{"id":16483,"date":"2011-01-28T21:01:39","date_gmt":"2011-01-29T01:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=16483"},"modified":"2011-01-28T21:01:39","modified_gmt":"2011-01-29T01:01:39","slug":"job-part-time-assistant-position-at-japan-foundation-center-for-global-partnership-cgp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2011\/01\/28\/job-part-time-assistant-position-at-japan-foundation-center-for-global-partnership-cgp\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Part-time Assistant position at Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP)"},"content":{"rendered":"

via Jet alum Emily Chung<\/strong>. Posted by Dipika Soni<\/a> (Ishikawa-ken, 2003-06)<\/strong>. Dipika currently works as an in-house translator for PFU (a Fujitsu company) in Kahoku-shi, Ishikawa-ken. She is also the vocalist for the Japanese hardcore punk band DEGRADE<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

*Note: If you apply for this position, please let them know you learned of it from JetWit. Thanks.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Job Position:<\/strong> Part-time Assistant position at Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP)<\/p>\n

Job Description:<\/strong><\/p>\n

CGP has an opening for a part-time Assistant in the Grassroots Exchange & Education Program. This program promotes collaboration and exchange between the United States and Japan at the grassroots level and K-12 education about Japan in the United States. The Assistant will report to the Program Director and will support grant-making efforts, and may support the coordination of program and in-house events.<\/p>\n

Responsibilities: <\/strong>
\nThe Assistant will report to the Program Director and will assist with the following:<\/p>\n

1. Grant-making
\nReview letters of inquiry and proposals, draft recommendations, and related materials; communicate with grantees and grant-seekers, through written correspondence, meetings, and site visits; research fields to identify and monitor trends, new models, and new initiatives.<\/p>\n

2. Program and in-house activities coordination
\nCoordinate various program activities and in-house events such as roundtables, seminars, and outreach events; participate in the development and implementation of a public relations strategy; carry out other related duties as assigned by the Program Director.<\/p>\n

Qualifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n

  • Highly motivated college graduates are welcome;<\/li>\n
  • Experience in fields related to the Foundation\u2019s giving areas preferred;<\/li>\n
  • Strong analytical skills; the ability through questioning and informal research to understand the feasibility and implications of submitted proposals;<\/li>\n
  • Strong oral and written communication skills in English;<\/li>\n
  • \nUnderstanding of contemporary Japan ; experience living in Japan and proficiency in the Japanese language, including translating ability, preferred.<\/li>\n

    Work Hours and Days: Between 9:30 am-5:30 pm, 2 to 3 days per week. Initial term will be for a three-month contract, renewable contingent on performance.<\/p>\n

    Wage: Hourly wage, commensurate with experience.<\/p>\n

    Job Commencement: March 1, 2011 (or as soon as possible thereafter)<\/p>\n

    How to apply: <\/strong><\/p>\n

    Please email r\u00e9sum\u00e9, cover letter, and one-page writing sample to: job-opening@cgp.org<\/strong><\/em>.
    \nThe deadline for submitting applications is Friday, February 11, 2011.<\/p>\n

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    Established in 1972, the Japan Foundation seeks to promote international cultural exchange and mutual understanding between Japan and other countries. The Foundation awards grants in the areas of Arts & Cultural Exchange, Japanese-Language Education Overseas, Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange, and operates fellowship programs to foster individual research and the development of human resources.<\/p>\n

    The Center for Global Partnership (CGP) was founded within the Foundation in 1991 with offices in New York City and Tokyo , and seeks to promote exchange and collaboration between the United States and Japan with the goal of fulfilling shared global responsibilities and contributing to the improvements in the world\u2019s welfare.<\/p>\n

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    For more information, please visit the Japan Foundation website<\/a> and the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP) website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    via Jet alum Emily Chung. Posted by Dipika Soni (Ishikawa-ken, 2003-06). Dipika currently works as an in-house translator for PFU (a Fujitsu company) in Kahoku-shi, Ishikawa-ken. She is also the vocalist for the Japanese hardcore punk band DEGRADE. *Note: If you apply for this position, please let them know you learned of it from JetWit. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"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_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_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},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t