Job Vacancy Director, Public Affairs - Embassy of Australia Seoul

southkorea.embassy.gov.au

Embassy of Australia

Seoul

Job Vacancy

Director, Public Affairs

Position Description

Reports to: Deputy Head of Mission

Position Title: Director, Public Affairs

Position Number: SE001

Position level and Salary: Locally Engaged 6 level with a starting salary of KRW 64,923,060 per annum.

Employment period: The position is for an initial period of 12 months.

Vacancy Details

Vacancy type: Internal & External vacancy

Additional information: Send applications to seoul.recruitment@dfat.gov.au

Please submit application materials in Microsoft Word or PDF formats only.
Please indicate your full name and the position title in the subject line.
Proposed published date: 12 December 2017
Proposed closing date: Close of business on 02 January 2018
Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
Please note: This is a re-advertisement. All applications submitted before COB 06/11/2017 remain
current and applicants do not need to re-apply.

Requirements

Applications must include:

• Application for Locally Engaged Staff Employment (form attached separately)
• A written Statement (no longer than two typed pages) directly addressing the applicant’s abilities
and claims against the position requirements
• Curriculum vitae
• Details of two referees who may be contacted if necessary
Other Requirements
• He/she is also required to undergo a medical examination to determine fitness for duty.
Key Responsibilities
• Manage the workload and priorities of the Public Affairs Section covering media, cultural, social
media, external engagement, alumni, Australia Korea Foundation activities and ensuring that the
Section’s efforts align with the Australian Government’s public and economic diplomacy objectives.
• Develop and manage the implementation and evaluation of public diplomacy strategies for the
Embassy.
• Initiate, develop and maintain productive relationships with key Korean media and cultural
organizations, as well as public sector organizations, particularly with respect to the Australia Korea
Foundation’s interests.
• Work with section heads on the production of promotional and advocacy materials for all sections in
the Embassy.
• Represent the Embassy and/or Public Affairs and Culture Section at meetings, conferences or
seminars.
• Deliver regular, high profile, whole-of-government promotions of Australia in the ROK, such as the
biennial Australia Day event, or events organised by other Australian missions, such as “Taste
Australia” or G’Day USA.
• Other duties as required.

Position Requirements

Competencies
• Demonstrated familiarity with public relations and public communications approaches with five or
more years work experience in communications or media-related areas.
• Demonstrated understanding of dealing with events and media organisations to achieve positive
and innovative public relations / public diplomacy outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise and manage staff and resources, including team-building skills,
and the ability to counsel and develop staff effectively and efficiently.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing, including effectiveness in
negotiation, consultation, representation and contact building with internal and external
counterparts.
• A demonstrated ability to communicate with native or near-native fluency in English (verbally and
written).

Special Requirements

It is highly desirable that applicants have the following:
• Familiarity with Australia’s foreign and trade policy goals, and knowledge of Australia and the
Australian arts and cultural scene.

Notes

For selection purposes each of the above competencies will be considered. In order to manage the
recruitment process efficiently, only applicants who are successfully shortlisted for interview will be
contacted. If you have not been requested to attend an interview within four weeks of the closing date
please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.