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via Lever posted_at: 21 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
CIC is seeking a Japan Desk Assistant Director to support the growing Japan Desk initiative based in Cambridge, MA. This person will supervise team members and report to Jessy LeClair, Director, CIC Japan Desk, overseeing operations for Japan Desk initiatives. ABOUT CIC... CIC is an award-winning, global leader in building and operating innovation communities. Founded in 1999 in Cambridge, MA. CIC is one of the first companies to offer flexible CIC is seeking a Japan Desk Assistant Director to support the growing Japan Desk initiative based in Cambridge, MA. This person will supervise team members and report to Jessy LeClair, Director, CIC Japan Desk, overseeing operations for Japan Desk initiatives.

ABOUT CIC...

CIC is an award-winning, global leader in building and operating innovation communities. Founded in 1999 in Cambridge, MA. CIC is one of the first companies to offer flexible office space and coworking options, providing a platform for the world’s most impactful entrepreneurs to innovate better and faster.

We have locations in Boston, Cambridge, Philadelphia, Providence, Rotterdam, St. Louis, Warsaw, and Tokyo and are growing into other cities, within the US and abroad. CIC has supported over 8,000 startups, growth companies, and branches of larger organizations, representing for-profit, mission-driven, and non-profit sectors across a wide array of industries. CIC co-founded a number of mission-aligned organizations including Venture Café, CIC’s primary non-profit programming partner, and CIC Health, offering COVID-19 testing services to companies and the public.

We invite you to explore all our openings and learn more about our teams here.

ABOUT CIC’S JAPAN DESK

CIC’s mission is to make the world better by helping create powerful innovation ecosystems, and we believe a way to do this is by building connections between innovation ecosystems of different nations. CIC has chosen to focus on the particularly high-potential opportunity of deepening relations between Japanese and American innovators, given the size of both countries' economies as well as the significant cultural and language barriers that exist between them.

Accordingly, in 2016, CIC inaugurated the Japan Desk. The Japan Desk is CIC’s Boston-based touchpoint for Japanese and Japan-adjacent companies. In partnership with the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) and the Consulate General of Japan to Boston, among others, we support the work of Japanese CIC clients in the Greater Boston Area. This support includes making introductions to key players in the Boston innovation ecosystem, giving Japanese-language tours, providing briefing services for companies seeking to establish a presence in Massachusetts, and encouraging Boston-based startups to explore the Japan market.

YOUR DAY-TO-DAY WORK

As the Japan Desk Assistant Director, you will provide senior-level oversight for a portfolio of Japan Desk projects, including acceleration programs sponsored by various Japanese government agencies, innovation events, delegation tours, and more. Reporting to the Director of the Japan Desk, you will directly manage team members and oversee the operations for existing Japan Desk initiatives.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing and developing direct reports, including training and general team management, as well as Japan Desk program management for multiple projects simultaneously. Dotted line management support of other Japan Desk team members is also expected.

• Developing and implementing systems to improve team communication and increase workflow efficiency across multiple projects.

• Representing CIC at onsite and offsite programs, events, tours and speaking opportunities, often in place of the head of the Japan Desk.

• Representing Japan Desk needs (and therefore the voice of our clients and partners) internally to other CIC departments and across CIC locations. Specifically, you may be working with Marketing and Finance at CIC HQ, as well as relevant teams at CIC Tokyo, to ensure a healthy relationship between all departments, overall function of the site, and cross-site functionality.

• Be fluent in CIC's office space product offering and able to partner with the CIC Relationship Management team on office space tours as needed.

• Prioritizing needs and assigning projects amongst Japan Desk team members. Supporting project tracking and delivery and reprioritizing as demands necessitate.

• Overseeing client/partner issues escalated from Japan Desk Manager/Coordinator-level team members.

• Overseeing ongoing management and delivery of previous projects, smaller-scale projects with the head of the Japan Desk originating partnerships and/or overseeing larger projects / new projects.

• Reporting to the Director of the Japan Desk, owning responsibility for system management deliverables for up to three partnership contracts per year.

ABOUT YOU

The ideal candidate will possess the following characteristics:

• Strong relationship-building and communication skills, with stakeholders ranging from solo entrepreneurs to government authorities to large corporations.

• Passion for startups, innovation, and entrepreneurship and excellent instincts as a connector/networker.

• Strong ability to maintain partner relationships.

• Clear and professional communication, with the ability to adjust communication style depending on the audience and cultural context.

• Able to to prioritize, delegate, and manage many tasks and projects simultaneously, ensuring that work is executed with a high level of detail.

• Able to support, encourage, and motivate your team.

• Team-player attitude; you are personable, happy to help others, and naturally drawn to a very busy, continually-evolving environment.

• A leader who can inspire confidence, make decisions confidently with the best information available to you, and carry yourself with gravitas before senior leadership and stakeholders.

• Flexible, adaptable, and willing to learn.

YOU HAVE

• At least 5 years of professional experience, including at least 3 years of corporate experience working with Japanese companies and at least 2 years of management experience.

• Strong preference of a bachelor’s degree or significant relevant experience; advanced degrees welcome.

• Willingness to travel as needed.

• Native-level Japanese and English fluency. Must be able to produce professional, high-quality business communications in both languages.

• Because this role is based in Cambridge, MA, this role will require regularly (i.e. 3-5 days per week) working outside of normal working hours (e.g. early morning and late evening) to accommodate Japanese partners.

If you don't meet all the requirements or qualifications but bring some other unique skills and experience that would be valuable in this role, please apply and highlight those attributes for us in your cover letter.

OUR OFFER

• Starting compensation is commensurate with experience.

• 100% company-paid premium healthcare and dental benefits.

• 100% company-paid long- and short-term disability, and life insurance.

• 401k (must be 21+).

• Three weeks of vacation accrued annually (more with seniority), plus thirteen holidays.

ATTRACTIONS OF THE JOB

In addition to helping our clients achieve great things, we work to ensure that our employees are healthy and supported.

Some of the benefits of being here include:

• Fun people in a dynamic space. We pride ourselves on finding driven and bright collaborators who are eager to lend their own unique skills to the team, as well as to our inspiring clientele. The number one reason CICers say they like working here is because of their colleagues!

• Personal growth. This is a great opportunity to learn and develop skills within the epicenter of the innovation community at a growing company.

• Access to a nursing room, secure bicycle parking, a maker space, a gym, shower rooms with towels, and discounted services and memberships on resources to make your life happier/healthier such as gym memberships, tech and design support, hotel stays, and other fantastic options.

• Central location. CIC Cambridge is a stone’s throw from the Kendall Square MBTA Red Line stop. CIC Boston is centrally located in downtown Boston and is within walking distance to the Blue, Green, Orange, and Red line.

CIC is committed to building teams that reflect the fabric of the cities we support. We encourage and welcome all candidates regardless of race, color, ancestry, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, Veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Any other human expressions and experiences not mentioned here are equally welcome. If you require an accommodation please let us know. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer
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via Learn4Good.com posted_at: 6 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
Position: Japan Desk Assistant Director, Operations - Cambridge, MA CIC is seeking a Japan Desk Assistant Director to support the growing Japan Desk initiative based in Cambridge, MA. This person will supervise team members and report to Jessy LeClair, Director, CIC Japan Desk, overseeing operations for Japan Desk initiatives ... ABOUT CICCIC is an award-winning, global leader in building and operating innovation communities. Founded in 1999 in Cambridge, Position: Japan Desk Assistant Director, Operations - Cambridge, MA
CIC is seeking a Japan Desk Assistant Director to support the growing Japan Desk initiative based in Cambridge, MA. This person will supervise team members and report to Jessy LeClair, Director, CIC Japan Desk, overseeing operations for Japan Desk initiatives
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ABOUT CICCIC is an award-winning, global leader in building and operating innovation communities. Founded in 1999 in Cambridge, MA. CIC is one of the first companies to offer flexible office space and coworking options, providing a platform for the world's most impactful entrepreneurs to innovate better and faster.

We have locations in Boston, Cambridge, Philadelphia, Providence, Rotterdam, St. Louis, Warsaw, and Tokyo and are growing into other cities, within the US and abroad. CIC has supported over 8,000 startups, growth companies, and branches of larger organizations, representing for-profit, mission-driven, and non-profit sectors across a wide array of industries.

CIC co-founded a number of mission-aligned organizations including Venture Caf, CIC's primary non-profit programming partner, and CIC Health, offering COVID-19 testing services to companies and the public.

We invite you to explore all our openings and learn more about our teams here.

ABOUT CIC'S JAPAN DESKCIC's mission is to make the world better by helping create powerful innovation ecosystems, and we believe a way to do this is by building connections between innovation ecosystems of different nations. CIC has chosen to focus on the particularly high-potential opportunity of deepening relations between Japanese and American innovators, given the size of both countries' economies as well as the significant cultural and language barriers that exist between them.

