Application Process for 2024 JET PROGRAMME Open!!
About the JET Programme
The Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme is an opportunity for young college graduates to assist with international exchange and foreign language education throughout Japan as either Assistant Language Teachers (ALTs) or Coordinators for International Relations (CIRs).
Founded by the Japanese government in 1987 to help promote internationalization in rural Japan, JET started with less than 100 participants but has grown to become one of the largest cultural exchange programs in the world, currently having over 150,000 alumni from all over the world. The program aims to play an integral role in promoting internationalization and understanding at the grassroot level.
Coordinator for International Relations (CIR)
APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2024 JET PROGRAMME – COORDINATOR FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (CIR) POSITIONS ARE NOW OPEN
This time, the Government of Japan is recruiting 1 (ONE) JET participant as a CIR from Bhutan. Please see below for further information. To apply, download the application documents.
Join the JET Programme and Discover Japan!
1.Type of Position
An Applicant (defined as a person who will submit or has already submitted an application form but is not yet a Participant) may apply for 1 CIR position.
Coordinator for International Relations (CIR): 1 (ONE)
A CIR is appointed in international exchange departments or bureaus of Contracting Organizations and engages in internationalization activities.The CIR selected from Bhutan this time will be posted in Ama Town, Shimane Prefecture of Japan and will be engaged in translation/ interpretation for government officials, teaching English to community or in school, and international exchange event planning and providing daily life support and interpretation for the foreigners living in the town, planning and executing international exchange projects, conducting Japanese and English language classes for foreigners, and working on projects to attract foreign visitors to Japan.
2.Qualification Requirements for the CIR Position (IMPORTANT)
A CIR Applicant must have a functional command of English, Japanese (Japanese Language Proficiency Test “N3” is a must).3.Submission Instructions
Applications will be accepted from TODAY till 5:00 p.m. on 22 March 2024. Please follow the instructions given below for the applications.Application Guidelines
-THE 2024 JAPAN EXCHANGE AND TEACHING (JET) PROGRAMME APPLICATION GUIDELINES (English)
Application Related Documents
-2024 JET PROGRAMME APPLICATION FORM
-2024 JET PROGRAMME APPLICATION FORM CHART SHEET
-2024 JET Programme Applicant Self-Report of Medical Conditions
-2024 JET Programme Applicant Statement of Physician
-2024 JET Programme Applicant Certificate of Health
4.Schedule From Application To Departure[2024]
| 22 March | Application deadline |
| The end of March | First stage of screening process (written applications) |
| The beginning of April | Second stage of screening process (interviews, which will be online) |
| May | Notification of selection and assignment of Contracting Organisation |
| June | Pre-Departure Orientation, preparation, etc |
| The beginning of August | Arrival in Japan and start of term of appointment |
5.Enquiries and Submission of Application
Please register on the following website under the category “Overseas Vacancies”à “Communications Officer,” by March 15, 2024:https://blmis.gov.bt/jobseeker_page/mispage
ONLY those candidates contacted by The Embassy of Japan will be required to send their filled in application form by March 22 to:
Embassy of Japan
Plot No.4&5,50-G Shantipath, Chanakyapuri,
New Delhi 110021
Tel:+91-11-4610-4610/2687-6581
Fax:+91-11-2688-5587
Concerned agency in Bhutan:
Employment Services Division
Department of Employment and Entrepreneurship
Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment
Royal Government of Bhutan.
Thimphu, Motithang.
