{"id":41206,"date":"2017-04-04T09:51:33","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T13:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=41206"},"modified":"2017-04-04T09:51:33","modified_gmt":"2017-04-04T13:51:33","slug":"job-program-assistantassociate-social-science-research-council-tokyo-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2017\/04\/04\/job-program-assistantassociate-social-science-research-council-tokyo-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Program Assistant\/Associate &#8211; Social Science Research Council (Tokyo, Japan)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>Posted by\u00a0<strong>Sydney Sparrow<\/strong>, an ALT currently living in Toyota City<\/em><em>.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/?hl=en&amp;fromgroups#%21forum\/jetwitjobs\">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\">JETwit Jobs Google Group<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and receive job listings\u00a0even sooner\u00a0by email.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><b>P<\/b><b>osition: <\/b>Program Assistant\/Associate, Abe Fellowship Program Tokyo Office<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><strong>Posted by:\u00a0<\/strong>Social Science Research Council<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><strong>Locati<\/strong><strong>on: <\/strong>Tokyo, Japan<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><strong>Co<span style=\"color: #000000\">ntract:<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0Full-Time<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Here&#8217;s a job via Idealist:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>DESCRIPTION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The Social Science Research Council seeks a program assistant for its Abe Fellowship Program in its office in Tokyo, Japan. Working with the Program Manager, the assistant will be responsible for supporting the day-to-day operation of the office.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Description<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is an independent, international, nonprofit organization devoted to the advancement of interdisciplinary research in the social sciences through a wide variety of workshops and conferences, fellowships and grants, summer training institutes, scholarly exchanges, research, and publications.\u00a0For more information, please visit our website:<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ssrc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.ssrc.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>T<span style=\"color: #000000\">he SSRC seeks a Program Assistant\/Associate for its Tokyo office. This hire would be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Abe Fellowship Program under the supervision of the Program Manager in the Tokyo Office.\u00a0The Abe Fellowship Program encourages international multidisciplinary research on topics of pressing global concern. The program fosters the development of a new generation of researchers interested in policy-relevant topics and willing to become key members of a bilateral and global research network. In partnership with the SSRC, the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP) established the Abe Fellowship Program as its flagship program in 1991.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><!--more--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Qualifications<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Bachelor of arts or science degree.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Fluency in English and proficiency in Japanese (language and culture) required. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Experience in an academic or nonprofit environment preferred.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Excellent written and oral communication skills.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Excellent organizational skills, with strong attention to detail.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"> Self-motivation and ability to work independently as well as with a team within a professional office environment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, database work, and Internet applications.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Previous administrative experience a plus.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Responsibilities<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Support Abe Fellowship Program Manager with <\/span>administration<span style=\"color: #000000\"> of the program.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Perform administrative tasks including, but not limited to, maintaining program files and documents, preparing meeting materials, and updating program websites and databases.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Manage logistics for domestic and international program-related events.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Arrange outreach activities, create program materials, and assist with marketing strategy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Liaise with the <\/span>funder<span style=\"color: #000000\">, program committee members, and fellows.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Process expenditures and reimbursements for program accounting, and submit accounting reports.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Correspond and cooperate with Abe Program staff in the New York office.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Other duties and additional responsibilities and projects as directed, depending upon interest and capacity.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000\">HOW TO APPLY<\/span><\/h4>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ssrc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.ssrc.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">For further information or to apply, please send cover letter, resume\/CV, and a writing sample in PDF format to\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:applications@ssrc.org\" target=\"_blank\">applications@ssrc.org<\/a>. <span style=\"color: #000000\">Please include \u201cAbe Program Assistant Tokyo Office\u201d in the subject field.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>The Social Science Research Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000\">PROFESSIONAL LEVEL<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">None specified<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000\">MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIRED<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">No requirement<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posted by\u00a0Sydney Sparrow, an ALT currently living in Toyota City.\u00a0Click here\u00a0to join\u00a0the\u00a0JETwit Jobs Google Group\u00a0and receive job listings\u00a0even sooner\u00a0by email. Position: Program Assistant\/Associate, Abe Fellowship Program Tokyo Office Posted by:\u00a0Social Science Research Council Location: Tokyo, Japan Contract:\u00a0Full-Time Here&#8217;s a job via Idealist: DESCRIPTION Summary The Social Science Research Council seeks a program assistant for its [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":141,"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_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},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41206","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-aIC","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41206","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\/141"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41206"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41207,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41206\/revisions\/41207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}