Embassy of Finland in Seoul is looking for a Finland Promotion Coordinator

Cooperation between Finland and the Republic of Korea has been growing significantly during past years. The Embassy of Finland in Seoul together with other Team Finland players and Finnish companies facilitates this positive trend. The Embassy is seeking an active, inspired and hardworking person to join our team and to assist in Public Diplomacy tasks and other work in the Embassy. Finland Promotion Coordinator Promotes Finland in Korea and carries out the Embassy’s various public diplomacy and country branding activities under the guidance of the diplomatic staff.

These activities include:

• Planning and execution of Embassy’s events (eg. culture, trade, education, human rights, climate)
• Managing Embassy's website, Facebook and Instagram
• Following and analyzing Korean media including social media
• Performing translation and interpretation assignments
• Organizing media visits from Korea to Finland
• Promoting cultural cooperation between Finland and Korea
• Assisting in high level and other visits
• Handling media arrangements, writing speeches and press releases and organizing press conferences
• Conducting other tasks as required

A successful applicant is expected to have:

• Suitable higher education background (minimum BA level)
• Minimum of two years of relevant working experience
• Experience in organizing events
• Experience both in the fields of culture and media
• Knowledge of Finnish culture and society

• Excellent written and spoken Korean and English and preferably good command of Finnish
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills
• Good command of office programs including Word, Excel and PowerPoint as well as Internet search tools, social media and photography and basic photo editing skills
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to be a team player as well as work independently
• Good organizational and time management skills including ability to work with multiple projects simultaneously
• Flexibility and adaptability with a range of different tasks in our relatively small organization

Working conditions

The working contract period is two years. Working time follows office working hours, with occasional evening or weekend work. The contract terms are based on Korean Labor Law and the employee is locally hired by the Embassy. The starting date is the 1st of September 2019 or as agreed. The Embassy is located in Kyobo Building in Gwanghwamun, Seoul.

For applying for this position applications including a motivation letter and CV in English in PDF format should be sent to [email protected] by April 3rd 2019.
Inquiries can be sent via e-mail to Deputy Head of Mission, Ms. Anna Huovila ([email protected]).
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