Recruitment for 18 Open Positions, Including Directors of the National Institute of Forest Science and Nuclear-Powered Submarine Policy Planning Group

[Financial News]  The government will openly recruit for 18 positions, including the director of the Korea Forest Service's National Institute of Forest Science, a standing commissioner of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, and the head of the Ministry of National Defense's Nuclear-Powered Submarine Policy Planning Group.
The Ministry of Personnel Management announced on Oct. 1 that it would conduct open recruitment for nine Senior Civil Service positions and nine director-level positions across 16 ministries and agencies as part of its October 2026 recruitment.
The Senior Civil Service positions include a standing commissioner of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission; the director of the Korea Forest Service's National Institute of Forest Science; the standing commissioner (railways) of the Office for Government Policy Coordination's Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board; the inspector general of the Ministry of Economy and Finance; and the head of the Ministry of National Defense's Nuclear-Powered Submarine Policy Planning Group.
The recruitment also covers the director of the National Information Resources Service under the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the inspector general of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the head of the Gangwon Regional Office of the Military Manpower Administration, and the inspector general of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration.
The director of the Korea Forest Service's National Institute of Forest Science will oversee the establishment and coordination of forest policy and mid- to long-term plans for developing forest science and technology, as well as the development of forest disaster management technologies. Experts with experience in related fields, including forestry, forest products processing, chemistry and biology, may apply.
The head of the Ministry of National Defense's Nuclear-Powered Submarine Policy Planning Group will be responsible for planning and implementing strategic nuclear-powered submarine projects, international cooperation and nuclear nonproliferation policy. The director of the National Information Resources Service under the Ministry of the Interior and Safety will oversee the operation of government information systems, information security and management of the national communications network.
At the director level, the government will also openly recruit for nine positions, including the security and cryptography officer at the Ministry of National Defense, the head of the Kookbang Ilbo Division at the Defense Media Agency, and the director of the Maritime and Fisheries Human Resources Development Institute at the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.
Among the 18 positions, five are open only to civilian applicants: the standing commissioner (railways) of the Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board under the Office for Government Policy Coordination; the head of the Gangwon Regional Office of the Military Manpower Administration; the head of the Kookbang Ilbo Division at the Defense Media Agency; the head of the Jungguk National Land Management Office under the Iksan Regional Office of Land Management of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport; and the director of the Health and Nutrition Survey Analysis Division at the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.
Open positions are part of a system in which positions requiring specialized expertise are designated and candidates are selected from both inside and outside the public service.
Applications will be accepted through Oct. 12. Applicants will undergo document screening and interviews, and the eligibility requirements and detailed schedules for each position can be found on the National Civil Service Recruitment System and in recruitment notices issued by each ministry.

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