Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, first civil servant promoted on part-time basis to administrative officer

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family announced on the 7th that it was the first agency to promote and appoint a part-time civil servant to administrative officer (level 5).

The person appointed for this promotion joined the position as a part-time administrative director in 2015 and performed tasks such as preparing improvement plans for the integration and expansion of the Gender Equality Center, operating new projects for empathy and communication with local youth, and strengthening the gender impact assessment operating system.

He was also responsible for establishing a customized education infrastructure to eradicate sexual harassment and violence in the public sector and prevent digital sex crimes.

The part-time civil servants, which began recruiting in 2014, are a system that works 15 to 35 hours a week and guarantees retirement age for talented people who have the ability and desire to work, but have difficulty working full-time due to child care or health reasons.

The Ministry of Gender Equality explained that it has been conducting personnel management by comprehensively considering the degree of performance generated relative to working hours, task difficulty, and expertise to prevent part-time civil servants from being evaluated unfavorably within the organization.

He also added that he has broken the prejudice that 'part-time work is a secondary job' and has created an environment in which part-time public servants can demonstrate their capabilities by actively assigning part-time civil servants to key positions that plan and execute major policies.

Gender Equality Minister Won Min-kyung said, “This promotion appointment is an example that shows that differences in work patterns cannot be a barrier to performance evaluation or growth and promotion within the public service.”

He added, "Going forward, we will further strengthen fair personnel management based solely on performance and capabilities, and spread a flexible and inclusive public service culture where work and family are compatible."