[Selection and Employment] Selection and Employment Examination for the Academic Year 2026 (Assistant Director level, Unit Chief level / General Service equivalent)

Employees at the assistant director level and unit chief level (General Service equivalent) who are in charge of administrative work related to the administration of the Digital Agency are recruited.
We look forward to receiving applications from many people who would like to make use of the experience and knowledge they have cultivated for the benefit of the people and society and for the realization of a digital society.

Table of Contents

• Job Description
• Eligibility
• Salaries and allowances
• Working hours and vacation time
• Details of recruitment and selection
• Application method (1st period)

Job Description

You will be involved in the implementation of administrative affairs related to Digital Agency administration.
Concretely, employees are assigned to one of the following four groups of projects, and undergo job rotation every few years.

In addition to the content of the project, the individual's skills, aptitude, and wishes, the career course will also be considered in determining the assignment and job rotation. See the following page for details on career courses.

• Digital Agency

Eligibility

Assistant Director level (General Service equivalent)

Applicants must have graduated from a university, junior college, college of technology or senior high school, or have equivalent academic qualifications. Applicants must have a certain level of work experience (at least 16 years for university graduates, 19 years for junior college and college of technology graduates, and 21 years for senior high school graduates at the time of application).

Unit chief level (general service equivalent)

Applicants must have graduated from a university, junior college, college of technology or high school, or have equivalent academic qualifications. Applicants must have a certain level of work experience (at least 8 years for university graduates, at least 11 years for junior college and college of technology graduates, and at least 13 years for high school graduates at the time of application).

Reference

Years of Work Experience Eligible for Application

Submission of Certificate of Employment

In order to confirm whether or not such qualifications are met, the final successful candidate will be asked to submit a Certificate of Employment, etc. Please note that the period during which the Certificate of Employment, etc. cannot be submitted will not be included in the work experience. In addition, if the Certificate of Employment, etc. cannot be submitted or if a Certificate of Employment, etc. containing a false statement is submitted, the offer of employment may be cancelled.

Those who cannot apply

• A person who does not have Japanese nationality
• Persons who are not eligible to become a national government officer under Section 38 of the national government officer Act.
  • A person who has been sentenced to imprisonment or a severer punishment and who has not yet completed the execution of the sentence or to whom the sentence still applies
  • A person who has been subject to disciplinary dismissal and for whom two years have yet to elapse from the date of such disposition
  • A person who, on or after the day on which the Constitution of Japan came into effect, formed or became a member of a political party or any other organization which advocated the overthrow by force of the Constitution of Japan or the Government established thereunder;
• Persons who have been declared quasi-incompetent pursuant to the provisions of the Civil Code prior to revision in 1999 (excluding those due to diminished capacity)
• Persons who fall under the retirement age prescribed in Article 81-6 of the national government officer Metropolitan Law (retirement due to retirement age) by the scheduled time of employment (the retirement age in the 2026 academic year is 62 years old)

Salaries and allowances

• Monthly salary amount: The amount shall be determined in consideration of the balance with the monthly salary amount received by employees hired through the national government officer General Service Examination (university graduate) or the national government officer Level II Examination who have the same number of years of experience as that of the employee to be hired.
• Various allowances: Dependent allowances, housing allowances, commuting allowances, overtime allowances, term-end / diligence allowances (bonuses), allowance for employees on unaccompanied postings, etc., which are paid according to the actual situation of employees.

Model examples (Model examples include regional allowances and headquarters adjustment allowances.)

Working hours and vacation time

• Working hours: 7 hours and 45 minutes per day / Closed on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays in principle
• Annual leave: 20 days per year (15 days for the first year of employment on April 1. The remaining days can be carried over, up to 20 days)
• Other leave: Sick leave, special leave (summer, marriage, childbirth, bereavement, volunteer work, etc.), family care leave, etc.
• Childcare support: Childcare leave and other work-life balance support systems are available

Details of recruitment and selection

In fiscal 2026, we plan to hold the first and second environmental audits.
It has not been decided whether the second period will be implemented or not. As soon as it is decided, it will be announced on this page.

• *Interview dates are subject to change.
• *All interviews will be conducted in person or online (the final interview will be in person only).
• *The final interview will be held at the Digital Agency office.

Application method (1st period)

After filling in the application form, please attach the following required documents and apply.

Application Period

• From June 1 to June 28, 2026, 23:59
  • Applications that can be received by Digital Agency through the application form during the above period will be accepted as entries.

Application Form

To be posted after June 1, 2026

Documents to be submitted

You will have a choice of career courses in your CV. For each career course, please read from Career Courses in Digital Agency .

Assistant Director level (General Service equivalent)

• Resume (Word/42KB)
• Professional Resume (Word/26KB)
• Short Essay (Word/27KB)
  • Based on the "Priority Plan for the Realization of a Digital Society," which was approved by the Cabinet on June 13, 2025, please describe how your work experience can be utilized in these measures or in your work in Digital Agency. At this time, please clarify the objective facts about how you have been managing the team. (Within 2000 characters)

Unit chief level (general service equivalent)

• Resume (Word/42KB)
• Professional Resume (Word/26KB)
• Short Essay (Word/27KB)
  • Referring to the "Priority Plan for the Realization of a Digital Society," which was approved by the Cabinet on June 13, 2025, please list the fields and measures in which you are interested, along with the reasons for your interest. Then, based on your past work experience, please describe in detail what you consider to be your awareness of problems and methods for solving them (within 2000 characters).

Reference materials for writing short essays: "Priority Plan for the Realization of a Digital Society" (decided by the Cabinet on June 13, 2025)

• Priority Plan toward the Realization of a Digital Society in 2025 (Overview) (PDF / 513 kb)
• Priority Plan toward the Realization of a Digital Society (Text) (PDF / 807 kb)
• Priority Policies (PDF/2,405 kb)
• Work Schedule (PDF/684KB)