Business Devolvement Assistant

2 months ago


London, UK, United Kingdom Centre People Appointments Full time

Business Devolvement Assistant

Ref: TY45849


A Japanese organisation is seeking a Business Devolvement Assistant. The role will be responsible for the following tasks in order to support local companies (start-up companies) with innovative technologies in their business development and establishment in Japan. A strong ability to communicate in Japanese (written & spoken) is 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 would be beneficial.


TYPE: Temporary, full-time

WORKING HOURS: Monday to Friday, 9:30 -17:30 with 1 hour lunch break

SALARY: c£14.00 per hour Plus holiday pay £1.70 - £2.20 (your holiday allowance will increase from the 13th week)

START: from early September 2024 to the end of March 2025 (with view of renewal at the end of March each year)

LOCATION: City of London (5 days office work)


Business Devolvement Assistant Main Responsibilities:

• Identifying and approaching start-up local companies, especially in the fields of carbon

neutrality and digital transformation, that are interested in expanding their business to

Japan or collaborating with Japanese companies, arranging meetings, introducing their

support services, taking minutes, following up, managing

projects, and responding to enquiries from companies about entering the Japanese market

• Liaison and coordination with the department in charge at Headquarters (Tokyo)

• Assist in building links with other relevant organisations to help identify UK companies

interested in investing in Japan

• Support for other tasks that need to be handled by the Team


Business Devolvement Assistant Ideal Candidate:

• Solid skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Salesforce

• Native level English and Japanese language for internal record, written and spoken

• A good understanding of social, cultural and business practices in the UK and are able to work in a way that builds trust with UK companies

• Flexible, sociable and cooperative, with excellent language, communication and summarisation skills

• Information-gathering and strong networking skills

• Reliable person, with the ability to juggle multiple tasks during busy periods


** All applicants for the Business Devolvement Assistant must have the right to work in the UK as the Company is not able to offer visa support.

(Unfortunately applications for this vacancy from YMS or Graduate visa holders will not be accepted.)


If your application is successful, you will be contacted within two business days.

We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs.



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