{"id":11339,"date":"2010-03-31T10:37:32","date_gmt":"2010-03-31T14:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=11339"},"modified":"2010-03-31T10:37:32","modified_gmt":"2010-03-31T14:37:32","slug":"job-us-japan-council-manageradministrative-assistant-position-opening-d-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2010\/03\/31\/job-us-japan-council-manageradministrative-assistant-position-opening-d-c\/","title":{"rendered":"Job:  US-Japan Council &#8211; Manager\/Administrative Assistant Position Opening (D.C.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Via <strong>Saki Takasu<\/strong> of <a href=\"http:\/\/usjapancouncil.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">The U.S.-Japan Council<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/usjapancouncil.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">usjapancouncil.org<\/a>)<\/em><em>:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Employer:<\/strong> The U.S.-Japan Council<br \/>\n<strong>Title:<\/strong> Office Manager\/Administrative Assistant<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nResponsibilities: <\/strong>The Office Manager\/Administrative Assistant will be an integral part of a small staff team in a new nonprofit membership organization focused on\u00a0U.S.-Japan relations.\u00a0 The position will have primary responsibility for\u00a0Council office administrative operations including bookkeeping, office management, organizational support for the President and Board members and some program support.\u00a0 The position requires an individual who is\u00a0flexible, able to multi-task and prioritize, proactive, well-organized, able\u00a0to plan and meet deadlines and comfortable working independently and as\u00a0part of a team.\u00a0 The duties include but are not limited to the\u00a0following: <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Administrative:<\/strong> approximately 80% <strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Office Management &amp; Administrative Support: <\/strong><br \/>\nMaintain office calendar, schedule conference calls and Board and Committee meetings, provide scheduling and logistical support as needed for Council\u00a0events.<br \/>\nScreen calls and email inquiries, including fielding and responding to\u00a0general information requests.<br \/>\nOrder supplies, and manage IT and other office equipment.\u00a0 Liaison with\u00a0office vendors. <strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Filing: <\/strong>Establish and maintain filing system for vendor billing\u00a0accounts, funder reports and records and office administration.\u00a0 Organize\u00a0and maintain office filing system (electronic and hard copy).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Assist in ensuring Council\u2019s compliance with\u00a0federal, state, and local laws and regulations.\u00a0 Help maintain relevant permits, licenses and certifications.<\/li>\n<li>Assist with travel arrangements and handle other logistical matters as\u00a0requested.<\/li>\n<li>As needed, draft correspondence and other documents.<\/li>\n<li>Help recruit and supervise interns.<\/li>\n<li>Provide some Board and Member-related support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Accounting: <\/strong>Enter vender billing and prepare checks; enter bank deposit information using QuickBooks system. Track\u00a0spending, pay bills. <strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Payroll:<\/strong> Maintain filing system of\u00a0records of employee time sheets. <strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Database: <\/strong>Responsible for maintaining funder database, providing support for fundraising (data entry and assisting with bulk mailing) and\u00a0grant preparation activities, as required. Coordinate with LA-based\u00a0Program Director on data entry and maintenance of membership lists. <strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Programs:<\/strong> approximately 20% Assist with programs and events.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nAdditional Qualifications: <\/strong> Applicants with an interest in U.S.-Japan and Asia relations and\u00a0Japanese language ability (written, oral) are strongly encouraged to\u00a0apply.\u00a0 Experience working with nonprofit organizations is helpful, as\u00a0are familiarity with QuickBooks (non-profit edition preferred), Microsoft Office\u00a0(Word, Excel, Powerpoint) and Salesforce.com and other databases,\u00a0payroll (Paychex), budget, filing and office organizing systems.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nHow to Apply:<\/strong> Interested applicants should send a cover letter, resume, and writing\u00a0sample to\u00a0 hr@usjapancouncil.org<\/p>\n<p><strong>Salary range<\/strong> is $35,000-40,000 &#8211; commensurate with experience.<\/p>\n<p><em>The U.S.-Japan Council does not sponsor visas to work in the United States and relocation to the DC area.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Via Saki Takasu of The U.S.-Japan Council (usjapancouncil.org): Employer: The U.S.-Japan Council Title: Office Manager\/Administrative Assistant Responsibilities: The Office Manager\/Administrative Assistant will be an integral part of a small staff team in a new nonprofit membership organization focused on\u00a0U.S.-Japan relations.\u00a0 The position will have primary responsibility for\u00a0Council office administrative operations including bookkeeping, office management, organizational [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pkZ7m-2WT","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11339"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11341,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11339\/revisions\/11341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}