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The Japan-America Society of Pennsylvania
Position Opening: Part-time (ca. 25 hrs/week)
TRIAJE Educational Outreach Coordinator
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The Japan-America Society of Pennsylvania
is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to promoting
greater understanding of Japan and Japanese culture and to
strengthening understanding between the people of Japan and
the US. The Society has received a three year capacity building
grant from the Japan Foundation to coordinate and strengthen
our many educational efforts under one umbrella. The TRIAJE
(Three Rivers Initiative About Japanese Education) Educational
Outreach Coordinator would focus on overseeing three ongoing
programs:
(1) Japan in the Schools, (2) The Japanese Speech and Language
Contest and (3) The Keizai Koho Fellowship Program. The position
requires Japanese fluency.
The part-time position is available immediately
and the hours are flexible. The following is a general description
of the position.
(1) Japan in the Schools
The Coordinator’s primary responsibility will be to
assist responsible school liaisons and Japan in the Schools
volunteers as they give presentations about Japanese life
and culture at local elementary, middle and high schools.
An important part of this job will be to identify successful
outreach efforts and to creatively brainstorm and work with
existing volunteer team to implement new educational initiatives.
He/she will also recruit new volunteers and work with all
volunteers to implement other outreach activities in the community,
such as activity booths at community festivals, story-telling
presentations, and cultural demonstrations. Additional responsibilities
include: correspondence and record-keeping related to outreach
programs; volunteer coordination; event support; and communication
in Japanese.
(2) Japanese Speech and Language Contest
Under the guidance of the JASP Executive Director and the
and the Japan Speech Contest Chairpersons, the Outreach Coordinator
will work with local high school teachers to coordinate all
aspects of programming for this annual contest including:
•Helping to develop questions, and
secure sponsorships, donations and funding
•Overseeing administrative arrangements for the competition,
recruiting volunteers to assist, and preparing the scenario
for the competition
•Preparing Speech Contest’s budget, monitoring
income and expenses and maintaining records
•Helping to oversee event public relations and making
arrangements for giveaway t-shirts, bags, trophies, etc.
•Other duties as needed
(3) Keizai Koho Educator Fellowship Program
In cooperation with the National Association of Japan-America
Societies, coordinate open competition process, respond to
inquiries from prospective candidates, coordinate application
materials, travel documents and flight arrangements with candidates
and perform other duties as needed.
Basic Requirements
• College graduate
• Excellent administrative and time management skills
• Ability to work well in a team setting
• An effective and polite approach and attitude in dealing
with the public
• Excellent communications skills, both written and
spoken, in English and in Japanese
• Basic office and computer skills
• Eligibility to work in the United States
Application Procedures
Interested individuals should email a cover letter, resume,
and the names of two references (with contact information)
to Wendy Bennett, Executive Director, Japan- America Society
of Pennsylvania.
To learn about salary and benefits Contact: wbennett@us-japan.org.
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