The Japan Financial Services Agency has published a call for applications to hire lawyers or administrative scriveners for financial monitoring work, focused on the inspection and supervision of deposit-taking financial institutions with an emphasis on internal controls and compliance with laws and regulations. The role includes on-site inspection and supervisory work, developing and implementing inspection and supervision approaches covering compliance, risk management and internal audit (including staff training), drafting or revising standards and guidelines used to assess management soundness and operational appropriateness, and interpreting laws and regulations and advising on legal issues. Several candidates will be recruited as full-time national civil servants under the framework for fixed-term employees, with an employment period of roughly two years from April 2026 and the possibility of renewal; the post is based at the Financial Services Agency in Tokyo and follows standard weekday working hours. Applications are being accepted on an open-ended basis and may close once a sufficient number of applicants is reached, with selection via document screening and interview and the possibility of an additional assignment to confirm expertise.

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