Job: System Engineer – Nisshin Global (Gunma, Japan)
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Job Title: System Engineer
Posted by: Nisshin Global
Location: Gunma, Japan
Contract: Full-Time
Here’s a job received directly from the company:
A software engineering company in Gunma is seeking a foreign national programmer to join their development team. This is a great opportunity for applicants interested in planning, designing, and executing original software. Business level Japanese (N2) required.
- Good opportunity to learn software programming skills
- Candidates without experience are welcome to apply
The Company: Established in 2000, this company has been providing quality system and software solutions for the past 18 years. With the company vision being “To always provide to our customers the best software technology to suit their needs with the utmost intelligence and imagination”, they have produced software solutions such as e-ticketing and hotel reservation systems and applications for iOS, in addition to many others.
Location: Gunma
Responsibilities:
- Planning, designing, and executing original software
- Working on projects with a team
- Effective problem solving and critical thinking
Key Requirements:
- Business Japanese (N2 and above)
- Conversational English
- Eagerness to learn new skills
- Good team player
Job: Head of Marketing UK – InsideAsia Tours Ltd (Bristol, London, UK)
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Job Title: Head of Marketing UK
Posted by: InsideAsia Tours Ltd
Location: Bristol, London, UK
Contract: Full-Time
Here’s a job received directly from the company:
InsideAsia Tours Ltd is recruiting for an experienced senior marketeer to take charge of the UK marketing operations of the business. Leading your own team and reporting directly to the Board, you will be a key contributor to realising the company’s growth ambitions. We are looking for a positive individual who has an infectious enthusiasm for marketing which will be transmitted through to the whole marketing team and the wider UK team and business.
You will have a proven track record of delivering business goals through the design and delivery of marketing strategy. You’ll be an excellent communicator with a rich understanding of how consumers connect with brands and will be able to use that to enhance the business’ connection with its clients. You will be equally as excited by analysis of the metrics as by generating and delivering creative ideas. And of course, as we are incredibly passionate about our product and our destination countries, a love of travel and experience of travelling in Asia won’t go amiss.
What we offer you is the chance to be part of the next phase of development for one of the UK’s fastest growing travel companies. We have an energised, friendly work culture with a committed team; tens of thousands of happy clients; and a multi award-winning product. There will be opportunities for travel to experience what we sell first-hand as well as to visit our overseas offices located in Boulder Colorado (USA), Brisbane (Australia), and Nagoya and Tokyo (Japan).
For full details of the Head of Marketing UK role, please click here
If you wish to apply for the vacancy, please send a copy of your up-to-date CV, together with a comprehensive cover letter outlining your suitability for the role to: jobs@insideasiatours.com
For this role, the following dates apply:
Closing date: Wednesday 20th February 2019
Interviews: Week commencing Monday 25th February 2019
Start date: To be negotiated
Job: Program Assistant – Japan Center for International Exchange (New York, NY)
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Job Title: Program Assistant
Posted by: Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE/USA)
Location: New York, NY
Contract: Full-Time
Thanks to JET alum, Jim Gannon (Ehime-ken, 1992-1994) for the following job opening at his organization:
The Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE/USA) is seeking a full-time program assistant to help implement various programs and support office administrators. An NYC-based nonprofit organization, JCIE/USA strengthens US-Japan relations by conducting exchanges for political leaders, fostering dialogue between policymakers and researchers, and serving as a catalyst for bilateral cooperation on shared challenges such as global health, international development, and humanitarian assistance.
This is an entry-level job that can give a good introduction to the field of US-Japan relations. It requires considerable flexibility and strong organizational skills. Responsibilities will include:
- Program Support (35%) –assist in coordinating exchanges, studies, and conferences; etc.
- Office Administration (30%) – support for general office operations
- Support for Communications/Website & Office IT (35%) – help write & edit grant proposals; draft website updates, etc.
More detailed information on the position is on the JCIE website at: www.jcie.org/201901-job-announcement
To apply, please email cover letter and resume to Kiyoko Shiromasa at admin@jcie.org.
Job: Bilingual Executive Assistant – Yadoumaru (Tokyo, Japan)
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Job Title: Bilingual Executive Assistant
Posted by: Yadoumaru
Location: Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Contract: Full-Time
Here’s another job received directly from the President of the company:
Job Posting:
The CEO of an advertising company is looking for a bilingual executive assistant for the company’s office in Tokyo. This is a good position for applicants interested in fully utilizing their language skills as well as furthering their career in the advertising field. Applicants should speak fluent English and Japanese (N2 and above)
- Translation responsibilities offer an opportunity to utilize language and communication skill
- Ability to experience being a part of independent media production
- Possibility of being involved in expansion overseas
The Company
Yadoumaru (https://yadoumaru.co.jp/about/). This company is an advertising agency, producing a variety of original media such as television programs, magazines, as well as organizing a top leaders’ membership club. With the possibility of expanding its existing media overseas, the company is looking for a female assistant to the CEO to assist with translation of media, and to contribute to workplace diversity and employees’ English skills.
