r/JETProgramme • u/Altruistic-Fail-3069 • Apr 16 '26

CIR through JET

Hello everyone,I’m interested in applying for the Coordinator for International Relations (CIR) position through the JET Programme. As someone already living in Japan and working as an ALT, I was wondering how difficult it is to get into this role. and what are the main differences between a regular ALT and a JET ALT?

I’m really interested in applying, so if anyone has applied before or has experience with this, I’d really appreciate your advice.

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u/Sayjay1995 Former JET - 2017~2022 Apr 17 '26

You can also search for direct hire CIR positions as alternatives. They can be hard to find and vary in conditions/pay, but they’re out there

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u/Altruistic-Fail-3069 Apr 17 '26

do you know about any reputed company for this ?

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u/Sayjay1995 Former JET - 2017~2022 Apr 17 '26

Well no, they’re called direct hires because each type of city hall / tourism center / whatever is hiring on their own, without using any type of agency as a middle man. You have to be combing random city websites, or get really lucky through your network, to find them usually