The Consulate General of Japan in Atlanta is accepting applications for an executive assistant to the Consul General.
According to the Consulate, the applicant must be a native English speaker who has exemplary written and verbal skills. The applicant must have experience working with high-level executives and strong computer skills, especially with Microsoft Office software, including MS access.
In addition, the applicant must have a working knowledge of Atlanta social events and cultural life, as well as familiarity with local VIPs. The applicant must be able to work in cross-cultural environments with different customs and protocol.
The position’s general duties include managing the Consul General’s schedule and correspondence, helping maintain the office database by updating contacts’ information via MS Access, and staying in touch with VIPs in each of the district states. The Consulate’s jurisdiction includes Alabama, Georgia, North and South Carolina and Virginia.
The executive assistant is to be responsible for keeping track of social events in Atlanta, including having a knowledge of the city’s cultural events, popular restaurants – Japanese and otherwise.
The applicant must be capable of serving as a facilitator to help the Consul General, who acts as the ranking Japanese diplomat in the Southeast, in representing the best interests of Japan.
Georgia has had 14 Japanese Consuls General since the Consulate General was opened in 1974. The most recent, Takuji Hanatani, served from 2008-2012 and currently is working for the Diet, Japan’s national legislature. A new Consul General for the Southeast is expected to arrive in the near future.
The Consulate General based in Atlanta is a diplomatic mission that works to further relations between Japan and the Southeast.
Interested candidates should email a copy of their resume to seimu@aa.mofa.go.jp
