Migration to Asia Peace (MAP) supports refugees who have migrated to escape persecution, war, violence, and human rights violations so that they can recover their dignity and their lives. We pave the way of peace so that this involuntary migration leads to safety and solidarity, not to further conflict and discrimination.
We are waiting for passionate applicants to join MAP’s journey with refugees.
1. Number of positions: 2 in total
2. Areas of recruitment
Project: Project to Promote Refugees’ Economic and Social Rights Number of positions: 1
Overview of the project supported by YP1 1) Support for refugees’ safe access to basic services 2) Distribution of Refugee News to improve refugees’ access to information
Duties of YP1 : Counseling and providing information, organizing counseling cases, connecting to support, publishing Refugee News, etc.
Project: Project to Strengthen the Capacity of Refugees and Refugee Supporters Number of positions: 1
Overview of the project supported by YP2 1) Operating an online Korean language education program tailored to refugees 2) Holding webinars to strengthen the capacity of refugee activists and non-refugee refugee protection practitioners 3) Cooperation and solidarity with refugees and refugee communities
Duties of YP2 : Support for program operation and communication, technical support for webinar operation
3. Qualifications and preferences
General requirements:
- An unemployed person of Korean nationality aged 19 to 34 (however, the age limit is extended for those who have completed military service, according to the relevant law) ※ In accordance with Article 16, Paragraph 1 of the Act on Support for Discharged Soldiers, the upper age limit for taking the recruitment examination is extended for discharged soldiers as follows Discharged soldiers who completed a service period of 2 years or more: age 37 Discharged soldiers who completed a service period of 1 year or more but less than 2 years: age 36 Discharged soldiers who completed a service period of less than 1 year: age 35
- A person who has no experience working as a YP at a KOICA development cooperation project implementing organization
- A person who agrees with the need to guarantee refugee rights
- A person who agrees with the organization’s equality, diversity, and inclusion policy
- A person who shares the values of diversity, community, peace, creativity, cooperation, and social change
*Preferences
- Socially disadvantaged groups (people with disabilities, low-income households, the near-poor, persons of national merit, regional talent, North Korean defectors, women heads of household, marriage migrants, high school graduates, multicultural families, and those placed in foster care or child care facilities (youth preparing for independence))
- Holders of the KOICA ODA certificate
- Applicants with experience in related work are preferred
4. Working conditions
Type of employment: Contract Period of employment: 2024.08.01 to 2025.02.28 (7 months) Work schedule: 5 days a week (Monday to Friday) / 40 hours a week Workplace: Migration to Asia Peace MAP office (Room 303, Uri Hamkke Building, 27-17, Dongho-ro 24-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul) Salary: 2.07 million won per month (before tax), enrollment in the four major social insurances ※ Salaries for January and February 2025 will be paid monthly according to the minimum wage for that year, on a before-tax basis Benefits: Annual leave and half-day leave, 22 hours of training provided
5. Recruitment schedule
Document submission: until Sunday, July 7 Document screening results: announced Monday, July 8 Interviews: individual interviews from Wednesday, July 10 to Thursday, July 11 (individual notice to follow) Final results: announced Friday, July 12 Start of work: Thursday, August 1
6. Application and documents to submit
[How to apply]
- Application period: 2024.06.11 (Tue) to 2024.07.07 (Sun)
- Application route: by email (map@mapcast.org)
- Email subject: [KOICA YP] Applicant OOO *Example) [2024 Second-Half KOICA YP] Applicant Jo Ha-neul
[Documents to submit]
- Application form (KOICA YP form, Attachment 1)
- Consent form for the collection and use of personal information (Attachment 2)
- Confirmation of agreement to the MAP Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Policy (Attachment 3)
- Self-declaration on sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, and sexual harassment (Attachment 4)
*Please state in the body of the email, when submitting your documents, whether you agree to the [MAP Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Policy]. Example) I agree to the [MAP Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Policy]. *Please download the [Self-declaration on sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, and sexual harassment], fill it in, and submit it. *Supporting documents will be requested when giving preference to vulnerable groups *Additional documents will be requested once the final selection is complete
7. Other matters
- If false statements are found in the application documents, the hiring may be canceled even after it has been confirmed.
- Any disadvantage arising from omissions in the application, inability to be contacted, or incomplete documents is regarded as the applicant’s responsibility.
Inquiries) Jo Ju-yeon, Secretary General, Migration to Asia Peace MAP, 02-2038-0231, map@mapcast.org