Job: Associate Director of Programs – Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation (Washington, DC)
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Job Title: Associate Director of Programs
Posted by: Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation
Location: Washington, DC
Contract: Full-Time
Thanks to Stephanie Sanders (Akita-ken) for the following job opening:
Position Announcement: The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation, a non-profit organization that promotes understanding and cooperation between Asia and the United States, seeks an Associate Director of Programs in its Washington, D.C. office. Reporting to the Foundation’s Vice President, the Associate Director of Programs will be responsible for managing multiple programs that inform and engage opinion leaders and advance policy through working groups.
Programs under the Associate Director’s responsibilities will include:
- The U.S.-Japan Space Forum, a standing committee of American and Japanese space policy experts and officials, meeting to examine critical developments and opportunities for bilateral and multilateral space-related activities;
- The Corporate Friends of Mansfield Program, which engages private sector leaders on issues of interest to the corporate communities in the United States and Asia;
- Multilateral, trans-Pacific networks, exchanges, and round tables in pursuit of the Foundation’s mission of connecting people and ideas to advance mutual interests in U.S.-Asia relations.
Position responsibilities include working independently and as part of a team to develop, promote, implement, recruit participants, and fulfill reporting requirements for these programs. The Associate Director will sustain and nurture Foundation relations with outside funders and relevant stakeholders in the private and public sectors. This position also requires extensive coordination with Foundation staff in Montana and Tokyo, as well as program sponsors and participants in the public and private sectors of the United States and Japan. Some domestic and international travel is required.
Requirements:
- Three or more years of working experience, including writing grants, developing programs with foundations and corporations, and managing a program budget;
- Master’s degree;
- U.S. citizenship or current work visa;
- Japanese language ability preferred
To Apply: Send a resume and cover letter to hr@mansfieldfdn.org. Application deadline: February 15, 2019
Job: Part-Time English Lecturers – Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (Beppu, Oita, Japan)
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Job Title: English Lecturers
Posted by: Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
Location: Beppu, Oita, Japan
Contract: Part-Time
Here’s a job received directly from an employee at the University:
Our University is currently recruiting faculty members for the following position. Your assistance in sharing these details with interested parties would be greatly appreciated.
- Number of openings: Several part-time lecturer positions
- Affiliation: Successful candidates will be affiliated with the Center for Language Education.
- Subject: English Language
- Qualifications for Application:
- Candidates must have completed a Master’s degree or have the equivalent of three years or more experience or achievements after graduating from university.
- Candidates with two years or more of English teaching experience at the higher education institution are preferred.
- Candidates must be able to teach four days a week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday)
- Date of Appointment: April 1, 2019 6. Application Deadline: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 (Applications must arrive by this date)
For more information and to apply: Recruitment of Part-time English Language Lecturers at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
Job: Television News Assistant – Tokyo Broadcasting System (Washington, DC)
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Job Title: Television News Assistant
Posted by: Tokyo Broadcasting System, Washington DC Bureau
Location: Washington, DC
Contract: Full-Time
Here’s a job received directly from the company:
We are seeking an entry-level full-time news assistant to work for Tokyo Broadcasting System’s Washington DC Bureau. The main duties of the news assistant includes production of live and recorded news events, editing of video for air transmission, setting up live-shots, and performing technical administrative tasks in support of the bureau and staff. Training will be provided on professional video journalism skills and equipment.
Please note: Candidates must currently reside in the United States (Work visa support provided).
Qualifications:
- Advanced Japanese, Conversational English
- Strong interest in video production
- Must maintain a valid driver’s license
- Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Flexibility, resourcefulness and ability to work in teams
- Able to carry at least 10kg of equipment
- Strong computer skills and proficient in Microsoft office
Job: 2019 Summer Instructor Positions for Pre-College Tokyo Program – Putney Student Travel (Tokyo, Japan)
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Job Title: 2019 Summer Instructor Positions for Pre-College Tokyo Program
Posted by: Putney Student Travel
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Contract: Full-Time
Please see the attached flyer for summer instructor positions in Tokyo, which was passed along to us.
