The Ashinaga Foundation is an NGO based in Tokyo that strives to provide educational and emotional support to young people who have experienced the loss of one or both parents. In 2001, Ashinaga expanded beyond its domestic activities and began supporting a global community of disadvantaged young people, focusing on Sub-Saharan Africa.

We are looking for a Career Development and Graduate Support Coordinator to join our international team to support the Ashinaga Africa Initiative (AAI) Scholars and Graduates. The position has two roles: (1) to support AAI Scholars in navigating their career journey through their university life and (2) to facilitate positive engagement of AAI Graduates. This role also requires to collaboration with other team members within AAI department and Ashinaga regional offices (US, UK, France, Brazil, Uganda, and Senegal). 

Your duties would entail: 

1. Career Development support to the AAI Scholars 

Under the overall supervision of the manager, 

(1) Develop and implement a process to promote career readiness and professional skills of AAI Scholars, and to monitor its progress 

(2) Run coaching sessions for AAI Scholars on how to navigate their career journey through skill and experience acquisition, as well as the development of CVs, Cover Letters, and interview skills. 

(3) Design and implement career development workshops for the different professional/career stages by collaborating with other teams

(4) Work with the team members to review, design and implement an internship placement for AAI Scholars through opportunity sourcing and evaluation in Africa and Japan. 

(5) Gather and analyze data for monitoring and evaluation purposes. 

2. Support Graduates

(1) Check-in with the AAI Graduates as allocated by the Manager to gather information and promote positive engagement

(2) Provide coaching and career support to the Graduates when needed

(3) Organizing and/or supporting Graduates/Alumni events to foster Graduates’ network

(4) Work with the team members to plan and implement activities that foster Graduates’ return to Africa

(5) Promote Graduate’s story both internally and externally to increase recognition of AAI

(6) Work with the team members to collect and analyze Graduates’ data

3. Other areas

(1) Supervise the team intern, together with other staff members.

(2) Prepare and follow-up admin tasks of the team

(3) Other tasks, as deemed necessary by the Manager and AAI director

(4) Collaborate with other teams and regional offices for the overall AAI program.

(5) As an AAI staff at HQ, support other areas of Ashinaga’s work, when necessary, which include Bokin (street fundraising), Tsudoi (summer/spring camps) and Scholarship interview with applicants.

Required skills

• English (native or fluent) 

• Bachelor’s degree 

• At least two years of relevant work experience in a relevant field 

• Experience in 1-on-1 career coaching to the university students

• Understanding of the job market and industry trends in Africa 

• Understanding of entrepreneurship 

• Understanding of how to execute and implement career development and coaching strategies 

• Experience of coaching students

• Experience in data collection and analysis 

• Experience in developing and managing the relationship with business partners

• Story telling skills

• Proficient in Microsoft Suite

Optional (desired skill) 

• French and/or Japanese 

• Skills in making promotional video

•    Annual contract starting from the range between 4,004,800.00 yen and 4,579,200.00 yen, depending on the experience level, commensurate with experience. 
•    One-year contract: Contract may be renewed upon discussion. 
 

Please apply by filling out the form below and by submitting a CV and a short video by March 16th, 2025 (11.59pm JST). Successful candidates (only) will be contacted within 2 weeks regarding a first interview. An assignment might be asked to be completed after the first interview. The total hiring process will be three interviews.

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