Japanese-speaking Researcher & Administrative Support

Japanese-speaking Researcher & Administrative SupportRef: SF46303

The Researcher/Administrator supports the team of a small office whose mission is to support Japanese private industry in securing a stable supply of natural resources to the Japanese market. The London office focuses on mining exploration and development in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA).Capability to communicate in Japanese (written & spoken) is absolutely essential, in addition to totally fluent English. Additional experience of living in Japan and/or working in a Japanese corporate office, and/or knowledge of Japanese business culture is desirable.

CORE DUTIESResearch

• Regular reading of industry publications and websites
• Compiling a weekly report on industry-related news (in Japanese)
• Attending conferences in London (1-2 times per month)
• Regular oversea business trips to attend global mining conferences; mainly to Europe and Africa
• Note-taking and writing up reports/summaries of seminars and conferences (in Japanese)
• Accompanying the head of the department on meetings with external analysts and advisors, and writing up concise summaries of these
• Relationship-building with industry and government representatives and analysts
• Attendance of daytime and occasional evening briefings and receptions in London
• English language checking of research doc...