Assistant Education Officers (Administration) are mainly deployed on the following types of duties –
(a) assisting in conducting educational researches, reviews and planning; and
(b) assisting in the implementation of education policies by –
(i) providing support to schools on administration and conducting advisory visits and school inspections;
(ii) managing school building and improvement projects;
(iii) processing school registration applications;
(iv) processing registration, training and development of teachers/educational professionals;
(v) allocating school places; and
(vi) developing and maintaining educational information systems.

Candidates should have –
(a) a Hong Kong bachelor's degree, or equivalent [See Note (a)];
(b) a certificate in education from a Hong Kong tertiary educational institution, or equivalent;
(c) three years' relevant post-degree experience [General Notes (2)];
(d) met the language proficiency requirements of 'Level 2' results in the two language papers (Use of Chinese and Use of English) in the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE), or equivalent [See Notes (a) - (d)]; and
(e) a pass result in the Basic Law Test [See Notes (e) - (f)].

Candidates should be responsible, self-motivated and enthusiastic; have a fine character and integrity; be committed to serve in the education field; and be able to communicate effectively in Chinese and English.

Candidates holding qualifications obtained from academic institutions outside Hong Kong should attach to their application copies of diplomas/certificates, transcripts of studies and official documents issued by the relevant academic institutions stating the mode of delivery (e.g. full time/part time, on campus/distance learning, etc.) of the study programmes. To facilitate the assessment of the qualifications, candidates should provide the above documents for all other relevant qualifications obtained as far as possible. Please do not send in any originals of supporting documents.