Work in Japan : HR Manager

Minimum Experience Level

Over 10 years 

Minimum English Level

Fluent 

Minimum Japanese Level

Native 

Minimum Education Level

Bachelor's Degree 

Visa Status

Japanese national or permission to work in Japan required  

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Assists in developing and administering various human resources plans and procedures for all personnel.

2. Plans, organizes, and implements all human resource activities of the corporation. Participates in developing corporation human resource goals, objectives, and systems, and recommends necessary changes.

3. Implements and annually updates compensation program; rewrites job descriptions as necessary; conducts annual salary surveys and develops corporate salary budget; analyzes compensation; monitors performance evaluation program and revises as necessary.
4. Develops, recommends, and implements personnel policies and procedures; prepares and maintains handbook on policies and procedures; performs benefits administration to include claims resolution, change reporting, approving invoices for payment, annual re-evaluation of policies for cost effectiveness, corporate human resources information distribution and meetings, prepares section budget.

5. Maintains other records, reports, and logs to conform to government regulations.

6. Conducts recruitment effort for all employees and temporary employees; conducts new-employee orientations; monitors career development program, employee relations counseling, outplacement counseling, and exit interviewing; writes and places advertisements.

7. Participates in administrative staff meetings.

8. Evaluates reports, decisions, and results of department in relation to established corporation goals. Recommends new approaches, policies, and procedures to effect continual improvements in efficiency of corporation and services performed.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Establishes and maintains personnel records and reports.

2. Maintains organization charts and employee directory.

3. Performs other incidental and related duties as required and assigned.

INDEPENDENT ACTION:
Responsible for corporation-wide human resources planning and development. Serious or complex personnel problems and decisions involving significant budget impact are referred to supervisor.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:
Provides functional guidance for administrative support needs.


BENEFITS
Relocation, housing and commuting allowances, annual paid leave, summer holidays, national social insurance (shakai-hoken) includes health insurance, welfare pension insurance (kousei-nenkin-hoken), and worker’s accident compensation insurance (roudousya-saigai-hosyou-hoken).

QUALIFICATIONS:
1. 10-15 years’ personnel experience.

2. Appropriate four-year college program or any other equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience.

3. Strong verbal and written communication skills in English and Japanese

4. Good organizational skills.

5. Familiarity with applicable Japanese government regulations.

6. Personal leadership skills.

The project to establish the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology was first announced in June 2001 by the Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs and the Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy. The Japanese Cabinet Office promotes the project with the following three objectives:

Firstly, to establish in Japan a leading center for research and education that will address new challenges in science and technology. Having achieved economic development through technological innovation, Japan is keen to make significant contributions to the advancement of science and technology. Today, many emerging fields of science and technology require multidisciplinary research. The Institute will focus on integrative approaches to high level research and education.

Secondly, to provide a successful model of a research university for Japanese academia. Existing universities with rigid departmental structures face difficulties in developing new systems to accommodate integrative research and education. An additional challenge is to establish a fully internationalized environment. Aside from the Institute holding lectures in English, the Institute will encourage the use of English as the working language of the graduate university. It is hoped that the infusion of differing cultural mindsets will develop a creative atmosphere that nurtures an original and questing spirit.

Thirdly, to stimulate the economic transformation of Okinawa. As Okinawa moves beyond the 30th anniversary of Reversion to Japan (2002), the need to develop a self-sustaining, private-sector-driven economy is clear. As an integral step in this process, the Institute aims jump start the development of an industrial and technological cluster.

Okinawa’s beautiful natural surroundings and geographical proximity to several East-Asian metropolis provide an ideal setting for a world-class university.The project to establish the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology was first announced in June 2001 by the Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs and the Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy. The Japanese Cabinet Office promotes the project with the following three objectives:

Firstly, to establish in Japan a leading center for research and education that will address new challenges in science and technology. Having achieved economic development through technological innovation, Japan is keen to make significant contributions to the advancement of science and technology. Today, many emerging fields of science and technology require multidisciplinary research. The Institute will focus on integrative approaches to high level research and education.

Secondly, to provide a successful model of a research university for Japanese academia. Existing universities with rigid departmental structures face difficulties in developing new systems to accommodate integrative research and education. An additional challenge is to establish a fully internationalized environment. Aside from the Institute holding lectures in English, the Institute will encourage the use of English as the working language of the graduate university. It is hoped that the infusion of differing cultural mindsets will develop a creative atmosphere that nurtures an original and questing spirit.

Thirdly, to stimulate the economic transformation of Okinawa. As Okinawa moves beyond the 30th anniversary of Reversion to Japan (2002), the need to develop a self-sustaining, private-sector-driven economy is clear. As an integral step in this process, the Institute aims jump start the development of an industrial and technological cluster.

Okinawa’s beautiful natural surroundings and geographical proximity to several East-Asian metropolis provide an ideal setting for a world-class university.