Institution: U.S.-Japan Council
Location: Washington, D.C.
Education requirements: No requirement
Job function: Administration
Areas of focus: International cooperation, International relations
Type: Full time

Responsibilities: The Administrative Assistant will be an integral part of a rapidly growing 501(c)3 nonprofit membership organization focused on U.S.-Japan relations. The U.S.-Japan Council’s activities include organizing national and regional events, creating network infrastructure, and implementing exchange programs that promote people-to-people connections for a strong U.S.-Japan relationship. (www.usjapancouncil.org).

The position will have primary responsibility for office administrative operations in the Washington, D.C. headquarters’ office including bookkeeping, office management, and organizational support for the President, Board of Directors and Board of Councilors, and some program support. The position requires an individual who is flexible, able to multi-task and prioritize, takes initiative, well- organized, able to plan and meet deadlines and is comfortable working independently and as part of a team.

Additional Qualifications
Applicants with an interest in U.S.-Japan and Asia relations and Japanese language ability (written, oral) are strongly encouraged to apply. Experience working with nonprofit organizations is helpful, as are familiarity with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Salesforce.com and other databases, filing and office organizing systems.

For full posting and to apply, see original posting on idealist.org.