Notice

The Mission of Japan to the EU in Brussels wishes to hire a trilingual (French-English-Japanese) secretary to start from mid-April 2021.

Requirements

• Administrative / secretarial experience preferable
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in French and English (i.e. ability to draft business and social/general letters in French and English)
• Basic Japanese language skills preferred
• High interest in Japan and its relations with the EU
• High computer literacy (Word, Excel, Outlook, database management, etc.)
• Multitasking abilities, attention to detail and organisational skills
• Proactive and self-motivated, attentive/diligent personality, good interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of the EU Institutions and diplomatic protocol rules (or an ability to learn quickly)
  
  Work permits are required for non-EU citizens.

Job description

• Administrative and personal support to diplomats, including:
  • Maintaining diaries/schedules and arranging appointments
  • Answering calls, taking messages and handling correspondence
  • Receiving visitors
• Researching information, contacting the European institutions, etc.
• Organising events hosted by the Mission

Please send the following documents in English to recruitment@eu.mofa.go.jp by Wednesday 10　February at the latest:

• Your CV and cover letter
• Recommendation letter (preferable)

The subject/title of your email should be the following: Application for Trilingual Secretary (Your full name).

Only successful candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submitted documents will not be returned.