• (a)Mapping out and implementation of PR strategy aiming to promote DSD’s corporate image and community relations through organizing various activities to be participated by the stakeholders (e.g. Open Days, Research & Development Forum, Departmental Blue-Green Ambassadors campaign, project ceremonies, etc.) and the media (e.g. regular networking, formulation of feature stories on DSD’s work and staff)
• (b)Supporting to the senior management for receiving external parties (e.g. members of Legislative Council & District Councils, overseas and Mainland delegations, the academia, etc.) and attending high-level inter-departmental meetings (e.g. preparation of briefing materials and liaison work)
• (c)Promotion of closer collaboration with other B/Ds and external stakeholders (e.g. coordination for and participation in territorial events such as Science in the Public Campaign, Innovation Carnival, Eco Expo Asia, Hong Kong Science Festival, various Job Shadowing programmes, etc.)
• (d)Planning and implementation of public relations activities
• (e)Management of DSD’s information centers and exhibition galleries, and leading guided tours to DSD facilities
• (f)Handling of media/public enquiries and complaints
• (g)Production of departmental publications and publicity materials (e.g. Sustainability Reports, leaflets for projects & facilities, Announcements in the Public Interests, etc.)
• (h)Management of subordinates

This position is open to both male and female.

Candidates should:

• (a)have a degree from a Hong Kong university, or equivalent;
• (b)meet the language proficiency requirements of ‘Level 2’ results in the two language papers

• (2)& (3)] ) in the Common Recruitment Examination(CRE), or equivalent;
• (c)have at least 7 years’ post-qualification experience, preferably in the fields of journalism, publicity and public relations;
• (d)have good writing skills in Chinese and English and fluent in spoken Cantonese and English, proficiency in Putonghua is an advantage;
• (e)have good interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills; and
• (f)have experience in coordinating, compiling and publishing annual/sustainability reports of a private corporate / public organisation or government department or in overseeing the work of the service providers engaged for the aforementioned reports is preferred.

N.B.:

• (1)Candidates’ results of the Use of Chinese (UC) and Use of English (UE) papers of the CRE are classified as ‘Level 2’, ‘Level 1’ or ‘Fail’, with ‘Level 2’ being the highest. ‘Level 2’ and ‘Level 1’ results of the two language papers obtained from December 2006 onwards are of permanent validity.
• (2)‘Grade C’ or above in Chinese Language and Culture or Chinese Language and Literature of the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE) is accepted as equivalent to ‘Level 2’ in the UC paper of the CRE. ‘Grade C’ or above in Use of English of the HKALE or English Language of the General Certificate of Education (Advanced Level) (GCE A Level) is accepted as equivalent to ‘Level 2’ in the UE paper of the CRE.
• (3)Applicants with an overall band of 6.5 or above with no subtest score below band 6 obtained in the same sitting in the Academic Module of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) within the two-year validity period of the test are considered as having met the English language proficiency requirement (item
• (b)of entry requirements) of the post. The IELTS test result must be valid on any date during the application period.