Aug 5

Job: Country Manager for United Planet, Japan

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Via the Hokkaido JETs Yahoo group:

United Planet (UP) is a leading international non-profit organization based in Boston devoted to fostering cross-cultural understanding and addressing shared challenges to unite the world in a community beyond borders. As featured on CNN, United Planet conducts creative local, online, and international initiatives to build global community.

United Planet is searching for a Japan-based Country Manager in Tokyo, Saitama, or Chiba to help United Planet further develop our program in Japan and expand our partnerships with NGOs and universities.
This highly competitive position requires a compassionate, globally minded, hard-working individual with strong communications, leadership, and organization skills. United Planet currently receives international volunteers into Japan for 1-12 weeks to support a variety of community service projects, while immersing in the Japanese culture. United Planet plans to develop an outgoing program to recruit Japanese volunteers to serve in countries around the world, including the United States. United Planet also seeks to develop Ambassador Clubs at schools and communities in Japan.

As a vital United Planet team member, the Country Manager will:

· Develop and expand the incoming and outgoing volunteer program in Japan
· Seek out and work with host families, schools, NGOs, and other civil society organizations as recruitment partners and hosts for volunteers and sites for Ambassador Clubs
· Conduct program orientations and coordinate volunteers
· Work directly with the United Planet home office in Boston to develop collateral and update the website
· Report on a periodic basis to the United Planet home office and the board of United Planet Japan.

Qualifications:

* Proficient English and Japanese language skills
* Superb leadership, organization, and communications skills
* Experience living and working in Japan
* Resourceful, confident, and goal-oriented
* Community service experience preferred

If you are interested in working as our Japan Country Coordinator, please contact Kumi Martin at: kumi@unitedplanet.org.