{"id":36873,"date":"2014-11-25T08:44:26","date_gmt":"2014-11-25T12:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=36873"},"modified":"2014-11-25T08:45:46","modified_gmt":"2014-11-25T12:45:46","slug":"job-associate-program-officer-the-japan-foundation-center-for-global-partnership-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2014\/11\/25\/job-associate-program-officer-the-japan-foundation-center-for-global-partnership-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Associate Program Officer – The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (NYC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks to JET alum Renay Loper for sharing this great opening, which is the position that she has held for several years and will be leaving soon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Position<\/i><\/strong>:\u00a0Associate Program Officer<\/span><\/em>
\nPosted by<\/b>:\u00a0The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership<\/em><\/span>
\nLocatio<\/i>n<\/em><\/strong>: New York, NY<\/em><\/span>
\nType<\/strong>:\u00a0Full-time<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Overview:<\/strong><\/div>\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 and Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange and operates fellowship programs to foster individual research and the development of human resources. The Center for Global Partnership (CGP) was founded within the Foundation in 1991 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

The Japan Foundation New<\/span> York has an opening for an Associate Program Officer in<\/span> the Center for Global Partnership\u2019s Grassroots Exchange & Education Program. This program promotes collaboration and exchange between the United States and Japan at the grassroots level as well as supports education about Japan at the K-12 levels in the United States.<\/p>\n

Responsibilities<\/strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Associate Program Officer will report to the Program Director and will contribute to the following:<\/p>\n

1. Grant-making<\/p>\n