KOICA Recruiting Experiential Youth Interns in International Development Cooperation Promotion Field

Providing Career Development Opportunities in International Development Cooperation and Public Relations
Additional Points Awarded in Document Screening for KOICA Open Recruitment Applicants

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] KOICA (Korea International Cooperation Agency) is recruiting the 13th batch of experiential youth interns in the 'Public Relations' field until the 20th of next month.

The finally selected youth PR interns will have the opportunity to directly experience KOICA's public relations work, including ▲writing articles for KOICA's official blog ▲creating promotional content for social media ▲photography and video shooting/editing ▲monitoring foreign media ▲supporting administrative tasks for department operations.

Applicants must be current students or graduates who have completed at least four semesters at domestic or overseas universities (major irrelevant). Those who have prior experience working as KOICA youth interns or are aged 35 or older as of the application deadline are not eligible to apply.

This recruitment gives preference to those who have completed KOICA's national supporters WeKO activities, have experience in public relations and development cooperation fields, or possess excellent skills in planning and editing SNS content.

Applications can be submitted on KOICA's internship recruitment website from the 9th until 6 p.m. on the 20th. Only those who pass the document screening will be notified later about the schedule for the practical interview.

The final successful candidates will work for five months at KOICA headquarters located in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, participating in public relations tasks as well as KOICA-hosted internal and external events (training, forums, seminars, etc.) to deepen their understanding of the development cooperation field. Additionally, through weekly mentoring sessions with public relations specialists, they will receive professional coaching related to development cooperation and PR work.

Those who complete the program will be issued a 'Certificate of Activity' signed by the KOICA President and will receive benefits such as additional points during document screening when applying for KOICA's open recruitment for new employees.

Park Sang-jin, head of KOICA's Public Relations Office, stated, “KOICA PR internships are based on a blind recruitment principle that does not discriminate based on applicants' academic background, gender, or region of origin. We hope that anyone with an understanding of the development cooperation field and capabilities related to public relations work will actively apply.”

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