Accordingly, in 2016, CIC inaugurated the Japan Desk. The Japan Desk is CIC's Boston-based touchpoint for Japanese and Japan-adjacent companies. In partnership with the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) and the Consulate General of Japan to Boston, among others, we support the work of Japanese CIC clients in the Greater Boston Area. This support includes making introductions to key players in the Boston innovation ecosystem, giving Japanese-language tours, providing briefing services for companies seeking to establish a presence in Massachusetts, and encouraging Boston-based startups to explore the Japan market.

YOUR DAY-TO-DAY WORKAs the Japan Desk Assistant Director, you will provide senior-level oversight for a portfolio of Japan Desk projects, including acceleration programs sponsored by various Japanese government agencies, innovation events, delegation tours, and more. Reporting to the Director of the Japan Desk, you will directly manage team members and oversee the operations for existing Japan Desk initiatives.

Your responsibilities will include:
Managing and developing direct reports, including training and general team management, as well as Japan Desk program management for multiple projects simultaneously. Dotted line management support of other Japan Desk team members is also expected. Developing and implementing systems to improve team communication and increase workflow efficiency across multiple projects. Representing CIC at onsite and offsite programs, events, tours and speaking opportunities, often in place of the head of the Japan Desk.

Representing Japan Desk needs (and therefore the voice of our clients and partners) internally to other CIC departments and across CIC locations. Specifically, you may be working with Marketing and Finance at CIC HQ, as well as relevant teams at CIC Tokyo, to ensure a healthy relationship between all departments, overall function of the site, and cross-site functionality. Be fluent in CIC's office space product offering and able to partner with the CIC Relationship Management team on office space tours as needed.

Prioritizing needs and assigning projects amongst Japan Desk team members. Supporting project tracking and delivery and reprioritizing as demands necessitate. Overseeing client/partner issues escalated from Japan Desk Manager/Coordinator-level team members. Overseeing ongoing management and delivery of previous projects, smaller-scale projects with the head of the Japan Desk originating partnerships and/or overseeing larger projects / new projects. Reporting to the Director of the Japan Desk, owning responsibility for system management deliverables for up to three partnership contracts per year.

ABOUT YOUThe ideal candidate will possess the following characteristics:
Strong relationship-building and communication skills, with stakeholders ranging from solo entrepreneurs to government authorities to large corporations. Passion for startups, innovation, and entrepreneurship and excellent instincts as a connector/networker. Strong ability to maintain partner relationships. Clear and professional communication, with the ability to adjust communication style depending on the audience and cultural context.

Able to to prioritize, delegate, and manage many tasks and projects…
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via Lever posted_at: 21 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
CIC seeks a highly organized administrative professional with ambition, creativity, and dependability to join our Japan Desk team. This person will be directly supporting Jessy LeClair, Director, CIC Japan Desk, by providing expert administrative support, including scheduling, bookkeeping, and project management. This is a unique opportunity for an exceptionally detail-oriented individual who... thrives in a fast-paced work environment and is looking CIC seeks a highly organized administrative professional with ambition, creativity, and dependability to join our Japan Desk team. This person will be directly supporting Jessy LeClair, Director, CIC Japan Desk, by providing expert administrative support, including scheduling, bookkeeping, and project management.

This is a unique opportunity for an exceptionally detail-oriented individual who... thrives in a fast-paced work environment and is looking for boots-on-the-ground exposure to a dynamic, growing global business.

ABOUT CIC

CIC is an award-winning, global leader in building and operating innovation communities. Founded in 1999 in Cambridge, MA. CIC is one of the first companies to offer flexible office space and coworking options, providing a platform for the world’s most impactful entrepreneurs to innovate better and faster.

We have locations in Boston, Cambridge, Philadelphia, Providence, Rotterdam, St. Louis, Warsaw, and Tokyo and are growing into other cities, within the US and abroad. CIC has supported over 8,000 startups, growth companies, and branches of larger organizations, representing for-profit, mission-driven, and non-profit sectors across a wide array of industries.

CIC co-founded a number of mission-aligned organizations including Venture Café, CIC’s primary non-profit programming partner, and CIC Health, offering COVID-19 testing services to companies and the public.

We invite you to explore all our openings and learn more about our teams here.

ABOUT CIC’S JAPAN DESK

CIC’s mission is to make the world better by helping create powerful innovation ecosystems, and we believe a way to do this is by building connections between innovation ecosystems of different nations. CIC has chosen to focus on the particularly high-potential opportunity of deepening relations between Japanese and American innovators, given the size of both countries' economies as well as the significant cultural and language barriers that exist between them.

