{"id":43146,"date":"2018-05-10T13:00:33","date_gmt":"2018-05-10T17:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=43146"},"modified":"2018-05-10T10:25:30","modified_gmt":"2018-05-10T14:25:30","slug":"job-executive-assistant-embassy-of-japan-washington-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2018\/05\/10\/job-executive-assistant-embassy-of-japan-washington-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Executive Assistant &#8211; Embassy of Japan (Washington, DC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Posted by\u00a0<strong>Sydney Sparrow.<\/strong><\/em><em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/?hl=en&amp;fromgroups#%21forum\/jetwitjobs\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to join\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/?hl=en&amp;fromgroups#%21forum\/jetwitjobs\">JETwit Jobs Google Group<\/a>\u00a0and receive job listings\u00a0even sooner\u00a0by email.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><b>Job Title:<\/b> Executive Assistant,\u00a0Congressional Affairs Section<b><br \/>\n<strong>Posted by: <\/strong><\/b>Embassy of Japan<b><br \/>\n<strong>Location: <\/strong><\/b>Washington DC<br \/>\n<strong>Contract:<\/strong>\u00a0Full-Time<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a job received directly from the Embassy of Japan:<\/p>\n<p>The Embassy of Japan is seeking a highly motivated, team-oriented individual for the position of Executive Assistant for Congressional Affairs at Congressional Affairs Section. This individual is primarily responsible for secretarial duties for the Minister and diplomats in the Congressional Affairs Section. Please see below for a detailed listing of responsibilities.<\/p>\n<p>The Embassy offers group health insurance coverage, paid vacation and sick leave. Working hours are\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">9:00 am \u2013 5:30 pm<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Monday<\/span><\/span>\u00a0through\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Friday<\/span><\/span>, with lunch time receptionist duty once a month and the occasional weeknight and\/or weekend event (paid overtime). Salary is commensurate with experience. The minimum monthly base salary for this position is USD 3,000.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Please note:<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0Candidates must be a U.S. citizen or a U.S. green card holder or those who are married to a U.S. citizen. Screening will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Only successful candidates will be contacted. Successful candidates will be requested to submit their background check information.<\/em><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Manage the schedulers and daily activities of the Minister and diplomats in the Congressional Affairs Section<\/li>\n<li>Make appointments, develop itineraries, coordinate transportation for diplomats and guests, and draft letters or other materials<\/li>\n<li>Draft, proofread and edit correspondence for the Minister and other diplomats<\/li>\n<li>Organize events, seminars and meetings for Congressional members and staffers<\/li>\n<li>Attend seminars, congressional hearing, etc. to update diplomats on the current situation in Congress<\/li>\n<li>Other responsibilities as needed and appropriate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Required and Preferred Qualifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fluent in English; Bilingual Japanese \/English preferred<\/li>\n<li>Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)<\/li>\n<li>Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment<\/li>\n<li>Flexibility and resourcefulness<\/li>\n<li>Bachelor\u2019s degree or equivalent experience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How to apply:\u00a0<\/strong>E-mail your\u00a0<strong>resume<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>cover letter<\/strong>\u00a0to:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:application@ws.mofa.go.jp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">application@ws.mofa.go.jp<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0<strong><span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Monday, May 14, 2018<\/span><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>*Please no phone calls. Due to the high volume of resumes we receive, we cannot guarantee consideration of your application if the submission instructions are not properly followed.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posted by\u00a0Sydney Sparrow.\u00a0Click here\u00a0to join\u00a0the\u00a0JETwit Jobs Google Group\u00a0and receive job listings\u00a0even sooner\u00a0by email. Job Title: Executive Assistant,\u00a0Congressional Affairs Section Posted by: Embassy of Japan Location: Washington DC Contract:\u00a0Full-Time Here&#8217;s a job received directly from the Embassy of Japan: The Embassy of Japan is seeking a highly motivated, team-oriented individual for the position of Executive Assistant [&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_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-43146","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-bdU","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43146","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=43146"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43147,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43146\/revisions\/43147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}