View Vacancy - ROK - Marketing Officer, AO (Maternity Cover)

The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer.  We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow. The FCDO operates an agile workforce and to facilitate this, you may be required to undertake other duties from time to time, as we may reasonably require.
Department for Business and Trade roles (DBT)
Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

Main purpose of job:

As part of the DBT Marketing and Communications team, the job holder is expected to play a supportive role, assisting the team in various aspects of their marketing and communications activities under the guidance of DBT's Head of Marketing and Communications. This includes tasks related to branding coordination, online content creation, monitoring and reporting, and marketing team administration. The job holder will contribute to the team's efforts in optimising marketing activities, reaching the target audience, maintaining branding consistency, analysing media coverage, improving online engagement, and ensuring efficient administrative processes. 

Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve:

The job holder’s responsibilities encompass branding and collateral management, online content creation, monitoring and reporting, and marketing team administration. By fulfilling these duties, they will contribute to effective marketing strategies, engaging content creation, informed decision-making, and streamlined administrative processes within the team.

Branding and Collateral Management: 

  • Ensure that GREAT and DBT branding, and collateral are consistently updated and maintained to reflect the latest guidelines and standards.
  • Provide guidance and supervision to team members to ensure their understanding and adherence to GREAT and DBT branding.
  • Collaborate with HQ and Regional Brand teams to develop new collateral as necessary, aligning with the overall branding strategy and objectives.

Online Content Creation: 

  • Localise and adapt relevant content created by HQ for social media platforms to resonate with the Korean audience, ensuring it drives meaningful engagement.
  • Create original marketing materials, including flyers, brochures, and social media assets, in various formats that align with branding guidelines, maintaining high quality and effectiveness.
  • Collaborate closely with the Embassy’s Media and Public Affairs team to amplify and maximise the reach of DBT’s key messages through the Embassy’s social media channels, ensuring consistent messaging and alignment with overall marketing objectives.
  • Enhance the email newsletter marketing strategy, ensuring GDPR compliance, crafting engaging content, increasing click-through rates, and staying updated on industry trends.
  • Regularly maintain and update professional, functional websites, ensuring they reflect the latest information and provide a positive user experience.

Monitoring & Reporting:

  • Maintain data coding sheets for media content analysis, tracking and analysing the coverage of the UK’s trade and investment by the Korean media.
  • Share findings with the team and contribute to refining the marketing and communications plan based on insights and recommendations.
  • Monitor the performance of each social media post, gather relevant metrics, and share the results with the team.
  • Ensure timely submission of various reports summarizing key achievements, activities, and impact, providing valuable insights for evaluation and strategic decision-making. 

Marketing Team Admin:

  • Adhere to establish protocols to create new suppliers and maintain existing ones for marketing activities, ensuring smooth procurement processes.
  • Raise purchase orders and manage invoices promptly and accurately, maintaining positive relationships with suppliers.
  • Keep track of inventory for promotional items and manage their distribution as needed.
  • Organise digital content and files in a structural manner to facilitate easy accessibility and reuse by the marketing team.
  • Strong understanding of marketing and communications principles, strategies, and best practices.
  • Over 2 years of experience in executing campaigns, managing social media platforms, creating engaging content, and implementing branding guidelines.
  • Proficiency in coordinating and maintaining branding materials, ensuring consistency. Experience collaborating with brand teams and creating new collateral.
  • Content Creation and Localization: Ability to create original marketing materials and adapt content to resonate with the local audience.
  • Proficient in leveraging social media platforms to amplify messages and engage target audiences. Familiarity with social media analytics.
  • Experience in tracking media coverage, social media metrics, and preparing reports summarizing key achievements.
  • Knowledge of website management tools to maintain professional and functional websites.
  • Strong organizational skills, including supplier management, purchase orders, invoice management, and inventory tracking.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to collaborate effectively with team members and external stakeholders.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple tasks. Strong attention to detail for branding consistency and accurate reporting.
  • Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, or related field.
  • Over 2 years of experience in a similar role

Language requirements:

Language: English & Korean

Level of language required: Proficient

  • Proficiency in graphic design software and tools, as well as the ability to create visually appealing marketing materials and write compelling copy.
  • Experience in managing projects, coordinating with stakeholders, and effectively meeting deadlines.
  • Knowledge and understanding of UK culture, values, and business practices, enabling effective communication and collaboration within a UK-focused context.
  • Experience working or studying in an international setting, showcasing cross-cultural communication skills and adaptability.
  • Awareness of how marketing and communications strategies can contribute to promoting trade and investment, including key principles and techniques.
Communicating and Influencing, Delivering at Pace, Working Together
12 October 2025
Administrative Officer (AO)
Full-time, Temporary, Fixed Term
36
12 months
Asia Pacific
South Korea
Seoul
British Embassy
1
KRW
KRW 3,750,759
monthly
10 November 2025

The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer.  We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate based on disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law.   

Learning & development opportunities:

The British Embassy Seoul encourages all staff to develop their capabilities, through both formal training (courses) and informal (job-shadowing, coaching, on-the-job training etc). The majority of our formal L&D opportunities are drawn from FCDO resources. All staff are encouraged to share their skills and experience with colleagues, through informal training (‘lunch & learn’) or coaching/mentoring.

Working Patterns:

Monday – Thursday 09:00 – 17:15, Friday 09:00 – 17:00

Other Information:

Candidates must currently hold the right to live and work in the Republic of Korea.

Any costs related to obtaining or renewing permits and visas are the responsibility of the successful applicant.
Staff who are recruited by the British Embassy Seoul are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law. 

Employment offers are subject to successful clearance of pre-employment checks. Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy Seoul are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local Korean employment law.  

Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary may have their salaries reduced by the equivalent local income tax amount.

The FCDO also operates an agile workforce. To facilitate this, you may be required to undertake other duties from time to time as we may reasonably require.

This is a temporary, fixed term role of 12 months.

Please note that the deadline for applications is 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”.

Please be aware that the deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen.

We advise you to allow enough time to complete and submit your full application since only applications completed and submitted before the deadline will be considered.

Note: All applicants are required to mandatorily fill the online application form completely including the employment and educational details, experience, professional skills and behaviour-based questions. We will be thoroughly reviewing the applications and incomplete form in any respect may not be considered while shortlisting for the next stage.

Please ensure that your application is authentically written based on your own experiences. If AI tools are used, their usage must only be limited to specific tasks such as ensuring formatting consistency and keyword relevance. The core content, personal narratives, and responses to behaviour and skill-based questions must genuinely reflect your professional journey, experiences and achievements. We place great importance on originality and individual effort throughout the application process. Any form of plagiarism will result in immediate disqualification. 

Only shortlisted candidates for interview will be contacted. Interviewees will be assessed on the core behaviours/qualifications listed above. Unsuccessful candidates will be notified via the system in due time. Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful may be placed on a ‘reserve list’. If during the reserve period of 6 months the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate.

To ensure a successful application it is important that you explain how you demonstrate these behaviours, including through your experience. You are strongly advised to read the Success Profiles: Civil Service behaviours which provides detailed guidance on how the behaviours are defined.

Applicants are encouraged to use the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) format to prepare specific examples of when they have demonstrated these behaviours in their application. Using the STAR format to provide evidence of your skills and experience in your application and at interview helps to give a structure. You briefly describe the situation in which you showed the behaviour, and then explain your task in addressing the situation, what action you took and the result of this.

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The start date mentioned in the job advert is a tentative start date and the successful candidate will be required to undergo security vetting procedures. Any offer of employment will be subject to the candidate achieving suitable clearances.

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This opportunity is closed to applications.