{"id":43430,"date":"2018-07-11T10:30:50","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T14:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=43430"},"modified":"2018-07-10T13:38:30","modified_gmt":"2018-07-10T17:38:30","slug":"job-administrative-assistant-embassy-of-japan-washington-dc-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2018\/07\/11\/job-administrative-assistant-embassy-of-japan-washington-dc-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Administrative 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>\u00a0Administrative Assistant, Finance 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 sent to us 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 Administrative Assistant. This individual is primarily responsible for secretarial work: assisting and supporting a wide range of activities of diplomats in the Finance Section. Please see below for a detailed listing of responsibilities.<\/p>\n<div>\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 basic monthly 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. Screening will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Only successful candidates will be contacted. All candidates will be requested to submit their background check information.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Manage the schedules and daily activities for diplomats in the Finance Section<\/li>\n<li>Make appointments, develop itineraries, coordinate transportation and accommodation for diplomats and guests, answer phone calls and other administrative duties<\/li>\n<li>Drafting, editing, and\/or proofreading letters, documents, and correspondence in English<\/li>\n<li>Taking notes at meetings, events or seminars<\/li>\n<li>Maintain and update a contact list database<\/li>\n<li>Help to organize receptions, cultural events, meetings, and seminars<\/li>\n<li>Support the research regarding finance issues including monitoring daily news and press releases<\/li>\n<li>Assist in the relocation of diplomats<\/li>\n<li>Other responsibilities as needed and appropriate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Required and Preferred Qualifications:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fluent in English, Japanese ability 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><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>How to apply:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>E-mail your\u00a0<strong>resume<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>cover letter<\/strong>\u00a0to:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:financerecruit2018@ws.mofa.go.jp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">financerecruit2018@ws.mofa.go.jp<\/a>\u00a0<strong>by\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">July 31st<\/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:\u00a0Administrative Assistant, Finance Section Posted by: Embassy of Japan Location: Washington, DC Contract:\u00a0Full-Time Here&#8217;s a job sent to us directly from the Embassy of Japan: The Embassy of Japan is seeking a highly motivated, team-oriented individual for the position of Administrative [&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-43430","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-biu","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43430","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=43430"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43430\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43431,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43430\/revisions\/43431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}