Chandra Senaratne is the Director of NGO Management Development Centre, based in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where she provides capacity development training facilities for the staff of private, public and non-Governmental organisations in Sri Lanka. She provides consultation services to develop training modules on entrepreneurship development, human resource management, capacity development, gender-based violence, gender and development, gender mainstreaming, women and conflict management, disaster management, Human Rights, humanitarian work, social accountability, governance and advocacy, good governance and social integration.

Prior to joining NGO Management Development Centre, she was the Deputy Director at National Youth Services Council in Sri Lanka where she contributed her professional experience to produce youth development and training policy. She worked at National Youth Services Council for nearly 26 years in a senior executive level position.  She was the designated project Director of Youth Council for UNFPA in Sri Lanka. She was the first officer who led and coordinated Canada-Sri Lanka Youth Exchange programs in 1978/79 and 1980/81. She completed a Diploma Course on Youth Development and Training in India under Commonwealth Asia-Pacific youth Program, Manpower Planning training Course in Thailand and Environmental training in Pakistan. She worked for the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Cambodia and East-Timor in 1992 and 1996. Chandra graduated from the University of Ceylon with a special degree in Political Science.

Participant in: December 2019 Fellowship: Peacebuilding and Women’s Meaningful Participation in Peacebuilding Processes