{"id":38368,"date":"2015-08-26T08:13:54","date_gmt":"2015-08-26T12:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=38368"},"modified":"2015-08-26T08:16:25","modified_gmt":"2015-08-26T12:16:25","slug":"job-mansfield-fellow-the-maureen-and-mike-mansfield-foundation-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2015\/08\/26\/job-mansfield-fellow-the-maureen-and-mike-mansfield-foundation-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Mansfield Fellow &#8211; The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation (Japan)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>Posted by\u00a0<strong>Sydney Sparrow<\/strong>,\u00a0curriculum and\u00a0content developer for a\u00a0real estate school<\/em><em>\u00a0based in Virginia.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/?hl=en&amp;fromgroups#%21forum\/jetwitjobs\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a><\/span>\u00a0to join\u00a0the\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/?hl=en&amp;fromgroups#%21forum\/jetwitjobs\" target=\"_blank\">JETwit Jobs Google Group<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and receive job listings even sooner by email.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><strong>Position:<\/strong>\u00a0Mansfield Fellow<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><strong>Posted By:\u00a0<\/strong>The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><strong>Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Japan<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><strong>Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Full Time, 1-Year\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Summary:\u00a0<\/strong>The Mansfield Fellowship Program is now recruiting for next year&#8217;s Fellows to live and work in Japan. If you work in the federal government and have an interest in Japan, this program is for you!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The Mansfield Fellowship Program\u2014named after Mike Mansfield, former U.S. ambassador to Japan, U.S. Senate majority leader, and U.S. congressman from Montana\u2014is a first-of-its-kind program for the United States and Japan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The Mansfield Fellowship Program has been restructured for the upcoming year to allow ten Fellows to participate in a one-year program in Japan.\u00a0 The shorter program duration is expected to increase the number of Fellows who are able to participate and preserves the principles behind the program and the features that make it a unique professional career development opportunity for U.S. federal government employees.\u00a0 Please <a href=\"http:\/\/mansfieldfdn.org\/mfdn2011\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Mans_fellows_2013_final.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;text-decoration: underline\">click here<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0to see more detailed information in the Mansfield Fellowship Program brochure.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The restructured Mansfield Fellowship Program includes a seven-week\u00a0homestay and intensive Japanese language program\u00a0in Ishikawa Prefecture and\u00a0ten months of professional placements in Tokyo.\u00a0During the year in Japan, Fellows will develop an in-depth understanding of the Government of Japan (GOJ) and its policymaking process and establish relationships with their counterparts in GOJ and the business, professional and academic communities.\u00a0 After completing the program, the Fellows are required to serve at least two additional years in the federal government, where it is anticipated they will continue to work on projects involving Japan issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The Mansfield Fellowship Program is administered by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation, with the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, as grantor.\u00a0 The program receives significant in-kind support from the government of Japan and the Ishikawa Prefectural Government.\u00a0 Additional support comes from corporate sponsors and foundations.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><!--more--><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Program Objectives and Benefits:\u00a0<\/strong>The Mansfield Fellowship Program was established by the U.S. Congress in 1994 to build a corps of U.S. federal government employees with proficiency in the Japanese language and practical, firsthand knowledge about Japan and its government.\u00a0 Through their placements, Fellows develop networks of contacts in Japan and an understanding of the political, economic and strategic dimensions of the U.S.-Japan relationship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Mansfield Fellowship Program alumni have skills, contacts and expertise that facilitate their agencies\u2019 work on Japan-related programs and policies. They return to federal service with a deep, practical understanding of Japan, including knowledge of:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">The Japanese language;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Government of Japan policies, including how the government addresses issues in Fellows\u2019 professional fields;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Japanese decision making, including how their counterpart agencies in Japan are organized and make decisions; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Japanese society and culture.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Alumni Fellows have direct responsibility for a wide variety of Japan issues, provide counsel to their agencies on Japan-related matters and help expedite the resolution of issues involving Japan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Homestay and Language Training:\u00a0<\/strong>Fellows begin the program with a seven-week course of intensive Japanese language study in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.\u00a0 \u00a0This immersion program\u2014which includes a homestay, cultural activities, and professional site visits\u2014improves the Fellows\u2019 Japanese speaking and listening skills and builds their confidence in using Japanese.\u00a0 It also introduces the Fellows to Japanese culture outside Tokyo and helps them adjust to living in Japan. At the conclusion of the homestay, Fellows move to Tokyo to begin their placements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Placements:\u00a0<\/strong>Following the Ishikawa Prefecture language training, Fellows travel to Tokyo to begin ten months of placements, further language training, and supplemental education programs and study tours.\u00a0 In their placements, Fellows work full-time with their Japanese colleagues on issues relevant to their professional expertise and provide their perspective while learning from their Japanese counterparts.\u00a0 Given that ministries and agencies have overlapping jurisdiction over certain issues, some Fellows may work in more than one government office during the year in Japan. In addition, Fellows have benefited from the perspective gained by working in the offices of Japanese National Diet (parliament) members and private companies and may participate in a two-week administrative training program provided for Japanese mid-career level civil servants.\u00a0 Placement details are negotiated with the government of Japan prior to moving to Tokyo and begin with a detailed placement plan included in the program application.\u00a0 This plan will be tailored to the interests of Fellows and their agencies and will be considered by Embassy of Japan attaches in Washington, D.C., Japan\u2019s National Personnel Authority, and the agencies where Fellows request to be placed.\u00a0 In addition to their placements, Fellows participate in a morning language class provided once a week and funded by the government of Japan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Continuing Education Program:\u00a0<\/strong>To broaden their perspectives on Japan, expand their network of contacts and establish a context for their professional work, the Fellows are required to participate in a continuing education program that includes monthly meetings and small group discussions (kenkyukai) with Japanese leaders and Japan experts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>GOJ-Provided Activities:\u00a0<\/strong>Fellows may attend a mandatory two-week administrative training program, which the National Personnel Authority provides for\u00a0mid-level civil servants and makes available for the Fellows. While in Japan, Fellows also must attend language training classes once each week and participate in a GOJ study tour to locations outside of Tokyo.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Return to U.S. Agencies<\/strong>:\u00a0Following the year in Japan, Fellows are required to return to U.S. federal government service for a minimum of two years. It is expected that agencies sending officials to the program will use Fellows\u2019 expertise and network of contacts to benefit the agency in Japan-related work.\u00a0 As alumni, Fellows participate in Foundation-sponsored professional development activities and programs and are expected to participate in educational outreach programs and assist the Foundation in the recruiting, training and orientation of new Fellows.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Application: <\/strong>Pleas<\/span>e <a href=\"http:\/\/mansfieldfdn.org\/program\/exchanges\/fellowships\/applicants\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #0000ff\">click here<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000\">to read the eligibility qualifications\u00a0for this position as well as complete the application.\u00a0If you have any questions, please contact Joshua Archer at<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"mailto:jarcher@mansfieldfdn.org\" target=\"_blank\">jarcher@mansfieldfdn.org<\/a><\/span>.<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posted by\u00a0Sydney Sparrow,\u00a0curriculum and\u00a0content developer for a\u00a0real estate school\u00a0based in Virginia.\u00a0Click here\u00a0to join\u00a0the\u00a0JETwit Jobs Google Group\u00a0and receive job listings even sooner by email. Position:\u00a0Mansfield Fellow Posted By:\u00a0The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation Location:\u00a0Japan Status:\u00a0Full Time, 1-Year\u00a0 Summary:\u00a0The Mansfield Fellowship Program is now recruiting for next year&#8217;s Fellows to live and work in Japan. 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