Gwangju Free Economic Zone Authority Announces Recruitment of 5 Investment Attraction Specialists

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] The Gwangju Free Economic Zone Authority recently announced the implementation plan for the competitive recruitment exam for experienced professionals in investment attraction and has begun the appointment process, the authority said on the 3rd.

The recruitment targets are investment attraction specialists from national, local governments, public institutions, private companies, and corporations, with a total of 5 positions: 1 team leader (Grade 5) and 4 positions responsible for English, Chinese, and Japanese language areas (Grade 6).

The appointment period is 2 years, with the possibility of extension within a total range of 5 years.

This recruitment was promoted to secure expertise as a dedicated agency for domestic and foreign corporate investment attraction and to pursue aggressive investment attraction.

The application period is from the 16th to the 18th of this month, and final candidates will be selected through document screening and interviews.

Previously, in December last year, the authority became the first among the nine national free economic zone authorities to recruit a pure corporate investment attraction expert as the head (Grade 1).

Once this recruitment of specialists is completed, 7 out of the total 45 staff (15.6%) will be filled with investment attraction specialists. This is the highest proportion of specialists among the nine free economic zone authorities.

The Gwangju Free Economic Zone Authority expects that with the expansion of specialists, it will be able to accelerate investment attraction and innovative growth.

Director Kim Jin-cheol said, “We will expand the number of specialists in investment attraction and create an innovation ecosystem to steadily implement the strategy of establishing a global new industry hub. We will do our best to ensure that the Gwangju Free Economic Zone Authority plays a pivotal role in the development of Gwangju.”

Meanwhile, the Gwangju Free Economic Zone Authority, launched on January 1, operates as a branch office under Gwangju City and consists of a head (Grade 1), head of the Innovation Growth Headquarters (Grade 3), 3 departments (department heads, Grade 4), and 9 teams (team leaders, Grade 5), totaling 45 members.

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