[Selection and Recruitment] 2026 Selection Recruitment Examination (Assistant Director level / Unit Chief level / equivalent to general position)

Digital Agency: Recruitment of personnel at assistant director level and unit chief level (equivalent to regular service) who are in charge of duties such as the implementation of affairs concerning jurisdictional administration.
We are looking forward to receiving applications from many people who want to utilize their experience and knowledge for the benefit of the people and society, as well as for the realization of a digital society.

Table of Contents

• Job description
• Application Eligibility
• Salaries and allowances
• Working hours and leave
• Details of recruitment and selection
• How to apply (2nd term)

Job description

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

Assignment and job rotation will be determined based on the content of the project, the individual's skills, aptitude, and wishes, as well as career course. For details on career course, please see the following page.

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Application Eligibility

Assistant Director Level (equivalent to regular staff)

Applicants must have graduated from a university, junior college, college of technology, or high school, as well as academic ability equivalent or superior to that of the above, and must have a certain level of work experience (at the time of application, at least 16 years for those who have graduated from a university, 19 years for those who have graduated from a junior college or college of technology, and 21 years for those who have graduated from a high school).

Unit Chief level (equivalent to regular staff)

Applicants must have graduated from a university, junior college, college of technology, or high school, as well as academic ability equivalent or superior to that of the above, and must have a certain level of work experience (at the time of application, at least 8 years for those who have graduated from a university, at least 11 years for those who have graduated from a junior college or college of technology, and at least 13 years for those who have graduated from a high school).

Reference

List of Years of Qualifying Work Experience

Submission of Certificate of Employment

In order to confirm whether or not the relevant qualifications are satisfied, the final successful candidate will be required 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 employer is unable to submit a Certificate of Employment, etc., or if a Certificate of Employment, etc., containing false statements is submitted, the employer may cancel the offer for employment.

Those who cannot apply

• A person who does not have Japanese nationality
• Persons who may not become a national government officer pursuant to the provisions of Article 38 of the national government officer and Harbor Act
  • A person who has been sentenced to imprisonment without work or a severer punishment, and who has not completed the execution of the sentence or to whom the sentence still applies;
  • Persons who were dismissed by disciplinary action and for whom two years have not elapsed since the date of the disciplinary action
  • A person who, on or after the day of the enforcement of the Constitution of Japan, formed or belonged to a political party or any other organization which advocated the overthrow by force of the Constitution of Japan or the Government established thereunder.
• Persons sentenced to quasi-incompetence (excluding those by reason of diminished capacity) pursuant to the provisions of the Civil Code prior to the revision in 1999.
• Employees who will reach the mandatory retirement age stipulated in Article 81-6 of the national government officer Law (Retirement by Mandatory Retirement Age) by the scheduled hiring date (the mandatory retirement age in 2026 was 62)

Salaries and allowances

• Monthly salary: Determined by taking into consideration the balance with the monthly salary received by employees who were hired through the national government officer Recruitment Examination for General Service (university graduates) or the national government officer Recruitment Level II Examination, and who have the same number of years of experience as the hired person.
• Various allowances: dependent allowances, housing allowances, commuting allowances, overtime allowances, half-yearly bonuses, diligence allowances (bonuses), allowance for employees on unaccompanied postings, etc. These allowances are paid to employees based on their actual situation.

Model examples (including the regional allowance and the inter-ministerial coordination allowance)

Working hours and leave

• Working Hours: 7 hours and 45 minutes per day / Closed on Saturdays, Sundays and National Holidays
• Annual Leave: 20 days per year (15 days in the first year for those hired 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.), nursing care leave, etc.
• Childcare support: There is a work-life balance support system such as a childcare leave system.

Details of recruitment and selection

In fiscal 2026, we will hold two sessions, the first and the second.

• *The interview schedule is subject to change.
• *All interviews will be conducted either in person or online (final interview will be in person only).
• *Final interviews will be held at our Digital Agency office.

How to apply (2nd term)

Please fill in the application form and attach the following required documents to apply.

Application Period

• From September 1, 2026 to November 8, 2026 at 23:59
  • Those that Digital Agency can receive through the application form during the above period will be accepted as applications.

Application Form

Please apply using the application form below.

• General Staff (Assistant Director Level) (HERP) selected and hired in 2026
• Selected and Employed in 2026, General Position (Unit Chief Level) (HERP)

Documents to be submitted

You will be asked to select career courses in your CV. Please read about each career course from Career Courses Digital Agency in , .

Assistant Director Level (equivalent to regular staff)

• Resume (Word/42KB)
• Curriculum vitae (Word/26KB)
• Essay (Word/31KB)
  • Please refer to the "Priority Plan for the Realization of a Digital Society," which was approved by the Cabinet on July 21, 2026, and describe how your work experience can be specifically utilized in these measures and in your work in Digital Agency. In doing so, please clarify the objective facts of how you have managed teams in the past. (Up to 2000 characters)

Unit Chief level (equivalent to regular staff)

• Resume (Word/42KB)
• Curriculum vitae (Word/26KB)
• Essay (Word/31KB)
  • Please refer to the "Priority Plan for the Realization of a Digital Society," which was decided by the Cabinet on July 21, 2026. Please list the areas and measures that you are interested in, along with the reasons for them. Please specifically describe your awareness of the issues and the methods for solving them, based on your past work experience. (Up to 2000 characters)

Reference materials for essay preparation: "Priority Plan towards the Realization of a Digital Society" (decided by the Cabinet on July 21, 2026)

• 2026 "Priority Plan: Towards a Digital Society" (Overview) (PDF / 1,796 kb)
• Priority Plan for the Realization of a Digital Society (Body) (PDF / 1,031 kb)
• List of Priority Policies (PDF/2,465 kb)
• The Project for Improvement of Public Basic Information Database (PDF / 949 kb)
• Integrated Version (Decided by the Cabinet on July 21, 2026) (PDF / 3,784 kb)