Policy Planning and Public Affairs Manager

This role leads business planning and public affairs work for mobility, energy-related businesses, and potential new businesses. The position combines business strategy with consideration of public-sector matters such as regulations.

As the leader of the responsible department, the role leads planning and examination for assigned business areas while coordinating with existing members. Responsibilities include developing business strategies that cover public-sector matters and regulations, coordinating with the national government and local authorities toward desired regulatory changes, managing assigned business areas and projects, directing internal and external stakeholders, and managing collaboration projects with external partners. Depending on suitability, the role may also develop strategies for subsidies and government procurement projects related to mobility and energy businesses.

Required qualifications include a desire to work with people in the public sector to address social issues in mobility and energy, together with at least five years of experience working in a central government ministry or agency. Alternatively, candidates may have at least seven years of combined experience working with or promoting projects involving public-sector organizations such as the national government, local governments, independent administrative agencies, or industry associations, either in central government or a business company.

Preferred experience includes collaboration or project promotion with public-sector organizations, business alliances and similar negotiations in a business company, and project management in a business company.

The role supports mobility-related and energy-related businesses, including initiatives addressing social issues in transportation and logistics, and works with administrative bodies and industry organizations. The organization reports directly to the president and consists of two managers and three members. Each member advances assigned projects in coordination with related departments.

The position is a full-time regular employee role in Minato, Tokyo. The salary is determined according to skills and experience and includes a fixed overtime allowance for 45 hours per month, except when hired as a supervisory manager. Salary reviews are held twice a year, with an annual performance-linked payment and transportation expenses provided up to JPY 50,000 per month. Working hours use a super-flextime system with no core hours. Stated benefits include social insurance, a taxi subsidy program, a monthly new-normal allowance, child allowance, welcome lunches, a book purchase program, club activities, and casual clothing at work. Holidays include weekends and public holidays, paid leave, year-end and New Year holidays, condolence leave, nursing-care leave, and leave for children's nursing. The company may change the scope of duties and work location, including locations where telework is performed.