Institution: Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA
Location: Washington, DC
Education: BA
Application deadline: October 10, 2014

Job description
Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA (SPFUSA) is a 501c3 non-profit located in Washington, DC involved in U.S.-Japan relations, providing conferences and seminars, think tank analysis, people-to-people exchanges and coordination of high-level dialogue between the two countries through our in-house and grant-giving programs. SPFUSA is independent from but works closely with our sister foundation in Tokyo, Sasakawa Peace Foundation.

SPFUSA seeks an entry-level Program Assistant to provide programmatic and administrative support to the Senior Program Officer and Director of Programs in all program functions, including preparation and evaluation of program proposals, event planning, execution and follow-up, and internal and external coordination and communications. The Program Assistant is a member of the quickly growing Programs team led by the Chairman and CEO and Director for Programs, and works with Research and Outreach Program Officers, Media Relations Coordinator, Outreach Coordinator, and the Administrative office.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field (Japanese Studies, International Relations, History, Political Science, or area studies relevant to Japan and Asia)
• Strong written and oral communications skills (English language)
• Knowledge of and demonstrated interest in U.S-Japan relations
• Attention to detail and ability to multi-task
• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Authorization to work in the US (non-US citizens must possess work authorization that does not require employer sponsorship for a visa)

Preferred Skills

• Proficiency in written and oral Japanese
• Administrative support experience
• Experience in non-profit programs and event planning

Responsibilities

• Assist in drafting SPFUSA program proposals and documents
• Assist in evaluating incoming proposals and documents from external organizations
• Assist in formulating project budgets and tracking expenditure of funds
• Provide administrative and programmatic support to the Program Officers as directed by the Senior Program Officer and Director of Programs
• Research information as requested by the senior members of the Program team on potential project partners, current developments in U.S.-Japan relations and SPFUSA research areas
• Help organize conferences, roundtables and other events on U.S-Japan relations in and outside of Washington, D.C. Travel as needed
• Help organize visits to Japan by American scholars and practitioners or visits to the United States by Japanese scholars and practitioners as part of SPFUSA’s outreach programs. Travel as needed
• Supervise program interns

Application details at Idealist.org.