Voices from senior staff №10　

Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology Management Department
Technical College Shinagawa Campus Management Division [Recruited in April 22]

■Introducing my current job

At the Shinagawa campus of the Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology, which trains practical engineers (engineers) who have acquired highly specialized skills, we provide general duties for faculty and staff, health and safety, travel expenses, fire prevention and disaster prevention, stockpile management, and part-time employment. I am in charge of etc.

■What has been difficult so far?

I am in charge of disaster prevention, so on the day of the Great East Japan Earthquake, I worked through the night to deal with students and faculty who were unable to return home, and to serve as an evacuation center to accept people unable to return home and local residents. In addition, in order to prepare for earthquakes larger than previously anticipated, in fiscal 23 there was an increase in the number of tasks that needed to be handled urgently, such as creating a new disaster prevention manual and maintaining stockpiles.

■What made you happy?

At my previous institution, I was in charge of research funding, and when a faculty member inquired about competitive research funding from the government, I gave advice on preparing the application documents, and the project was selected despite the high ratio. By the time I had been selected, I had transferred to a technical college, but I received an email from the faculty member thanking me, and from the letter I could see that my advice had been helpful, so I was very happy.

■What do you usually keep in mind?

As a professional employee of a higher education institution, I not only focus on my duties, but also pay attention to educational policy and social and economic trends, and try to obtain as much knowledge and information as possible for the management of universities and technical colleges.

■What's the atmosphere like at work?

I work in a relaxed atmosphere, probably because there are many women on staff. In addition, I am a good communicator and can easily report, consult, and contact my superiors and colleagues, allowing me to work well as a team.

■What made you want to apply?

I progressed to the doctoral program at graduate school and was conducting research in a specialized field, but I felt a strong desire to grow as a person who could be useful to society at large, not just in one academic field, so I decided to apply to become a university employee.

■What is the difference between the image you had at the beginning and after joining the company?

I guess it depends on the department you belong to, but I didn't have many opportunities to interact with students, which was different from my initial impression. I have a lot of work to do with faculty and staff, and there are days when I spend all day looking at a computer screen and creating data and documents.

■What kind of work would you like to do in the future?

I would like to do a job where I can give back to society the knowledge I gained from university and technical college. Examples include work that promotes collaboration between private companies and universities, collaboration between local governments and universities, and planning and management of public lectures for working adults.

■What are your future aspirations?

I am currently taking the ``University Management Human Resource Development'' course at the University of Tsukuba, and I would like to put the knowledge and experience I gained there to practical use in the field.

■A message to everyone aiming to become a corporate employee

Universities today are not ivory towers. We are constantly facing society and are constantly being questioned about the significance of our existence as members of society. Under these circumstances, the knowledge and abilities required of university and technical college staff are becoming more sophisticated and specialized year by year. In order to meet this demand, steady efforts are essential on a daily basis. I think there are many ways to make efforts, but I would like someone who aims to become a corporate employee to always think about how to become closer to the ideal employee today than yesterday, and tomorrow than today.

■Schedule for a day

(As of March 24)