Policy Specialist (Senior to Principal level) (선임-수석급 정책 연구원)
[Key responsibilities]1. Policy development and advocacy - Developing and implementing policy strategies to achieve positive policy chang...
Tasks
[Key responsibilities]
1. Policy development and advocacy
- Working with the GFI network to design, deliver, and implement national policy plans.
- Building relationships with senior politicians and officials in public institutions, across legislative bodies, central ministries, and provincial governments.
- Building alliances with nonprofit organisations, industry players, and other stakeholders.
- Monitoring domestic and international policy developments and representing GFI Korea’s positions to the government through written submissions and direct engagement.
- Drafting and preparing detailed submissions, presentations, letters, concept notes, and internal and external resources.
- Serving as a spokesperson for GFI Korea in policy matters.
2. Regional and global engagement
3. Operational excellence and reporting
- Working with Operations support to manage departmental spending on policy initiatives and adhering to people operations and operational procedures.
- Drafting policy-related budgeting in collaboration with the Operations Manager and the Director of Strategy and Programs.
- Performing other duties as assigned to ensure the success of GFI’s policy initiatives.
Requirements
- Proven experience engaging government agencies and communicating with legislative and executive branch policymakers, both verbally and in writing.
- Experience building coalitions and developing consensus among partners with different, complementary, and sometimes competing objectives.
- Native-level Korean fluency and business-level English proficiency (written and spoken).
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly to a range of audiences.
- Excellent project management skills; detail-oriented, persuasive, and able to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a dynamic, evolving environment. Ability to solve problems under pressure.
Tasks
[Key responsibilities]
1. Policy development and advocacy
- Working with the GFI network to design, deliver, and implement national policy plans.
- Building relationships with senior politicians and officials in public institutions, across legislative bodies, central ministries, and provincial governments.
- Building alliances with nonprofit organisations, industry players, and other stakeholders.
- Monitoring domestic and international policy developments and representing GFI Korea’s positions to the government through written submissions and direct engagement.
- Drafting and preparing detailed submissions, presentations, letters, concept notes, and internal and external resources.
- Serving as a spokesperson for GFI Korea in policy matters.
2. Regional and global engagement
3. Operational excellence and reporting
- Working with Operations support to manage departmental spending on policy initiatives and adhering to people operations and operational procedures.
- Drafting policy-related budgeting in collaboration with the Operations Manager and the Director of Strategy and Programs.
- Performing other duties as assigned to ensure the success of GFI’s policy initiatives.
Requirements
- Proven experience engaging government agencies and communicating with legislative and executive branch policymakers, both verbally and in writing.
- Experience building coalitions and developing consensus among partners with different, complementary, and sometimes competing objectives.
- Native-level Korean fluency and business-level English proficiency (written and spoken).
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly to a range of audiences.
- Excellent project management skills; detail-oriented, persuasive, and able to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a dynamic, evolving environment. Ability to solve problems under pressure.