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 according to the Agreement between UNESCO and the Government of the Republic of Korea.

APCEIU is seeking to hire a Programme Specialist to contribute to the global and regional programmes in the area of Global Citizenship Education.

Overview of the post

○   Post Title: Programme Specialist

○   Employment Type: Regular, full-time position

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

○   Workplace: Seoul, Republic of Korea

○   Expected Employment Start Date: 28 September 2020 (subject to change, depending on visa issuance process)

※   1-year apprenticeship period

○   Responsibilities

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

〮     Build relations with prospective partners in government, international/regional organizations, civil societies, academia, and the private sector in the field of GCED

〮     Consolidate recent information and updates from UNESCO, UN and GCED-related partners

〮     Coordinate drafting of speeches, briefing notes and annual/programme reports, press releases and articles, etc.

-         Perform additional tasks as required and assigned by the Office

Required Qualifications

○   Education

-        Advanced university degree (Masters or above)

※ Expected graduates of August 2020 included

○   Nationality

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

○   Languages

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

○   Skills and Competencies

-        Strong interpersonal and intercultural competence

-        Analytical and problem solving skills

-        Excellent oral and written communication skills

-        Proven ability to work efficiently in a dynamic and multicultural team environment

-        Demonstrated skills in stakeholder engagements and partnerships.

How to Apply

○    Application Period: 20 July 2020 (Mon) – 9 August 2020 (Sun) (GMT +9)

○    Method : E-mail - recruit@unescoapceiu.org

-        Required documents for resume screening

〮     CV in English

※   Please fill out the APCEIU CV format (see attached)

〮     Self-Introduction in English and Korean (within A4 2 pages each)

-        Required documents upon acceptance of the written exam

※    Those accepted in the written exam will be required to submit the following documents on the date of the interview

〮     Copy of all degrees and diplomas (including certificate for expected graduation)

〮     Copy of all academic records (University degree and above)

〮     Copy of all work record, language test report, certificates and etc. (if applicable)

※    Final successful candidate(s) will be required to submit the original copy of all evidence documents.

※    The submitted documents will not be returned to the applicants and discarded after the completion of selection process.

Selection Process

* Each announcement will be posted on the APCEIU’s English website.

* The schedule for selection process may change due to unforeseen circumstances

Other Information

○       In case there is no appropriate eligible list available for filling this post, selection may not happen.

○       If application’s contents are not true, recruitment can be canceled.

○       If the final successful candidate is found to be unfit for the medical check-up, he or she may not be employed.