{"id":44517,"date":"2019-04-24T10:30:01","date_gmt":"2019-04-24T14:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=44517"},"modified":"2020-02-21T18:09:56","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T22:09:56","slug":"job-associate-program-officer-the-japan-foundation-new-york-ny-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2019\/04\/24\/job-associate-program-officer-the-japan-foundation-new-york-ny-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Associate Program Officer &#8211; The Japan Foundation (New York, NY, USA)"},"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>\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-US\">Associate Program Officer for the Arts and Cultural Exchange<\/span><\/em><em><br \/>\n<strong>Posted by: <\/strong><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">The Japan Foundation<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>New York, NY, USA<br \/>\n<strong>Contract:<\/strong>\u00a0Full-Time<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a job sent directly from The Japan Foundation, New York:<\/p>\n<p>Established by the Japanese government in 1972, the Japan Foundation\u2019s mission is to promote international cultural exchange and mutual understanding between Japan and other countries. The Japan Foundation\u2019s activities consist of three major programs:\u00a0<strong>1) Arts &amp; Cultural Exchange;<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>2) Japanese-Language Education Overseas;<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>3) Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>For more information, please visit our websites at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jfny.org\/\">www.jfny.org<\/a>and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpf.go.jp\/\">www.jpf.go.jp<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Description:\u00a0<\/strong>The Japan Foundation, New York seeks an Associate Program Officer for the Arts and Cultural Exchange program. This program promotes the introduction of Japanese arts and culture as well as exchanges between Japan and the United States through various fields of arts and culture. This position will report to the Program Director of Arts and Cultural Exchange.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li>Assist in the implementation of the Japan Foundation\u2019s programs, with a particular focus on, but not limited to, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Film, Literature and Cultural Events.<\/li>\n<li>Manage the grant programs in Arts and Cultural Exchange by processing applications, maintaining program files and documents, and communicating with prospective applicants and grantees.<\/li>\n<li>Coordinate logistics for in-house meetings as well as public events by planning venues, catering, transportation, audio\/visual equipment, materials, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Create program materials and publications (e.g. newsletters, fliers, and webpages) and assist in the proofreading of documents.<\/li>\n<li>Conduct outreach activities and site visits throughout the United States as a representative of the Japan Foundation.<\/li>\n<li>Collaborate and correspond with program staff at the Japan Foundation Tokyo Headquarters.<\/li>\n<li>Perform other duties and additional responsibilities as directed.<!--more--><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Required Qualifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li>Bachelor\u2019s degree. Master\u2019s degree or equivalent work experience preferred.<\/li>\n<li>Legal authorization to work in the United States.<\/li>\n<li>Fluency, in oral and written communication skills in both English and Japanese; translation ability preferred.<\/li>\n<li>Willingness and ability to travel and attend occasional weekend events (travel is approximately several weeks\/year)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>A strong candidate will also possess:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li>Superior written and verbal communication skills<\/li>\n<li>Excellent analytical and organizational skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to multi-task<\/li>\n<li>Experience with and\/or interest in international cultural exchange<\/li>\n<li>Experience with grant management and\/or familiarity with institutions of Japanese arts and culture<\/li>\n<li>Understanding of Japanese arts and culture, and experience of living in Japan<\/li>\n<li>Proficiency in Microsoft Office software and social media<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Salary and Benefits:\u00a0<\/strong>Salary commensurate with experience. Benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage, paid vacation and sick leave, etc.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Job Commencement:\u00a0<\/strong>June 10, 2019 (or as soon as possible)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>To apply:\u00a0<\/strong>Please\u00a0email a cover letter, resume, and one-page writing sample in English to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:job-opening@jfny.org\">job-opening@jfny.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Deadline:<\/strong>\u00a0<u>May 15, 2019 at 10:00 AM (U.S. Eastern Standard Time)<\/u>. Qualified candidates will be invited for an interview.<\/p>\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:\u00a0Associate Program Officer for the Arts and Cultural Exchange Posted by: The Japan Foundation Location:\u00a0New York, NY, USA Contract:\u00a0Full-Time Here&#8217;s a job sent directly from The Japan Foundation, New York: Established by the Japanese government in 1972, the Japan Foundation\u2019s mission [&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-44517","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-bA1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44517","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=44517"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44519,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44517\/revisions\/44519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}