Accordingly, in 2016, CIC inaugurated the Japan Desk. The Japan Desk is CIC’s Boston-based touchpoint for Japanese and Japan-adjacent companies. In partnership with the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) and the Consulate General of Japan to Boston, among others, we support the work of Japanese CIC clients in the Greater Boston Area. This support includes making introductions to key players in the Boston innovation ecosystem, giving Japanese-language tours, providing briefing services for companies seeking to establish a presence in Massachusetts, and encouraging Boston-based startups to explore the Japan market.

YOUR DAY-TO-DAY WORK

Scheduling and Administrative Support:

• Master of calendar Tetris. This role involves calendar management, maintaining an organized calendar while determining priorities, working with the schedules of other team members, juggling professional commitments, and adapting to last-minute changes. In particular, since the Japan Desk team works closely with partners and companies in Japan, the role will involve balancing meetings across the US/Japan time zone split.

• This position will include inbox management & monitoring, as well as communicating on behalf of the Japan Desk Director.

• Respond to professional travel and schedule changes and deal with any issues that arise, inside or outside of normal business hours.

Bookkeeping:

• Receive payments and send to CIC Finance Team for processing, enter bills with a focus on accuracy, maintain supporting documentation and classification of expenses

• Track invoices and expenses across multiple programs, and work with the CIC Finance team to ensure that the books are balanced.

• Reconcile expenses and create expense reports.

• Keep the Director informed and updated about the financial records of the Japan Desk.

Project Work:

• Work in collaboration with the head of the Japan Desk and her team to complete long term projects to serve CIC’s Japanese clients and partners (e.g., Japan Desk master pricing sheet).

• Maintain business and admin accounts, bibliographic information and professional contacts in a clear, organized system (including biography, LinkedIn accounts, all business cards).

• Adapt to organizational needs, jumping in to support other team members as needed.

ABOUT YOU

CIC seeks a self-motivated and confident individual who can act as intellectual support to supervisors. This dynamic role requires excellent planning, project management, and problem solving skills. We expect the person who joins us in this role will drive projects forward independently, anticipate issues before they occur, solve problems creatively, and know when to ask for help.

Some qualities we look for in a candidate:

• Meticulous attention to detail and the ability to “see around corners,” anticipating the team’s needs and heading off potential problems.

• Nuanced ability to tailor communication style, including effectively balancing strong professional communication with authentic and casual communication, and an understanding of what’s appropriate in any given context.

• Highly attentive listening and reading skills. Ability to absorb a high volume of information in a short amount of time, complete requests with limited information, and learn and adapt to supervisors preferences.

• Capable of maintaining confidentiality in a visible role.

• Excellent project management skills and the ability to research, create, and analyze data and come up with creative approaches to problem solving.

• Strong multi-tasking skills. Comfort jumping in and out of things. Eager and able to dive into projects with minimal oversight or direction while also balancing day-to-day administrative needs.

• Unrelenting calm during chaos.

• Curious, creative, eager to learn, self-starting.

• Personable, happy-to-help others, and naturally drawn to a very busy, ever-evolving environment.

• Detail-oriented, capable of being the first point of contact for multiple conversations, skilled at prioritizing a wide range of tasks.

• Both a “doer” and a “thinker”; someone who rolls up their sleeves and jumps right in no matter what but always in a thoughtful manner.

YOU HAVE

• At least 3 years of administrative experience.

• 1 year of accounting experience preferred.

• Japanese ability is a plus. Some communication at the Japan Desk (e.g., emails and meetings) is in Japanese.

• Demonstrated success leveraging and supporting others in the achievement of their goals.

• Willingness to help and support others, think creatively about how to maximize time, and juggle many details and activities.

• Master of Google Apps for Business (Gmail, Calendar, Drive) and of Microsoft office (Powerpoint, Excel, etc). Experience with Asana, OKRs, or other project management tools and systems preferred.

• Schedule flexibility. The Japan Desk team's main partnerships are often with Japan-based organizations so the ability to work off-hours 2-3 nights/mornings per week is required.

• The ability to work in Kendall Square in Cambridge at least three days a week (Tu-Thurs).

• An interest in a long-term role. We are a growing company, and we like to hire people who will stay with us for the long term.

If you don't meet all the requirements or qualifications but bring some other unique skills and experience that would be valuable in this role, please apply and highlight those attributes for us in your cover letter.

OUR OFFER

• Starting compensation is $80,000.

• 100% company-paid premium healthcare and dental benefits.

