Social Protection Coordinator

• Additional allowance as provided for civil service employees
• MVR 178 per day of attendance allowance

• Implementing the National Policy on Elderly Persons and the National Action Plan on Elderly Persons, and assisting in identifying the resources needed to implement the policy and action plan and in the work required to advocate these matters.
• Carrying out the work of developing the long-term care strategy required for elderly persons.
• Providing the technical assistance required of the Ministry's relevant divisions in preparing and reviewing the laws, regulations, policies, procedures and guidelines needed to protect the rights of elderly persons and provide the protection they require, and advocating for the division's staff in relation to changes that are made.
• Among the work relating to agreements and treaties to which Maldives is a party that concern elderly persons and are assigned to the Ministry, planning and managing the work required to implement them, sharing with the bodies to which reports must be made the information the division must share in the reporting work, identifying matters that need correcting and advocating to the Policy Division for those matters to be addressed.
• Preparing procedures, SOPs and forms related to the division's work and assessment templates, providing training that staff require, and sharing with the Policy Division for the approval of procedures and SOPs.
• Planning and managing the work of sections, and monitoring whether the work of those sections is progressing as it should.
• Preparing daily, monthly and annual reports and confirming that they can be shared with the relevant section.
• Supervising the work of section staff and, during the appraisal period, assessing the performance of those staff and monitoring and maintaining their work in accordance with the Civil Service regulations.

1. A Master's degree at Level 9 of the Maldives National Qualifications Framework in a field related to the post.

Or

1. Bachelor's degree at level 7 or 8 on the Maldives Qualifications Framework in a field related to the post's work or a Bachelor's Honours degree, along with 4 years of work experience in a field related to the post's work

Educational requirements for the post:

• Administration of Juvenile Justice
• Adolescent Health and Wellbeing
• Behavioural Health Science
• Child Advocacy and Policy
• Child and Adolescent Development
• Child and Adolescent Mental Health
• Child and Adolescent Mental Wellbeing
• Child and Community
• Child and Family Studies
• Child Protection and Juvenile Justice
• Child Protection and Child Welfare
• Child Welfare Work
• Child Youth and Family Practice
• Corrections and Juvenile Justice Studies
• Counselling
• Early Childhood and Family Studies
• Family and Human Development
• Family Studies
• Family Therapy
• Human Development and Family Studies
• Juvenile Justice
• Marriage and Family
• Marriage and Family Studies
• Marriage and Family Therapy
• Psychology
• Social Services
• Social Work
• Sociology
• Youth Work and Criminal Justice

Work areas of the post:

Social Services

1. Application form for permanent posts (this form can be obtained from the Civil Service Commission's website, the ministry's website, counters and the link below) https://www.csc.gov.mv/Policy/DownloadFile/403
2. Details of the applicant (including contact phone number and email address).
3. A readable copy of both sides of the card proving that the applicant is a Maldivian citizen (even if the validity period has expired), or if the ID card is lost, the applicant's birth certificate, passport or driving licence.
4. If a staff member with a service agreement to serve the Civil Service / Government is transferred to this position, a letter issued by the office providing the service stating that there is no objection to leaving the position.
5. Copies of educational certificates obtained;

(a) For educational certificates issued by institutions outside Maldives that have been graded by the Maldives Qualifications Authority at a certain level, copies of the educational certificate and transcript; or: in cases where there is no certificate, a copy of the letter confirming completion of the course and a copy of the assessment report and transcript issued by the Maldives Qualifications Authority.

(b) Copies of educational certificates and transcript issued by local educational institutions in Maldives; or copies of letter confirming completion of the course and copies of transcript.

1. Copies of documents covering the following criteria providing work experience:

(a) If work experience has been gained in a civil service post, in a state institution, in a government-owned company, a letter from that office stating the work undertaken, the period of work (in years, months and days), and the responsibilities of the post (if work has been undertaken in different posts in one institution, the responsibilities should be stated separately for each).

(b) For work experience within the civil service that cannot be verified from https://myaccount.csc.gov.mv/, a letter from that office stating the work undertaken and the period (in years, months and days) confirmed by that office, and stating the responsibilities of the post (if work has been undertaken in different posts in one institution, the responsibilities should be stated separately for each).

(c) If work experience has been gained in a private company or private organisation, a letter from that organisation stating the work undertaken, the period of work (in years, months and days), the responsibilities of the post (if work has been undertaken in different posts in one institution, the responsibilities should be stated separately for each) and the number of staff at the workplace.

(d) If work has been undertaken in a national or international association or society, a letter from that organisation stating the work undertaken, and the period (in years, months and days), and the responsibilities of the post (if work has been undertaken in different posts in one institution, the responsibilities should be stated separately for each). This letter should state whether the position held is a salaried position or not, or alternatively, an official letter from that organisation confirming this.

(e) If work has been undertaken in a dissolved state institution, or in a dissolved private company or private organisation, or in a dissolved national or international society or association, and a letter from that office stating the work undertaken and the period of work (in years, months and days) and the responsibilities of the post (if work has been undertaken in different posts in one institution, the responsibilities should be stated separately for each) cannot be obtained, the "Reference Check Form for Work Experience from a Dissolved Workplace" found in Table 8 of the Recruitment Rules.

The criteria for finding the most suitable candidate for this post are detailed in item 12 of the Standards and Rules on Recruitment and Appointment of Civil Service Posts 2021 (Second Amendment).

Documents to apply for the post must be submitted before 13:00 on 20 October 2026 to the Ministry of Health, Family and Welfare (Umar Zahir Office Building, Lot No. 11602, Orchid Magu, Male').

Application forms and documents can also be sent via email [email protected].

And if the government announces a public holiday before the deadline of this announcement, applications can be received up to the number of days of the announced holiday.

From the applicants for this post, based on educational level and experience, the candidates most suitable for the post will be short listed; those with the highest scores will be selected.

The interview / presentation and examination to select a person for this post will be held between 21 October 2026 and 20 November 2026, at the Ministry of Health, Family and Welfare (Umar Zahir Office Building, Lot No. 11602, Orchid Magu, Male'), on the 2nd floor.

Within three days of the interview being held, the "Sheet of Points Awarded to Job Applicants (A2 Sheet)" will be made public at this office and on the office's website. If there is any objection to the points awarded to job applicants, such objection must be submitted to this office within three days of the A2 Sheet being made public.

For clarification regarding this announcement, contact 3027576. Email: [email protected].

Terms and conditions for recruitment to Civil Service posts and all related documents can be obtained from the Civil Service Commission's website under Principles > https://www.csc.gov.mv/Policy/Index/51 "Recruitment Principles".