{"id":40309,"date":"2016-09-27T08:41:37","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T12:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=40309"},"modified":"2016-09-27T08:41:37","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T12:41:37","slug":"job-country-director-walking-tree-travel-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2016\/09\/27\/job-country-director-walking-tree-travel-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Country Director – Walking Tree Travel (Japan)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Posted by\u00a0Sydney Sparrow<\/strong>, an ALT currently living in Toyota City<\/em>.\u00a0Click here<\/a><\/span>\u00a0to join\u00a0the\u00a0JETwit Jobs Google Group<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and receive job listings\u00a0even sooner\u00a0by email.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Position: <\/b>Country Director<\/em><\/span>
\nPosted by: <\/b>Walking Tree Travel<\/em><\/span>
\nLocation:\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0Tokyo, Japan (Preferred)<\/em><\/span>
\nContract:\u00a0<\/b>Full-Time<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Walking Tree Travel is a student travel company based in Denver, Colorado. We have an immediate opening <\/span>as Country Director based in Japan. Please check out the below description and if interested.<\/span><\/p>\n

Walking Tree maintains a Country Director in each of our host countries to help organize, prepare for and manage our programs. We are looking to hire a Country Director in Japan . The job is seasonal with very flexible hours, offering a great way to make a supplemental income. Specifically, the Country Director would be in charge of helping to establish and conceptualize the program, find service providers, make necessary reservations for hotels and transportation, talk to interested participants, make contact, interview, and prepare potential homestay communities, make preparations for excursions and service projects (when applicable), and be on call and occasionally with the group while any program is in-country, among other duties. Essentially, you would be our go-to person for all things in <\/span>country.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Our goal is to inspire individuals to become global citizens by taking an active interest in the world around them. We hope to achieve this goal by providing unforgettable programs filled with challenging and enriching adventures. Walking Tree stands for a more open, curious and compassionate form of travel. We facilitate meaningful cross-cultural interactions that allow our travelers to participate and recognize the similarities among people instead of fearing the differences. Rather than a typical tour, our programs are designed for a proactive, select group of travelers who seek an authentic international experience and the opportunity to affect change in the world community. <\/span><\/p>\n

Learn more at\u00a0www.walkingtree.org<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The ideal candidate will be a person who lives permanently (or at least the vast majority of the year) in Japan, has a profound understanding of the culture and language, and speaks at least English and Japanese fluently. He or she is someone who has worked with young adults, traveled extensively in Japan, and supports the ideals of community service and cultural exploration. The individual is organized, self-motivated,\u00a0and has access to reliable transportation, email,\u00a0and phone, comfortable with budgeting with excel, and has a flexible schedule. Finally, we are looking for someone who is fun-loving, passionate about the transformative power of international travel and who works well within a team.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

THE COMPENSATION (in USD)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n