The Project Coordinator is mainly deployed to assist in the planning and implementation of the “Design District Hong Kong (#ddHK)” creative tourism project, with duties including but not limited to –

• (1)assisting in the selection of curatorial partner(s), including providing support and professional inputs to the scope of services, examining proposals submitted and preparation of the contract documents;
• (2)overseeing the planning and execution of the deliverables to meet the project objectives and scope, providing professional assessments, observations and inputs on the submissions by the curatorial partner
• (s)and serving as the point of contact of Tourism Commission with the selected curatorial partner(s);
• (3)liaising with relevant government departments, managers / owners of possible event venues and other stakeholders to facilitate the planning and execution of the deliverables by the curatorial partner(s), organising and attending meetings and outdoor site visits when required;
• (4)monitoring the general development of creative tourism, the effectiveness of promotion and publicity efforts by the curatorial partner
• (s)and public feedback to the project, providing inputs to enhancements and refinements under the “design-thinking” concept;
• (5)assisting in general administration duties, including progress monitoring and reporting, financial control and payment; and
• (6)performing other duties assigned by senior officers.

Applicants should –

• (a)have a bachelor’s degree from a university in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or equivalent;
• (b)have a minimum of seven years’ full-time post-qualification working experience, with solid experience in tourism industry and/or cultural and creative industries, with regard to curation, project coordination, exhibition and event planning and management, public relations, promotion and publicity, public-private collaboration and/or adoption of design-thinking and placemaking concepts;
• (c)have good command of spoken and written English and Chinese (with Level 4 or above in both Chinese Language and English Language in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination or equivalent);
• (d)have good communication, organisation and interpersonal skills;
• (e)be willing to work outdoor; and
• (f)be proficient in computer applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Photoshop, and Chinese Word processing.