Job Description

JOB OPENING: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Tehran is accepting applications for a full-time administrative assistant position. Successful applicants will be expected to begin his/her work in February, 2019. 1. Position: Administrative assistant 2. Job Description (Illustrative list, specific descriptions to be confirmed after the selection) ■ Translate documents between Persian and English. ■ Support budgetary and financial management of the Embassy ■ Logistics management for diplomats and/or governmental delegates ■ Any other administrative tasks directed by Korean diplomats. 3. Qualifications / Selection Criteria ■ Legal status to work in the Islamic Republic of Iran. ■ Proven ability to work under pressure with minimum supervision in an intercultural environment. ■ Timeliness in response to tasking and capacity to prioritize competing work demands within working hours to meet deadlines. ■ Self-motivated and self-directed learner who is open to diverse work portfolios. ■ EXPERT level of computer skills including MS Office (Word, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoints) and web research capacity. ■ NATIVE level of communications skills in English, including translation techniques between Persian and English ■ Preferred qualifications: Applicants with work experience in embassies (highly preferred with a similar work portfolio) or financial institutions 4. Application Process i) Deadline: JANUARY 19, 2019 (Late submissions will not be considered in any circumstances) ii) All the references for the resume, including certificates for education, language, employment and/or any other documents, shall be submitted. Applicants should also submit both (a) their record of criminal conviction, which have been issued by the Public Court of the Islamic Republic of Iran and (b) drug test from the authorized medical centers. APPLICATIONS WHICH LACK OF EITHER DOCUMENT WILL BE DEEMED INELIGIBLE FOR THE FURTHER PROCESS.(The Embassy will consider ‘receipts’ for applying those documents as INVALID. It is applicant’s duty to provide the aforementioned documents until the deadline (Jan. 19th).) iii) Applicants may submit recommendation letters (letters of references) upon their discretion. An applicant who submits the letters should provide contact information of the recommenders. iiii) Applicants who have been selected for an assessment test and interview will be contacted no later than JANUARY 24, 2019. The Embassy will not make any contact to the applicants who are deemed to be ineligible for further consideration. v) An assessment test and interview are expected to be held during the last week of January. All tests/interviews will be conducted in English, and applicants are expected to show their English proficiencies and/or their competencies at work during the evaluation process. vi) Any application which does not meet any above-mentioned conditions will NOT be considered in any circumstances, and any descriptions for which references are not provided will be deemed invalid in the evaluation process. Please note that the Embassy will NOT take any inquiries on which this notice has informed, including those on whether an applicant has passed/failed on the procedure. January 5, 2019 EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA IN TEHRAN