Seeking instructor candidates to teach seminars in:
Japanese Language, Anime & Illustration, Technology & Innovation, Business & Marketing, Fashion Design, Japanese Cuisine & Culture, Photography, Film & Video
- Experience working with or teaching teens
- Proficiency or fluency in local language(s)
- Time spent traveling or living in the destination country
- Strong command of the subject matter you are teaching
- Ability to motivate and engage students in and out of the classroom
- Prior teaching experience is preferred but not required.
More Information and Application Process: PCTOK Instructor Job Description
Job: Temporary Trading Assistant – Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (New York City, NY, USA)
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Job Title: Temporary Trading Assistant
Posted by: Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank
Location: New York City, NY, USA
Contract: Full-Time, 3 years
Here’s a job passed along to us:
Summary: Provides support to traders by processing trades, maintaining position records, and preparing trading-related reports. Responsible for trade captures, trading activity reports, and risk calculations. This is a temporary assignment for approximately 3 years
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assists in all the planning and execution of Treasury Team tasks under the supervision of the Head of Treasury Team.
- Assists the traders with booking/checking/saving transactions
- Collects general data/information including market-related according to the traders’ request.
- Prepares periodic and on-demand reports and documents to the Management and Head Office.
- Abides by all Compliance related procedures.
- Performs Treasury Team-related administrative tasks.
- Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by management.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in business, finance, economics or law preferred.
- 1-3 years of experience as a trading assistant or in bank operations preferred.
- Good oral and written communications skills.
- Bilingual oral and written skills on a business level in both English and Japanese.
- Good business mathematical skills with the ability to calculate quickly.
- Good computer skills in Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to work in a team environment.
Job: Part-Time Translator – City of Biei-cho (Biei-cho, Hokkaido)
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Job Title: Part-Time Translator
Posted by: Biei-cho, Hokkaido
Location: Biei-cho, Hokkaido, Japan
Contract: Part-Time
Here’s a good opportunity for someone wanting to do part-time translation work for a couple of months:
Biei-cho, Hokkaido, is looking for a few interns who can read & speak Japanese and to help them with translations from Feb. 1 – Mar. 31. You must reside from outside of Japan (flight will be paid for you). You will work Monday-Friday. Below is the link for anyone interested (only in Japanese).
Contact: Masanori Satake at seisaku_chousei@town.biei.hokkaido.jp
Job: Private Junior/Senior High School Teacher – ELT Source (Nagoya, Japan)
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Job Title: Private Junior/Senior High School Teacher
Posted by: ELT Source
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Contract: Full-Time
Thanks to JET alumni, Gajen Sivakumar (Oita-ken, 2013-2017) for the following job opportunity:
Job Description: ELT Source is looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our team to teach at a private Junior/Senior high school in Nagoya starting April 2019. We are a small energetic company with an opening for a position which offers an above average salary, holidays of over 2 months a year, strong support and great schools to teach at.
All candidates must be a native English speaker and have achieved a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree. Candidates with prior ALT experience and or degrees in Education, English, Linguistics or Japanese studies are preferred but not required. Candidates are required to work within a group of other ELT Source teachers and collaborate to prepare all lessons, administer tests and evaluate student performance. If you are looking for a position where you can hone your teaching skills at a job that is sometimes challenging, often rewarding and where you can become an active part of the school this is the right position for you.
- Teaching English at a combined Jr/Sr high school.
- Full-time Monday to Friday
- 15 to 18 in class hours per week with class sizes of about 20.
- Writing all lessons, quizzes, exams for the year following the already established curriculum.
- With multiple testing periods throughout the year proper evaluation of all students is essential. * Our instructors teach independently without a Japanese English teacher in the classroom.
- There is a group of senior ELT Source instructors at the school from which new instructors will have strong support from.
- All National holidays are off.
- Fully paid spring, summer and autumn breaks.
Job: News Reporter/Research Assistant – Yomiuri Shimbun (Los Angeles, CA)
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Job Title: News Reporter/Research Assistant
Posted by: Yomiuri Shimbun
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Contract: Full-Time
Here’s a job received directly from the newspaper:
Yomiuri Shimbun
Founded in 1874, The Yomiuri Shimbun is Japan’s largest and most influential national daily newspaper in Japan. We have 28 international bureaus, three of which are in the United States: Washington DC, New York and Los Angeles.
