Korea university Division of International Studies, Graduate School of International Studies

Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU) under the auspices of UNESCO is a UNESCO Category 2 Centre working for UNESCO Member States to promote Education for International Understanding (EIU) and Global Citizenship Education (GCED) towards a Culture of Peace. The Centre was established in 2000 following the Agreement between UNESCO and the Government of the Republic of Korea.

APCEIU is recruiting staff to contribute to the global and regional programmes in the area of Global Citizenship Education as follows:

1. Position Available

○ One position in EIU/GCED Programme 

2. Responsibilities

○ Implement and monitor the ‘Global and Regional GCED Network’ Programme

○ Support the overall activities of external relations’ duties at APCEIU 

○ Perform additional tasks as required and assigned by the Office

3. Required Qualifications

○ Education

- Master’s Degree or above

○ Nationality 

- Non-Korean nationals from the UNESCO Member States in the Asia-Pacific region 

○ Work Experience 

- Relevant experiences or interest in the field of EIU/GCED

○ Skills and Competencies

- Strong organizational and coordination skills

- Analytical and problem solving skills

- Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders and in a multicultural environment.

- Good IT skills including knowledge of office software.

- Excellent written and oral communication skills

○ Languages

- Excellent knowledge in English, both verbally and in writing, and working-level knowledge in Korean

4. Conditions of Employment 

○ Employment Type: Regular, full-time position

○ Working Hour: 09:00-18:00, Five days a week (Mon-Fri)

○ Compensations and benefits: In accordance with the APCEIU’s Salary Regulations 

※ The approximate annual starting salary for this post is KRW 39,000,000. (The amount may increase depending on the selected candidate’s educational background and work experience.)

○ Location: APCEIU Office (Guro-gu, Seoul) 

5. Expected Employment Start Date

○ 19 June 2023 (subject to change, depending on visa issuance process)

※ 1-year apprenticeship period

6. Selection and Recruitment Process

○ Application Review 

※ The number of applicants selected for the written exam will be 20 times as many as the number of the position available. Kindly note that the applicants with assessment scores under the minimum passing score will not be considered for further screening. 

※ When the number of applicants to be selected for the next assessment is over the limit because of tied scores, all the tied applicants will be selected. 

○ Written Exam: English Essay Test, Korean- English/English-Korean Translation

※ The number of applicants selected for the interview will be 10 times as many as the number of the position available. Kindly note that the applicants with assessment scores under the minimum passing score will not be considered for further screening. 

※ When the number of applicants to be selected for the next assessment is over the limit because of tied scores, all the tied applicants will be selected. 

○ Interview 

7. Selection Schedule 

※ Each announcement will be posted on the APCEIU English website. (http://www.unescoapceiu.org)

※ The schedule for selection process may change due to unforeseen circumstances.

8. Required Documents 

○ Application Documents

(Your application is complete only when you successfully submit all the required documents stated below.)

- CV in English

※ Please fill out the APCEIU CV form attached and note that the activities you list in the CV should be verifiable. 

- Self-introduction both in Korean and English

※ Free format (A4 size, within 2 pages each)

- A copy of consent to the collection, use, and provision of personal information to the third parties 

※ Please use the document attached.

○ Interview Candidates

- A copy of degree certificate (Bachelor’s degree and above)

- A copy of career/employment certificate (If applicable) 

※ Those who passed the written exam will be required to submit the documents above on the date of the interview.

※ Please check the expiration dates of each certificate before submission.

○ Successful Candidates 

- Degree Certificate and Transcript of Academic Record (Bachelor’s degree and above)

- Career Certificate (If applicable)

- Certificates on the information on language proficiency, awards, licenses, etc. listed on your application (If applicable)

- Pre-employment physical examination report 

- Other documents required for employment

※ Successful candidates should submit original copies of each document. You may submit certified true copies if you cannot submit original copies due to unforeseen circumstances. 

※ If an applicant forges and fabricates any documents, lists false information and does not submit the required documents, his/her job offer or appointment may be withdrawn.

9. How to Apply

○ Method: Email Submission 

○ Email address: recruitment@unescoapceiu.org

10. Additional Information

○ Applicants may not be employed if there is no suitable qualified applicant. 

○ APCEIU may withdraw a job offer or appointment of the candidates selected with false information and/or in an unfair manner. 

○ APCEIU may withdraw a job offer or appointment of the candidates if any grounds for disqualification are found.

○ If there has been an error in filling out the application form, the applicant may be subject to unfavorable measures. An appointment may be withdrawn when an applicant lists false qualifications on his/her application or does not submit required documents. The applicant also may be limited from applying APCEIU and punishable with laws related. 

○ APCEIU may withdraw a job offer or appointment depending on the results of pre-employment physical examination.

○ Applicants may be wait-listed in case for situations where successful candidates turn down the offer of employment or leave and where a job offer or appointment are withdrawn.

○ If any changes are made in the selection schedule, an announcement regarding the change will be posted on the APCEIU website (www.unescoapceiu.org). 

○ Candidates who did not receive a final job offer may fill out 【Request for the Return of Documents for Employment Form】 to retrieve the documents that have been submitted and send the form to the email address (recruitment@unescoapceiu.org) within 14 days from the date of the final announcement of successful candidates. However, the documents submitted through an email or voluntarily submitted will not be returned. When there is no request for return after 14 days from the date of final announcement, the submitted documents will be shredded in accordance with Personal Information Protection Act of the Republic of Korea.

○ All the information regarding the application is included in the notice. Please kindly note that APCEIU is not able to reply to any inquiry. Please refer to this post for more details regarding the job position.

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1. Application Form (English)

2. Consent to the collection, use, and provision of personal information to the third parties