THE EMBASSY OF THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS IN KOREA INVITES APPLICANTS FOR THE POSITION OF 
CONSULAR- AND OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT OFFICER
 
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Job title: Consular- and Operational Management Officer
Mission: Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Seoul, Korea
Job level: 06
Working hours per week: 37,5 hours per week
Duration:         1 year (with a possibility for extension).
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Job Description
 
 
Consular office: 

• Receive and process visa applications for travel to the Netherlands;
• process authorisations for the issuance of long stay national visas (MVV’s);
• provide consular assistance to Dutch citizens;
• handle requests for DNA tests, verifications, etc.;
• compile and hand in consular cash receipts to the main cashier;   
• respond accurately, promptly and in a professional and customer friendly manner to inquiries from the public and counterparts;
• contribute to archiving consular documents timely, completely, and well organized;
• handle all tasks in a neutral and objective manner, independent of personal interests or interests of third parties.

 
Administrative office:

• Support and coordinate with sub-contractors the process related to facility management; structural as well as ad-hoc maintenance matters.
• Assist with a variety of administrative services, as may occur in an embassy such as financial administration, handling of emails, etc;
• Support internal users for ICT related matters
• Manage and keep the inventory from the embassy updated
• Assist in the preparations and facilitation of incoming missions;
• Assist in the preparations of- and during major events, occasionally outside office hours.

 
 
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Specific information
 
The selected candidate will be a team-member of the Operational Management and Consular Affairs department of the embassy. This department has a wide range of responsibilities, ranging from HR matters to managing accommodation of the embassy and expat staff to finance and IT.
The selected candidate will work in a team with two other desk officers. The desk officers are all covering the whole spectrum of administrative support work at the embassy, assisting, and replacing each other daily; in a small team it is important to be flexible to take over from each other when needed. Flexibility and team spirit are therefore important keywords for the prospective candidate. 
 
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JOB REQUIREMENTS
 
Level of education: higher vocational degree or equivalent;
 
Knowledge

• (near-)native fluency in Korean language;
• excellent command of English, both verbally and in writing;
• proficient in the use of ICT applications, amongst others Outlook, Excel, Word, and One Note.
• comprehension of the Dutch language is an advantage;
• knowledge of or affinity with facility management and/or ICT matters is an advantage.

 
Skills

• excellent customer services skills;
• effective communication skills with persons from all walks of life;
• ability to balance the interests of the organization with those of clients, in that order; 
• ability to remain calm, professional, and efficient under all circumstances.
• Ability to work in an organized, detailed, and precise manner.

 
Competencies

• integrity;
• client orientation;
• planning and organization;
• accuracy;
• intercultural sensitivity;
• organisational sensitivity;
• interpersonal skills;
• clarity of expression, verbally and in writing.

 
Experience
at least 3 years of work experience in a service oriented international environment.
 
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WORK ENVIRONMENT
 
The Kingdom of the Netherlands has an extensive network around the world. Our embassy in Korea is located in the Jung-Gu district in Seoul and is supported in the south by our Honorary consul in Busan. The Embassy employs twenty-seven staff members. 
 
The newly appointed colleague will be part of a team of 3 all-round desk officers; the admin- and consular support team consists in total of nine colleagues. 
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TYPE OF EMPLOYEE REQUIRED
 
A service oriented and proactive person who likes to work and co-operate in a small bicultural team. The right candidate should be able to work independently, though not autonomously, and monitor the progress and completion of tasks largely at his/her own discretion. He or she should have a great sense of accuracy, deliver high quality work, possess a high degree of integrity.
 
 
 
EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS
 

• The selected candidate will be:
  1. Locally employed by the State of the Netherlands, represented herein by the Head of Mission of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in South Korea;
  2. Offered a fixed term contract for 37,5 hours a week for the duration of one year. After twelve months, a succeeding contract for one year or an indefinite period may be offered in case of excellent job performance.    
• The position is ranked in job level 6. Job level 6 comprises of 16 pay scales, starting with pay number 0 and ending with pay number 15. At present, the salary in job level 6 pay number 0 is KRW 3.696.000 gross per month. The selected candidate will be offered a salary with a pay number related to the years of relevant experience. Once employed, the staff member will move up one pay number every twelve months in case of excellent job performance.

• The Embassy has a 37,5 hour working week, from Monday through Friday. Overtime is compensated in accordance with the Korean laws and regulations. 
• The Embassy pays a thirteenth and a fourteenth month salary.

 
 Interested?
 
If you are interested in this position, please send an email with your resume and a cover letter in English to: seo-hr@minbuza.nl before 20 May 2023.
 

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