{"id":28778,"date":"2013-02-01T22:31:06","date_gmt":"2013-02-02T02:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=28778"},"modified":"2013-02-01T22:31:06","modified_gmt":"2013-02-02T02:31:06","slug":"job-assistant-researcher-japan-local-government-centre-london-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2013\/02\/01\/job-assistant-researcher-japan-local-government-centre-london-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Assistant Researcher Japan Local Government Centre (London, UK)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Via <b>JETAA UK.<\/b> <\/i>\u00a0<em>Posted by <\/em><strong><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/monroekim\">Kay Monroe<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups?mostPopular=&amp;gid=3755102&amp;trk=myg_ugrp_ovr\">Miyazaki<\/a>-shi, 1995 -97)<\/i><\/strong><em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/?hl=en&amp;fromgroups#!forum\/jetwitjobs\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to join the <a href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/?hl=en&amp;fromgroups#!forum\/jetwitjobs\" target=\"_blank\">JETwit Jobs Google Group<\/a> and receive job listings even sooner by email.<\/em><br \/>\n\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Position<\/i><\/strong><em>: Assistant Researcher<\/em><br \/>\n<em><b>Posted by<\/b>: Japan Local Government Centre<\/em><br \/>\n<strong><i>Type<\/i><\/strong><em>: Full-time<\/em><br \/>\n<strong><i>Location<\/i><\/strong><em>: <\/em><i>Central London<\/i><br \/>\n<strong><i>Salary<\/i><\/strong><em>: \u00a322,680 &#8211; \u00a326,640 (depending upon experience)<\/em><br \/>\n<strong><i>Start Date<\/i><\/strong><em>: N\/A<\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>Research<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Assisting Japanese staff research projects and also assistance in drafting responses to research topics from Japan regarding local administration in the UK and Northern European Countries<\/li>\n<li>Assisting research commissioned from Japan, collecting and providing information<\/li>\n<li>Assisting researching and drafting of reports<\/li>\n<li>Visit support for delegations from Japan<\/li>\n<li>Visit support for delegations from Japan visiting local authorities and other organizations<\/li>\n<li>Preparation of materials for the purpose of the delegations<\/li>\n<li>Assistance for Programmes<!--more--><\/li>\n<li>Assisting the co-ordination with local authorities and with holding events hosted by Japan Local Government Centre<\/li>\n<li>Assisting co-ordination with local authorities for international exchange programmes<\/li>\n<li>Assistance with General affairs<\/li>\n<li>Assistance with publicity<\/li>\n<li>Assistance with the training of Japanese staff<\/li>\n<li>Other duties as may be required<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Skills:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Degree-educated<\/li>\n<li>Excellent English language ability (for letter writing, report writing etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Excellent communication and organizational skills, as well as reliability and punctuality<\/li>\n<li>Easy-going nature and ability to work in an inter-cultural environment<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Desirable: working knowledge of local public administration<\/li>\n<li>Desirable: experience of living in Japan and strong Japanese language proficiency<\/li>\n<li>Desirable: ability in another Northern European language (German, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, or Norwegian)<\/li>\n<li>Desirable: knowledge of basic website management software<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Work Hours And Annual Leave:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week<\/li>\n<li>20 days annual leave plus bank holidays per year<\/li>\n<li>During the probationary period (3 months), holiday entitlement accrues but you may not take paid holidays.<\/li>\n<li>3 extra paid holidays during summer<\/li>\n<li>29th December to 3rd January extra paid holidays<\/li>\n<li><strong>Duration<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 One year contract from 1st of April 2013 (up to 2 years)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Closing date for applications<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5 pm, 22nd February 2013<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Interview:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Interviews will be held on the 7th or 8th of March 2013 at our London office, successful applicants only will be notified of their interview time by the 27th of February 2013.<\/li>\n<li>Will be conducted mostly in English with some Japanese (if the applicant is capable of speaking Japanese)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>To Apply:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Applications by email only (<a href=\"mailto:career@jlgc.org.uk\">career@jlgc.org.uk<\/a> )<\/li>\n<li>Applicants should send a CV and covering letter in Word or PDF format (English only, Japanese not required)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Via JETAA UK. \u00a0Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). 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