.
  • Computer skills: 100 marks, 1 hour. English medium only.

To pass, you need at least 40% in each paper and a 50% average across the exam. State your preferred language medium in the application. The Driver post is filled through a practical test followed by an interview.

Other benefits

  • EPF: 10% of salary from the employee and 15% from the Board.
  • ETF: 3% of salary from the Board.

සිංහලෙන්

Management Assistant (Book-keeper) and Driver vacancies at Sri Lanka Tea Board in Sinhala (රැකියා පුරප්පාඩු)

How to apply

Use the standard application form from the Board’s office or its website, srilankateaboard.lk. Send it with certified copies of your educational and professional certificates and your experience letters by registered post to reach the Director General, Sri Lanka Tea Board, 574, Galle Road, Colombo 03, on or before 17 November 2026. Write the post applied for on the top left of the envelope.

Employees of government departments, state corporations and statutory boards apply through their head of institution.