Job Description
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Tehran is inviting applications for a full-time Administrative Assistant position. The successful applicant will be expected to begin his/her work in September 2024.
- Position: Assistant to Administration Section;
- Salary range: From USD 950;
Job Description
Security Management:
- Manage the embassy's security team who are responsible for security checks, including entry and exit control, monitoring of CCTV, and patrolling.
- Supervise and maintain security equipment.
- Liaison with the police and relevant local authorities on security matters.
Facility Management:
- Assist in scheduling and supervising construction, repairs, maintenance, and installation projects.
- Perform diagnostics and preventative maintenance, and resolve basic engineering problems.
- Inspect and report on construction and maintenance projects.
Procurement
- Procurement of a variety of goods and services from local sources through purchase orders and contracts.
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.
- A self-motivated and self-directed learner who is open to diverse work portfolios.
- Expert level of computer skills including MS Office (Word, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint) and web research capacity.
- Native level of communication skills in English, including translation techniques between Persian English, and Korean.
- Preferred qualifications: Applicants with work experience in embassies or Korean companies (highly preferred with a similar work portfolio (security and facilities management).
Application Process:
- Deadline: August 22nd, 2024 (Late submissions will not be considered in any circumstances).
- The following documents should be merged into 1(one) PDF file, and sent to the embassy website with the subject line “Application for the Administrative Assistant (Name)”.
- Resume.
Download and fill out the application form in the attached file.
The form should be written in English, and signed by the applicants.
Additional Documents:
- (optional) All the references for the resume, including certificates for education, language, employment, and/or any other documents
- (optional) Recommendation letters (letters of references) upon their discretion. An applicant who submits the letters should provide the contact information of the recommenders.
- (required) Record of a criminal conviction, which has been issued by the Public Court of the Islamic Republic of Iran
- (required) Drug tests from authorized medical centers.
- All documents must be accompanied by an English translation.
Note: Applications that lack either document will be deemed ineligible for the further process. (The Embassy will consider ‘receipts’ for applying those documents as invalid.)
1. Applicants who have been selected for an assessment test and interview will be contacted no later than August, 27th, 2024. The Embassy will not make any contact with the applicants who are deemed to be ineligible for further consideration.
2. An assessment test and interview are expected to be held on August, 28th, 2024. 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.
3. Any application that 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 in the procedure.
August, 13, 2024;
Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Tehran;