Job: 2 Program Manager Openings at GHIT Fund (Tokyo)
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Two JET-relevant openings, received directly from Claire Topal, a consultant who works for the GHIT Fund.
She adds: “Both job openings are program manager positions – one for strategy and the other for operations. Ideal applicants would have at least couple years of experience. Both require competency in both Japanese and English. The organization has an amazing core team and is growing fast.”
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Position: Program Manager, Operations
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Application deadline: Immediate. Seeking to fill position in February 2014. Three-month trial period.
Company Welfare: Full transportation expenses; social insurance covered; other welfare as per GHIT Fund rules. Fund will consider covering relocation costs for applicants not already based in Tokyo.
Overview:
The Global Health Innovative Technology Fund (GHIT Fund) is an international non-profit grantmaking foundation that aims to advance the development of new health technologies such as drugs, vaccines and diagnostics, for the developing world. Primary grantees include product development partnerships (PDPs). A new Japanese-led initiative, the GHIT Fund drives global health research & development to create new, innovative tools for improving health and saving lives.
The Program Manager will work directly with the Director of Operations. Key duties include:
- Financial planning and analysis
- Accounting work (billing, expenses, payments, bank-related)
- Liaising with accounting service vendors
- Storing and managing original contract and billing documents
- Support for account book creation and GHIT Fund account settlements
- Auditing support
- Human resources and labor work (including from recruitment to employment and support thereafter)
- Legal affairs (drafting contracts and related liaisons)
- Drafting materials in both English and Japanese
- Handling operations-related email/phone calls, filing
*Being able to read and write in both Japanese and English is required
Requirements:
- English communicative competence (document drafting, conversation)
- Ability to quickly and proactively assume responsibility for managing projects
- Self-starter, able to work independently while remaining an actively engaged team member.
- Preferred but not required:
- Several years of experience in accounting affairs (account settlement experience a plus)
- Several years of experience in operational and legal affairs
- For Japanese applicants: experience working/studying abroad a plus
- For non-Japanese applicants: experience working/studying in Japan a plus
- Bachelor’s degree or higher
- Microsoft Office Proficiency:
- o PowerPoint: Ability to create presentations from scratch
- o Excel: Data processing ability, including functions, statistics, and extraction level
- For non-native English speakers: TOEFL iBT score of 750 or above, or equivalent
- For non-Japanese applicants: comfort reading, writing, and conversing substantively in Japanese
Application:
Please email cover letter, resume (in English or Japanese), and any additional materials (either in English or Japanese) to clairetopal @ redtomatoconsulting.com. Please include “Program Manager, Operations, GHIT” in the subject line.
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Position: Program Manager, Strategy
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Application deadline: Immediate. Seeking to fill position in February 2014. Three-month trial period.
Company Welfare: Full transportation expenses; social insurance covered; other welfare as per GHIT Fund rules. Fund will consider covering relocation costs for applicants not already based in Tokyo.
Overview:
The Program Manager will work directly with the Director of Strategy. Key duties include:
- Supporting public relations activities and grants management
- Liaising with domestic and foreign decision-makers
- Qualitative and quantitative analysis of proposals
- Project management of strategy-related work (e.g., portfolio strategy)
- Assisting Director of Strategy on the Fund’s subsidy projects
- Drafting contracts with key public and private partners
- Drafting materials in both English and Japanese
- Handling operations-related email/phone calls, filing
*Being able to read and write in both Japanese and English is required
Requirements:
- English communicative competence (document drafting, conversation)
- Ability to quickly and proactively assume responsibility for managing projects
- Self-starter, able to work independently while remaining an actively engaged team member.
- Several years of working experience, particularly in a strategic role, a plus
- Familiarity with/interest in public health, life science research, and/or medical fields preferred
- For Japanese applicants: experience working/studying abroad a plus
- For non-Japanese applicants: experience working/studying in Japan a plus
- Bachelor’s degree or higher
- Ability to create presentations (PPT) from scratch
- Excel data processing ability, including functions, statistics, and extraction level
- For non-native English speakers: TOEFL iBT score of 100 or above, or equivalent
- For non-Japanese applicants: comfort reading, writing, and conversing substantively in Japanese
Application:
Please email cover letter, resume (in English or Japanese), and any additional materials (in English or Japanese) to clairetopal @ redtomatoconsulting.com. Please include “Program Manager, Strategy, GHIT” in the subject line.
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