- The Yomiuri Shimbun: www.yomiuri.co.jp
- The Yomiuri Shimbun Media Data: http://adv.yomiuri.co.jp/m-data/english/index.html
- The Japan News (Our English-language daily): www.the-japan-news.com
Job Description:
The Los Angeles Bureau of the Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan’s largest national daily newspaper, seeks a reporter/research assistant to help cover all news, especially sports events (primarily baseball, but also golf tennis, Olympics sports, etc.), and assist in reporting on any other major (non-sports) news in the western and Midwestern states of the U.S. and Mexico. This job primarily involves assisting two Japanese sports reporters by gathering daily sports news, arranging and conducting interviews, obtaining media credentials for sports events, doing research, transcribing interviews, and covering games and other events. The work can be fast-paced and there are regular deadlines (work days may sometimes include weekends and on some days start of work days may be in afternoon and continuing after the end of games during baseball season). The position may require travel to cover major news, report on various sporting events, and also covering the entertainment industry.
Applicants should be able to communicate well in English and Spanish. Since the newspaper is in Japanese, there are no byline opportunities.
Job Duties:
- Newsgathering and research, identify newsworthy events
- Conduct interviews/develop and maintain news sources
- Cover press conferences and other events
- Travel is sometimes required, including weekend work-Some administrative duties
Job: Export Ocean Operations or Human Resource Assistant – DSA International Consulting (Pasadena, CA, USA)
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Job Title: Export Ocean Operations or Human Resource Assistant
Posted by: DSA International Consulting
Location: Pasadena, CA, USA
Contract: Full-Time
Here’s a couple of jobs passed along to us:
- Seeking candidate with export ocean operations background. Must possess good customer service and communication skills. PC literacy is required.
- Experience international logistics industry. Export logistics operation and international trading background preferred.
- Bilingual Japanese/English language is required.
Immediate need in a major global firm for a Human Resource Assistant (Benefit/Payroll) to join their team.
- Ability to organize and complete projects on a timely basis
- Bachelors degree, preferably in Human Resource or Business related field required
- Must have a minimum of 2 + years experience in Human Resources or Payroll/Employee Benefits
- PHR / SPHR Certifications a major plus
- Must be proficient on the computer: MS Office
Job: Japanese Teacher – Felix V. Festa Middle School (New York City, NY)
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Job Title: Japanese Teacher
Posted by: Felix V. Festa Middle School
Location: New York City, NY
Contract: Part-Time
Here’s a JET-relevant job passed along to us:
Japanese teaching position near New York City
Clarkstown Central School District (West Nyack, NY): Part-time opening for applicant holding certification in Japanese for the 2018-19 school year and anticipated opening for the 2019-20 school year.
An opening for a part time Japanese teaching position is anticipated starting in September at Felix V. Festa Middle School in West Nyack, New York. The position will begin with introductory Japanese classes with the potential for expanding in the subsequent school years. Interested candidates should contact Celinda Vanichpong-Lintner (cvanichpong@ccsd.edu or 845-639-6300, ext. 5503) with questions.
Clarkstown is a vibrant suburban community located just 25 miles north of New York City. In 2016, CNN Money ranked Clarkstown the 7th best small city to live in America, and Clarkstown Schools have an excellent reputation. Find out more about Clarkstown at http://www.town.clarkstown.ny.us/
Job: Group Leader – Experiment in International Living – (Brattleboro, VT, USA and Japan)
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Job Title: Group Leader
Posted by: Experiment in International Living
Location: Brattleboro, VT, USA and Japan
Contract: Full-Time
Here’s a job received directly from the organization:
Now hiring Group Leaders for summer abroad programs to Japan!
The Experiment in International Living is currently hiring experienced and inclusive educators to guide our summer 2019 programs in Japan. To learn more about our programs in Japan, please visit: https://www.experiment.org/program-landing/destinations/?location=Japan&country=&theme
Group leaders travel alongside their group and serve as their students’ primary support throughout the program. Two co-leaders work together to guide a group of up to 15 high school students on a 4-week journey. Leaders’ responsibilities’ include helping their students integrate into local cultures and host families, conducting group excursions, and guiding students through discussions of and reflections on their experiences. Leaders work with the Experiment’s US-based staff and in-country partners to maximize students’ health and safety and to ensure the program is meaningful, challenging, and experientially rich.
Minimum Required Qualifications
- Fluent in Japanese and English
- Experience working with high school students in a leadership capacity
- At least 21 years of age (Applicants must be 21 or older by June 1, 2019.)
- A bachelor’s degree (Current undergraduates may apply if they are on track to obtain their bachelor’s degree by June 15, 2019.)
- Ability to pass a criminal background check
- Eligibility to work in the United States
- A current passport (valid through January 2020)
- Complete availability for the duration of the program (including Staff Training in Brattleboro, Vermont from June 24-29, and the entirety of the program in Japan from June 30 – July 29).
