LocationsPartner Country - Korea
Requirements
1. Korean citizenship
2. Proficiency in Korean and English language
(a) MOFA will test shortlisted candidates for Korean proficiency
(b) A minimum of iBT TOEFL score of 107 or NEW TEPS score of 452 or
TEPS score of 800.
3. Completed university with a Master’s degree
4. No older than 32 years of age as of 31st December of 2020 (Born after Jan. 1 1988) (The maximum age limit for those who served in the military will be extended accordingly)
5. Male applicants should complete the Korean military service or be exempted from it
Checklist for JPO vacancy announcement
Applicants should submit the documents (in English) to the Int’l Organizations. Each Int'l Organizations should provide space/section on their application page where applicants can attach all of the following:
1. P11 or CV
* Please make sure that low-income applicants can state their low-income / disability status in the application.
2. A scanned copy of applicant’s Resident Register
3. A graduate or diploma certificate
4. A certificate of English language proficiency.
*Appliccants should submitt a minimum of iBT TOEFL score of 107 or NEW TEPS score of 452 or TEPS score of 800.
5. Only for male applicants: A certificate of Korean Military Service.
*The maximum age limit for those who served in the military will be extended in accordance with the 『 Support for Discharged Soldiers Act 』 and the military service law.
* Age limit for male candidates who have completed the service:
- Less than one year will be extended for one year;
- one year above and two years under will be extended for two years;
- two years or more will be extended for three years.
6. Only for low-income applicants: A scanned copy of applicant’s certificate of National Basic Livelihood Security Recipients issued in Korean and its unofficial English translation.
*Int’l Organizations will check the unofficial English translation, and MOFA will review the certificate issued in Korean.
All applicants can apply for a maximum of two JPO positions sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea during the year of application.
The Korean JPO Programme in numbers
For further information on the number of JPOs financed by the Republic of Korea and administered by the UNDP JPOSC please refer to the Facts and Figures section.
