Program
Assistant Position
US-Japan
Policy
Openings
for this position vary according to needs.
Please
do not hesitate to apply at any time.
The Asia Policy Point is
looking for an energetic, imaginative, motivated person with
excellent organizational skills, a sense of humor and joie de
vivre who is committed to learning about Japan and US-Japan relations.
We are a small nonprofit research center studying
Japanese and Northeast Asian science, security, foreign, and
public policy. The Project publishes a twice-weekly electronic
newsletter and occasional research reports, as well as holds
briefings and conferences on critical US-Japan issues for the
US policy community. The position is an excellent introduction
to Washington Japan policy environment.
We need a full-time assistant to perform the following
duties:
- Assist Director with scheduling, logistics, travel arrangements,
fundraising and correspondence
- Perform general administrative, computer-related, and bookkeeping
duties
- Oversee member relations and services and maintain membership/Asia
experts databases
- Assist with the editing, production, and mailing of publications
- Monitor issues affecting US policy toward Japanese trade,
technology, and security
- Organize programs for trade, security, and technology officials
- Work with interns and be a flexible general assistant to
a very overworked director
Minimum Job Requirements:
- BA degree in related field (Japan or East Asia) or a background
and deep interest in international politics and/or international
economics. Excellent GPA
- Must be comfortable with a range of computer programs and
the Internet
- Must have had previous Washington-internship experience.
Ability to balance multiple tasks, to be detail oriented, and
to work under pressure and independently
- Japanese language skills a plus, but not necessary. Fluent
English skills
Compensation: Low-to-mid
20s, but experience taken into consideration (room for advancement).
Appropriate benefits.
Please send
cover letter and resume to
Ms.
Mindy Kotler, Director
(202)
822-6040, fax: (202) 822-6044 or
Asia
Policy Point
2000
P Street, NW, Suite 620
Washington,
DC 20036-5915
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