{"id":30781,"date":"2013-06-28T10:43:37","date_gmt":"2013-06-28T14:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=30781"},"modified":"2013-06-28T10:45:03","modified_gmt":"2013-06-28T14:45:03","slug":"job-job-opening-up-at-the-consulate-general-of-japan-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2013\/06\/28\/job-job-opening-up-at-the-consulate-general-of-japan-san-francisco\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Job opening up at the Consulate General of Japan (San Francisco)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks to JET alum Alexander Peterson<\/b> (Miyazaki-ken, 2009-12) for sharing this posting<\/em>.<\/i> Posted by <\/em>Kim \u2018Kay\u2019\u00a0 Monroe<\/a> (Miyazaki<\/a>-shi, 1995 -97)<\/i><\/strong>. Click here<\/a> to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group<\/a> and receive job listings even sooner by email.<\/em>
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Position<\/i><\/strong>: Cultural Affairs Coordinator<\/em>
\nPosted by<\/b>: Consulate General of Japan <\/em>
\nType<\/i><\/strong>: N\/A<\/em>
\nLocation<\/i><\/strong>: San Francisco<\/em>
\nSalary<\/i><\/strong>: <\/em>Starting salary is commensurate with experience<\/i>
\nStart Date<\/i><\/strong>: N\/A<\/em><\/p>\n

Overview:<\/b>
\nThe Japan Information Center (JIC) is the educational, cultural and public affairs division of the Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco serving Northern California, Central California and Nevada. Its primary role is to promote a better understanding and deeper appreciation of Japan and its culture by providing information and educational programs to the public. JIC facilities include an internal research library, multimedia archive, conference space and display area for Japanese cultural artifacts and artwork by Bay Area and Japanese artists.<\/p>\n

The Japan Information Center of the Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco has an outstanding full time opportunity for a Cultural Affairs Coordinator. Interested applicants who meet the following eligibility criteria are invited to submit their applications to the JIC office.<\/p>\n

Position Duties:<\/b>
\n\u2022As part of a two person team under the direction of the Cultural Attach\u00e9; plan, schedule, publicize, and implement cultural events and programs at the JIC and at partnering venues. Programs include in house exhibits and workshops, cultural and film festivals, cultural performances and traveling exhibits.
\n\u2022Serve as a liaison between the Consulate and individuals, groups and cultural organizations for events and projects involving the Consulate.
\n\u2022Write and edit greetings and general correspondence for the Cultural Attach\u00e9 and other Consulate officials for Consulate related cultural events and programs.
\n\u2022Help maintain the Consulate\u2019s culture-related database and mailing lists.
\n\u2022Planning, implementing and evaluating annual Japanese speech contests for K-12 and above.
\n\u2022Manage the Consulate’s Audio-Visual department and library book collection.
\n\u2022On occasion assist with special events at the Consul General’s official residence.
\n\u2022Cooperate with other staff members on JIC projects as required
\n\u2022Handle general Japan-related inquiries (via telephone, email, mail, in-person) from the public in both English and Japanese
\n\u2022Participate in rotating general office duties (toban) such as telephone reception, general e-mail account maintenance and mail delivery.<\/p>\n

Required Qualifications:<\/b><\/p>\n

Successful candidates will possess the following qualifications: <\/em>
\n\u2022Three or more years of related work experience.
\n\u2022A Bachelor’s degree.
\n\u2022Strong communication and writing skills in English
\n\u2022Proficiency in Japanese
\n\u2022Interest in and knowledge of Japanese arts and culture
\n\u2022Proficiency with standard office software, including the MS Office suite and social media.<\/p>\n

Desired Qualifications:<\/b><\/p>\n

Additional desired qualifications for this position include: <\/em>
\n\u2022Experience working in a Japanese office environment.
\n\u2022Experience working with performers, and artists.
\n\u2022Experience with event planning.
\n\u2022Knowledge of Bay Area arts and cultural organizations.<\/p>\n

How To Apply:<\/b>
\nTo apply, please submit a resume and cover letter as a single attachment (either word doc or pdf) by email to steven.goldman@sr.mofa.go.jp<\/a><\/p>\n

Qualified candidates will be contacted directly by JIC staff once applications have been screened. Please, do not call the Consulate General regarding your application status this position.<\/p>\n

Application Deadline:<\/b>
\nAll applications must be received by 5:00pm on Friday July 12, 2013.
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Thanks to JET alum Alexander Peterson (Miyazaki-ken, 2009-12) for sharing this posting. Posted by Kim \u2018Kay\u2019\u00a0 Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email. \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 Position: Cultural Affairs Coordinator Posted by: Consulate General of Japan Type: N\/A Location: San Francisco Salary: Starting […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"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":[3,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pkZ7m-80t","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30781","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\/85"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30781"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30781\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30783,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30781\/revisions\/30783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}