Recruitment of Citizen Ombudsmen as 'Administrative Watchdogs' in Nam-gu, Gwangju

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Kim Byung-nae) announced on the 20th that it will publicly recruit five citizen ombudsmen who will serve as 'administrative watchdogs' until the 6th of next month.

Eligibility requirements include having experience as an associate professor at a university or accredited research institution, judge, prosecutor, lawyer, or a public official of grade 5 or higher, or having worked for more than five years as an architect, tax accountant, certified public accountant, engineer, or patent attorney.

However, applicants who are not Korean nationals, members of political parties, or registered candidates in elections are not eligible to apply.

These individuals will serve as citizen grievance handling committee members who resolve issues between administrative agencies and residents from a professional and neutral third-party perspective, and will be active for two years.

Their main duties include investigating and handling specific grievance complaints and leading mediation for chronic complaints.

They also have the authority to investigate the actual conditions related to administrative system improvements and, if deemed necessary, to recommend or express opinions on improvements to the system’s operation. Their decisions carry the same effect as those of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission.

Nam-gu plans to operate this system by selecting experts from various fields, as the position requires professionalism.

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