• 100% company-paid long- and short-term disability, and life insurance.

• 401k (must be 21+).

• Three weeks of vacation (more with seniority) plus thirteen holidays from the start.

ATTRACTIONS OF THE JOB

In addition to helping our clients achieve great things, we work to ensure that our employees are healthy and supported.

Some of the benefits of being here include:

• Fun people in a dynamic space. We pride ourselves on finding driven and bright collaborators who are eager to lend their own unique skills to the team, as well as to our inspiring clientele. The number one reason CICers say they like working here is because of their colleagues!

• Personal growth. This is a great opportunity to learn and develop skills within the epicenter of the innovation community at a growing company.

• Access to a nursing room, secure bicycle parking, a maker space, a gym, shower rooms with towels, and discounted services and memberships on tools to make your life happier/healthier such as gym memberships, tech and design support, hotel stays, and other fantastic options.

• Central location. CIC Cambridge is a stone’s throw from the Kendall Square MBTA Red Line stop. CIC Boston is centrally located in downtown Boston and is within walking distance to the Blue, Green, Orange, and Red line.

CIC is committed to building teams that reflect the fabric of the cities we support. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, ancestry, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, Veteran status, or any other legally protected status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation please let us know
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Seeking competent Japanese speaker who can communicate with English and Japanese speaking individuals in a multi-national company with offices in Atlanta Georgia and Tokyo Japan. Must be able to communicate in Japanese at a 'work capable' or 'business' level, both reading and speaking... Join a company with a long-history of success, consistent growth, no debt, and high ratings from employees and customers. Work with a team of on-site experts and Seeking competent Japanese speaker who can communicate with English and Japanese speaking individuals in a multi-national company with offices in Atlanta Georgia and Tokyo Japan.

Must be able to communicate in Japanese at a 'work capable' or 'business' level, both reading and speaking...

Join a company with a long-history of success, consistent growth, no debt, and high ratings from employees and customers. Work with a team of on-site experts and act as an interface between the US based operation and Japanese HQ office.

Competitive compensation, paid training programs on company systems, excellent benefits, and more! This is a great opportunity to use your Japanese language skills and make an immediate, positive impact in a global company.

For details contact Alex Riddle at:
(609) 584-9000 ext 210

Or submit resume online at:
http://dmc9.com/war/app.asp

Or email to:
1000022598_10007298@jobbank303.com

Please reference #36646354 when responding
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Why should you call us? • ** You are fluent in Japanese and English. • ** You want to join a multi-national company as it grows and expands... • ** You want to learn new skills and learn about the manufacturing industry. • ** You want to join a company where you are paid well, get excellent benefits, and enjoy your work. • ** Or, you don't fit any of this, but you know somebody who does! We believe in investing in employees through continuous Why should you call us?
• ** You are fluent in Japanese and English.
• ** You want to join a multi-national company as it grows and expands...
• ** You want to learn new skills and learn about the manufacturing industry.
• ** You want to join a company where you are paid well, get excellent benefits, and enjoy your work.
• ** Or, you don't fit any of this, but you know somebody who does!

We believe in investing in employees through continuous training programs and growth potential. Competitive base salary, bonus potential, annual raise opportunities, paid training, comprehensive benefits, and more! If you or somebody you know would be interested in learning more, please contact us today!

For details contact Alex Riddle at:
(609) 584-9000 ext 210

Or submit resume online at:
http://dmc9.com/war/app.asp

Or email to:
1000022600_10007298@jobbank303.com

Please reference #36646344 when responding
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Seeking fluent Japanese speaker who can communicate effectively with engineers, technicians, and customers in both English and Japanese. Competitive compensation plans include base salary and benefits package as well as 401(k) pension plan, disability coverage, and more... Company paid training and certification programs, long-term internal growth and promotion potential, and excellent career-oriented company environment. Requires excellent Japanese Seeking fluent Japanese speaker who can communicate effectively with engineers, technicians, and customers in both English and Japanese.

Competitive compensation plans include base salary and benefits package as well as 401(k) pension plan, disability coverage, and more...

Company paid training and certification programs, long-term internal growth and promotion potential, and excellent career-oriented company environment.

Requires excellent Japanese speaking abilities for frequent communication with head office personnel in Japan.

If you or someone you know would be interested in learning more, please contact us today!

For details call Alex Riddle directly at:
(609) 584-9000 ext 210

Or submit resume online at:
http://dmc9.com/war/app.asp

Or email to:
1000022599_10007298@jobbank303.com

Please reference #36646331 when responding
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