The USC Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Religions and Culture (CJRC) seeks a Program Assistant (Japanese language proficiency strongly preferred but not required).

The Program Assistant position begins as a 50% PART-TIME position with benefits on July 1, 2014 (or as soon as possible), and will transition to a FULL-TIME position starting around September 1, 2014 while another staff member is off on leave. There is potential for growth into a PERMANENT FULL-TIME position within 6 months to 1 year.

The Program Assistant is critical to the mission and operation of the USC Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Religions and Culture (CJRC) and the duties will include, but are not limited to:

* Planning and executing events (lectures, conferences, film screenings) including all aspects of event coordination from advertising to relevant constituents, coordinating venue and catering, and securing logistical arrangements for guest speakers and conference participants.

* Tracking and preparing expense reports and payments, and maintaining budgets and finances for personnel, programming, and grants.

* Managing and updating promotional materials including printed event posters and flyers, website, creating a weekly email newsletter (through MailChimp), and managing social media communications through Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr.

* Coordinating announcement, applications, and administration of CJRC’s Faculty and Graduate Student Research Support Awards

* Collecting data and budget information to assist with preparation of annual grant and financial reports.

* Other duties as needed.

To apply, submit an electronic application through the USC Jobs Web site, https://jobs.usc.edu/. Please reference requisition #1001162 to locate the job posting for this position, or click here: http://jobs.usc.edu:80/postings/25140.

Review of applications will begin immediately, though applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

The University of Southern California is an Equal Opportunity Employer that Values Diversity.