The Royal Thai Embassy wishes to announce a job vacancy for the position of Assistant Staff on Political, Diplomatic, and Economic Affairs, with details as follows:

1. Position : Assistant Staff on Political, Diplomatic, and Economic Affairs

2. Monthly Salary : starting at 9,524 ZAR, with one year renewable contract

3. Qualifications

3.1 Bachelor’s Degree in Political Sciences, International Relations, Economics, Journalism or any other relevant fields.

3.2 Excellent command of English.

3.3 Computer literate.

3.4 Strong communication and Interpersonal skills.

3.5 Good attitude.

3.6 Possess required visa/ residence permit for working in South Africa.

3.7 Following characteristics are considered as an assets for the applicant.

      a. Work experience in embassy, or other relevant organizations.

      b. Social media skills.

4. Job Descriptions/ Responsibilities

4.1 Monitor, analyze, and report on issues pertaining to local and regional political, diplomatic, and economic developments of Southern African countries, namely Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Swaziland, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

4.2 Communicate/coordinate with representatives of the above-mentioned countries, as well as local agencies, businesses, media, and NGOs.

4.3 Willing to travel/ attend meeting for the Royal Thai Embassy requested.

4.4 Perform any additional tasks of the Royal Thai Embassy as requested.

                        Interested applicant are required to submit a copy of (1) Application form with current photo (2) copy of I.D. card/passport (3) copy of educational transcript and/or relevant certificate and (4) cover letter in English to the Royal Thai Embassy via email at [email protected] by 18 May 2018.