Volunteer - Partnership Team, Seoul Global Office - Jeonginn Yoon

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29 September 2026-23:59-GMT+09:00 Korean Standard Time (Seoul)

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Voluntary Assistant - Partnerships

PPR, Seoul, WFP Korea Office

We are currently seeking to fill a partnerships voluntary assistant position in our WFP Korea Office, based in Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Brief description of WFP Seoul office, Strategic Partnerships Team:

WFP Seoul Office is located at the Seoul National University and the main work includes resource mobilization, advocacy and support of WFP field operations. WFP Seoul Office’s Strategic Partnerships team is responsible for raising resources from relevant ROK government counterparts, negotiate contributions and make key policy decisions.

General Information

• Title of Post: Voluntary Assistant – Partnerships

• Supervisor: Strategic Partnerships Officer

• Unit: PPR, WFP Korea Office

• Country: Republic of Korea

• Duty Station: Seoul

Duties and responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of Strategic Partnerships Officer, the candidate will perform the following duties:

1. Conduct general support of ODA-related tasks, as needed in the Government Partnerships team, including but not limited to research, discussion, etc.

2. Draft weekly WFP Korea Office reports to WFP HQ and country offices.

3. Draft briefs for high level visits, note for records, official letters, and background papers for donor meetings.

4. Assist team members in developing partnerships with government counterparts.

5. Proactively contribute to ideas for new strategies to maintain and increase funding from new and traditional donors.

6. Draft and edit documents to improve readability as well as to ensure consistent language usage and proofread to detect and correct errors in spelling, grammar, syntax and layout.

7. Translate relevant documents into Korean to English or vice versa as necessary.

8. Prepare and participate in meetings and public advocacy events according to office schedule.

9. Conduct other office-related tasks, including but not limited to document filing management, business card scanning, internal meeting minutes recording, etc.

10. Perform other ad-hoc tasks as required.

Qualifications and experience

• Anyone over age 18, who studied or is studying one or more of the following disciplines: Political Science, International Relations, International Development/Cooperation, Development Economics, Public Administration, Public Policy or other relevant fields;

• Excellent command of English; Advanced ability to write formal letters professionally in both Korean and English

• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook)

• Work experience or previous internship experience is a significant advantage.

Required soft skills/WFP Competencies:

• Ability to work in a team setting that has direct contact with multinational counterparts

• Ability to plan and organize work efficiently

• Resourcefulness, action-oriented, maturity, tact, advocacy skills

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