Main Tasks Responsibilities
As an administrative-consular assistant, your main responsibilities will be:
•    Provide administrative support for the Visa and Consular Section 
•    Assist Czech citizens requiring consular services or emergency support 
•    Manage correspondence and communication with visa applicants and foreign nationals
•    Collect, verify, and process documents for visa applications
•    Interpretate during visa interviews or meetings (between Korean and English)
•    Enter, update, and manage data in the visa system
•    Support consular officers and other embassy staff with ad-hoc interpreting (between Korean and English)
•    Draft official correspondence, documents, and reports
•    Liaise with local institutions and authorities on consular matters
•    Perform other administrative duties as assigned

What we offer
•    An exciting, inter-cultural and dynamic work environment. 
•    The possibility for you to further develop your skills and knowledge in consular and visa agenda.
•    A competitive fixed salary.
•    Great opportunities for developing your professional and personal competencies, and for growth opportunities within the Embassy.

Working Conditions
•    You will be offered a full-time employment on a local contract based on the relevant legally binding labour market rules of South Korea.
•    Your standard working hours will be 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
•    Korean four essential insurances will be covered based on the Korean Labor Law.
•    You will be entitled to have 20 days of paid holidays per year.
•    Location: Embassy of the Czech Republic in Seoul (7F, B-dong, The K-Twin Towers, 50, Jong-ro 1-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul)
•    The contract is expected to last 12 months with a possibility of extension. The first 3 months will serve as a probationary period.

Essential Qualifications
To apply for this position, you must meet the following requirements:
•    Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience 
•    Excellent command of Korean and English, both written and spoken
•    Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
•    High level of discretion, responsibility, and reliability
•    Proficiency in MS Office and good general IT skills
•    Ability to work independently as well as within a team
•    Legal authorization to work in Korea

Desired Qualification and Experience
You will be preferred if you have the following strengths:
•    Professional experience in an Embassy or an international organization
•    A strong understanding of the public administration and regulations in Korea
•    Proficiency in Czech language

Application and Recruitment Process
To apply for the position, please send your CV and cover letter in English to seoul.consulate@mzv.gov.cz with the following text in the subject: ‘Application: Administrative-Consular Assistant_[Your name]’ no later than 17 October 2025.

Selected candidates will be invited for interviews shortly thereafter. The expected starting date is in January 2026 with the exact timing to be agreed upon with the successful candidate. Kindly note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Seoul embraces equal opportunities for all and therefore all qualified and interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, religion and ethnicity are encouraged to apply for the position.

Further information on the position can be obtained by contacting seoul.consulate@mzv.gov.cz or 02-725-6765.

The Embassy is obliged to follow EU-rules of handing personal information (GDPR) when we receive and process job applications. Our processing of personal information will rely on your consent (Article 6 No. 1). Please read the privacy policy of the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs before applying (https://mzv.gov.cz/jnp/en/about_the_ministry/personal_data_processing_and_its/index.html). By sending your application, you actively consent to our processing of your personal information. In the aforementioned policy, you can read more about your rights (among others your right to withdraw your consent), how we process your data and how to complain about our processing of your personal data.