A Senior Co-operative Officer I is mainly deployed on the management, supervision and control of co-operative societies and credit unions in accordance with Cap. 33 and Cap. 119 and on taking charge of the Co-operative and Credit Union Section. He/She is responsible for

• (a)management, planning, supervision and control of the Co-operative and Credit Union Section in accordance with approved policy;
• (b)application and enforcement of the Co-operative Societies Ordinance and the Credit Unions Ordinance;
• (c)provision of advice and direction, as necessary, to staff of the section, officials of co-operative societies and credit unions and other Government Departments on matters relating to the laws, by-laws, principles and practices and accounting methods of co-operative societies and credit unions;
• (d)registration of co-operative societies and credit unions, their by-laws and any amendments thereto;
• (e)mediation and settlement of disputes among members of a co-operative society or between a member and its committee or between a society and another society; and
• (f)conducting liquidation of co-operative societies and winding-up of credit unions.

Candidates should have

• (a)a Bachelor’s degree in accountancy, law or economics from a Hong Kong university, or equivalent, or a Bachelor’s degree in any subject plus a diploma in co-operative management or administration from a recognised institution;
• (b)5 years’ post-graduate work experience in areas relating to the management, administration or regulation of co-operative societies, or in accounting, finance, audit, property management or social services;
• (c)10 years’ experience at management and supervisory level; and
• (d)Level 2 or above in Chinese Language and English Language in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE) or Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) or equivalent (Note 2).