ORITA（Hobo）Tomomi

Executive Senior Research Fellow
Research field / main research area
Public Policy, Development Cooperation Policy and its Implementation, Governance, Global Understanding and intercultural cohesion, Southeast Asia/South Asia
ORITA（Hobo）Tomomi
Research field / main research area
Public Policy, Development Cooperation Policy and its Implementation, Governance, Global Understanding and intercultural cohesion, Southeast Asia/South Asia
Related research projects

Educational Background

Doctor of Philosophy (Public Policy and Social Governance), Hosei University
Master of Public Administration, Colombia University
Bachelor of Fine Arts, License of Curator, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music

Career Background

2023-present Executive Senior Research Fellow, JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development
(Research Cluster Manager for Politics and Governance, as well as Peacebuilding and Humanitarian Support)
July 2021- Deputy Director General, JICA Tokyo
January 2019- Senior Director, Operational Strategy Department, JICA
January 2015- Director, Grant Aid Project Management Division2, Financial Cooperation Department, JICA
December 2011- Expatriate in Sri Lanka
June 2010- Director, Community Partnership Division, JICA Global Plaza Hiroo
August 2007- PR Advisor, PR Division, Office of Media and Public Relations, JICA

Prior Careers in JICA; Regional 1 Department (Chief of Philippines Desk), Secretariat of Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers, Philippines Office, Mining and Industrial Cooperation Department

Affiliations

Japan Society for International Development
Public Policy Study Association

Others

(Concurrent positions)
November-December 2011 Part-time Lecturer, Graduate School of Economic Sciences, Saitama University
June 2012-January 2014 Visiting Lecturer, Graduate School of International Relations, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
June - August 2023 Part-time Lecturer, Graduate School of Public Policy, Hosei University

(Committee Member)
July 2021-June 2023 Grant Review Committee Member, “Sai-no-kuni” Saitama International Cooperation Fund,
April 2021-March 2023 Grant Review Committee Member, Niigata International Cooperation “Fureai” Fund,
July 2021-August 2023 Management Council Member, Saitama Prefectural Education Center
2019 Screening Committee Member, Commissioned Research Project for Earth Observation Technology, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology