{"id":23672,"date":"2026-01-08T20:23:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T20:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pasona.com\/job\/project-assistant-business-developmentbd-section-public-affairs-dept\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T20:45:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T20:45:47","slug":"project-assistant-business-developmentbd-section-public-affairs-dept","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/www.pasona.com\/en\/job\/project-assistant-business-developmentbd-section-public-affairs-dept\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Assistant – Business Development(BD) Section, Public Affairs Dept"},"content":{"rendered":"

Japanese organization that promotes Japanese business success in the US seeks a Project Assistant in Midtown, Manhattan.<\/p>\n

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Title: Project Assistant<\/p>\n

Employment Type: Temp; renew the contract annually for up to 3 years<\/p>\n

Hourly Rate: $24.5<\/p>\n

Work Location: Midtown, Manhattan *3 days office<\/p>\n

Work Hours: 9am – 5pm, Monday – Friday<\/p>\n

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Job Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tasks related to international business collaboration (collecting and providing information for Japanese companies seeking partnerships with U.S. companies, carrying out matching events, webinars, etc.). Specific duties include:<\/p>\n

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  1. Research and information-gathering tasks (collecting and organizing data and English-language information from the web and databases).<\/li>\n
  2. Support tasks involving communication and coordination inside and outside the organization, including with outsourced research vendors (reviewing and checking documents and deliverables).<\/li>\n
  3. Communicating with industry associations and support organizations via email\/phone and providing information.<\/li>\n
  4. Tasks related to conducting hearings and interviews with Japan\u2013U.S. stakeholders (pre- and post-interview coordination, attending interviews, preparing meeting notes and minutes).<\/li>\n
  5. Support tasks for events and business-matching activities (preparing internal procedure documents, assisting with planning, attending company meetings, supporting participants, etc.).<\/li>\n
  6. Compiling information and preparing documents for business reports and other reports.<\/li>\n
  7. General administrative and accounting tasks (reception, preparing travel documents, handling outsourcing\/procurement procedures, etc.).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Ability to write, read, participate in meetings, conduct interviews, and handle phone calls in both Japanese and English.<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n
    2. Experience with Office365 applications (such as OneNote, Planner, Lists), and ability to perform calculations and create graphs in MS Excel and PowerPoint.<\/li>\n
    3. Willingness to handle detailed tasks such as data collection and client communication.<\/li>\n
    4. Willingness to perform tasks requiring accuracy, such as compiling reports.<\/li>\n
    5. Ability to handle a wide range of administrative tasks.<\/li>\n
    6. Possible domestic business travel within the U.S. (negotiable).<\/strong><\/li>\n
    7. Strong interest in innovation is preferred (a science\/engineering background is not required).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      To apply, please send resume to nyamamoto@pasona.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"","_company_name":"","_company_website":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job-categories":[],"job-types":[],"class_list":["post-23672","job_listing","type-job_listing","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pasona.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/23672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pasona.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pasona.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pasona.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pasona.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=23672"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pasona.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=23672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}