Gyeonggi-do Calls for 100 'Citizen Auditors' in 12 Fields

Gyeonggi Province is publicly recruiting citizen auditors with expertise and experience.

The number of recruits is 100 people across 12 fields including industrial safety, environmental conservation, information technology, women's welfare, agriculture and livestock, culture and sports. This includes 24 reappointed members.

Gyeonggi Province plans to select citizen auditors by balancing regional, gender, and age diversity to reflect various citizen opinions.

Citizen auditors will participate in audits and investigations conducted by Gyeonggi Province according to their areas of expertise, performing tasks such as ▲proposing improvements and requesting corrections for unreasonable systems and practices ▲checking and inspecting the implementation status of proposals and corrections ▲monitoring, investigating, and evaluating corruption-prone areas ▲participating in the establishment of anti-corruption and integrity policies and providing opinions.

Eligibility requirements include residents or workers in the metropolitan area who are ▲professionals with qualifications and practical experience in law, accounting, technology, environment, construction, health, etc. ▲those who have held or currently hold positions of assistant professor or higher at universities or research institutions in related fields ▲those who have served as public officials at grade 5 or higher in national or local governments ▲those recommended by non-profit private organizations ▲and others with the expertise and experience necessary to perform audit duties.

Gyeonggi Province will appoint citizen auditors through screening in July. The term of office is two years from the appointment date (July 2023 to July 2025) and can be renewed once.

Applicants can visit the Gyeonggi Province website by the 13th of next month to download the form, fill it out, and submit it. Further details can be found on the Gyeonggi Province website.

Lee Hee-wan, the head of the Audit General Division of Gyeonggi Province, stated, "By appointing experts from various fields as citizen auditors, we will expand citizen participation, realize fair and transparent audit administration, and identify and improve unreasonable systems and practices from the citizens' perspective."

Meanwhile, Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly member Choi Byung-seon proposed and amended the "Ordinance on the Composition and Operation of Gyeonggi Province Citizen Auditors," changing the existing name from 'Citizen Auditor' to 'Citizen Auditor' (Domingamsagwan) and expanding the number of participants from up to 70 to up to 150 to allow more citizens to participate in audits.

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