Jan 28

Job: International Cultural Ambassador — Fukui City

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Posted by Mia Nakaji Monnier (Prospective JET, 2015-2016), freelance writer and Online Editor of The Rafu Shimpo, a Japanese American daily newspaper based in Los Angeles. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.

Position: International Cultural Ambassador
Posted by: Fullerton and New Brunswick Sister City Associations
Location: Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan

Fukui City has engaged in numerous international exchange activities through its sister city connection with the City of New Brunswick and the City of Fullerton. Since 2010, it has invited Fukui City International Cultural Ambassadors (FCAs) from its sister cities in the U.S. These cultural ambassadors have been conducting classes on cultural understanding at elementary schools throughout the city while engaging in various exchange activities with local residents. The accepted applicant will work in Fukui City and receive a set compensation package. This is a valuable opportunity to convey American culture to local residents while experiencing Japan’s own unique culture firsthand through life in Fukui.

Applicants must have excellent English communication skills and enough Japanese language skills to communicate with the citizens of Fukui.

Period: August 1, 2015 – July 31, 2016 (may be reappointed up to 3 years)
Deadline: Application must arrive by Friday, February 20th

Please email mmonnier@rafu.com for PDFs of the full job description and application.

(Ideally applicants will be from New Brunswick, NJ or Fullerton, CA given the sister city relationships. But it still might be worth applying even if you’re not from either of those places!)