{"id":36307,"date":"2014-09-22T13:57:46","date_gmt":"2014-09-22T17:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=36307"},"modified":"2014-09-22T13:57:46","modified_gmt":"2014-09-22T17:57:46","slug":"job-programme-support-assistant-united-nations-university-tokyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2014\/09\/22\/job-programme-support-assistant-united-nations-university-tokyo\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Programme Support Assistant &#8211; United Nations University (Tokyo)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Via Idealist.\u00a0<em>Posted by\u00a0<a style=\"color: #4574a3\" href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/jaymetsutsuse\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Jayme Tsutsuse<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/em><em><strong>(<a style=\"color: #4574a3\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/Kyoto-JET-Alumni-3755092\/about\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kyoto<\/span><\/a>-fu, 2013-2014)<\/strong>, organizer of\u00a0<strong><a style=\"color: #4574a3\" href=\"http:\/\/crossculturalkansai.wordpress.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Cross-Cultural Kansai<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em>. \u00a0<a style=\"color: #4574a3\" href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/?hl=en&amp;fromgroups#%21forum\/jetwitjobs\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Click here<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to join\u00a0the\u00a0<a style=\"color: #4574a3\" href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/?hl=en&amp;fromgroups#%21forum\/jetwitjobs\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">JETwit Jobs Google Group<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and receive job listings even sooner by email.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"color: #252525\" \/>\n<p style=\"color: #252525\"><strong><i>Position<\/i><\/strong><em><span style=\"color: #000000\">:\u00a0Programme Support Assistant<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><b>Posted by<\/b>:\u00a0United Nations University\u00a0<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><i>Locatio<\/i><em>n<\/em><\/strong><em>:\u00a0Tokyo, Japan<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><em>Type<\/em><\/strong><em>: Full-time\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #252525\"><strong>Overview:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) is a new UNU institute, created in January 2014 by consolidating the former UNU Institute of Advanced Studies and UNU Institute for Sustainability and Peace (UNU-ISP). It is based at UNU Headquarters in Tokyo. The mission of UNU-IAS is to serve the international community through policy relevant research and capacity development focused on sustainability, including its social, economic and environmental dimensions. UNU-IAS builds on a strong tradition of UNU research and capacity development in Japan, undertaken in collaboration with a global network of professionals and scholars, particularly in Africa and Asia. (For more information please visit\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0080cc\" href=\"http:\/\/ias.unu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">http:\/\/ias.unu.edu<\/a>.)<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Under the overall supervision of the UNU-IAS Director, the Programme Support Assistant shall perform the following tasks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provide support for the UNU-IAS Capacity Development activities, which will include coordination of the UNU Global Seminar Shonan Session and short-term training courses organized in Japan.<\/li>\n<li>Assist in other day-to-day operations, such as processing various procurements and travels.<\/li>\n<li>Assist the Capacity Development Assistant with JSPS Fellows-related assignments.<\/li>\n<li>Provide administrative support for external grants, in particular those from the Japanese ministries, foundation and other donor agencies, and prepare accounting and financial reports as required.<\/li>\n<li>Maintain supporting documents and filing for the projects.<\/li>\n<li>In assisting administrative work, liaise closely with UNU Administrative Office.<\/li>\n<li>Perform any other duties as may be assigned or required by the Programme Director.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Requirements:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bachelor&#8217;s degree in Business Administration, Public Administration or related fields of study with at least 2 years of work experience in office administration or related duties.<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge or background in Environmental Science, Development, Social Sciences, Public Policy or a related discipline would be desirable.<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge and working experience of organization of conferences, logistical and financial arrangements is preferable. Work experience in international organizations is an asset.<\/li>\n<li>Excellent communication skills with proficiency in both oral and written English and Japanese.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to prioritize tasks, to complete them within a limited time frame and to handle multiple concurrent activities.<\/li>\n<li>A good team player with strong inter-personal skills, demonstrated by the ability to work in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Duration of Contract:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is full-time employment on a Personnel Service Agreement (PSA) with UNU-IAS. Initial appointment will be for one (1) year, with the possibility of renewal subject to satisfactory work performance, with the combined duration of appointments not exceeding six (6) years.<\/p>\n<p>This is a locally recruited post; no relocation expenses or allowances apply. The successful candidate will be employed under a local contract and will not hold international civil servant status nor be a &#8220;staff member&#8221; as defined in the United Nations Staff Rules and Regulations. UNU does not sponsor a working visa for this position.<\/p>\n<p>Applications from suitably qualified women candidates are particularly encouraged.<\/p>\n<p>For full details on this position, please visit the UNU website\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0080cc\" href=\"http:\/\/unu.edu\/about\/hr\/administrative\/programme-support-assistant-3.html#overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">listing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Apply:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Interested applicants should submit their applications by email (to\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0080cc\" href=\"mailto:2014iaspsacd@unu.edu\">2014iaspsacd@unu.edu<\/a>), and must include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a cover letter setting out how the qualifications and experience match the requirements of the position;<\/li>\n<li>a curriculum vitae and a completed and signed\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0080cc\" href=\"http:\/\/unu.edu\/about\/unu-services\/hr\/applying-for-a-position#files\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">UNU Personal History (P.11)<\/a>. Please avoid using similar forms provided by other United Nations organizations;<\/li>\n<li>full contact information of three (3) referees (UNU-IAS will directly contact the referees in the event that the candidate is shortlisted); and<\/li>\n<li>an indication of the reference number of the vacancy announcement (2014\/UNU\/IAS\/PSA\/PSA\/56).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please note that applications received after the closing date will not be considered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Via Idealist.\u00a0Posted by\u00a0Jayme Tsutsuse\u00a0(Kyoto-fu, 2013-2014), organizer of\u00a0Cross-Cultural Kansai. \u00a0Click here\u00a0to join\u00a0the\u00a0JETwit Jobs Google Group\u00a0and receive job listings even sooner by email. Position:\u00a0Programme Support Assistant Posted by:\u00a0United Nations University\u00a0 Location:\u00a0Tokyo, Japan Type: Full-time\u00a0 Overview: The United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) is a new UNU institute, created in January 2014 by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":111,"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":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36307","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-9rB","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36307","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\/111"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36307"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36308,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36307\/revisions\/36308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}