A Contract Public Relations Officer is mainly deployed on (a) implementing public relations programmes, education projects, ceremonial campaigns and other publicity activities of the department; (b) preparing publicity materials and publications for the public and media; (c) handling complaints and enquiries from the public and media; (d) assisting in organizing liaison activities for stakeholders; (e) performing related administrative work; and (f) carrying out any other public relations duties as necessary.

[Note: Contract Public Relations Officer may be required to work irregular hours and outdoors.]

Candidates should have : (a) a degree from a Hong Kong university majoring in marketing, public relations, language, communication, journalism or related field, or equivalent (Note 1);
(b) at least three years' post-qualification working experience in marketing, event management, corporate communications or public relations in sizeable corporations, Non-Government Organizations, public relations agents or government departments; (c) a good command of oral and written communication skills in both Chinese and English and met the language proficiency requirements of Level 1 in the two language papers (Use of Chinese and Use of English) in the CRE, or equivalent (Note 2); (d) detail-minded, able to work independently and under pressure; (e) good interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills; and (f) familiar with PC applications such as MS Office, Chinese and English Word Processing.