Invest Hong Kong is looking for a friendly and passionate applicant to join our StartmeupHK team as Manager (StartmeupHK).

Working with our global network, the StartmeupHK team is dedicated to helping to attract innovative startups and founders from overseas and the Mainland to set up in Hong Kong, promoting the city as a tech hub and building a vibrant ecosystem for startup and investors to thrive.

You will need to demonstrate: • Proven experience in working with stakeholders in the startup community; • Flexibility, creativity and professionalism in delivering on client engagement; • Excellent communication skills; • A proactive attitude with strong work ethics; • Attention to detail and the ability to execute administrative tasks.

Duties

• (i)To support the team in its investment promotion activities, and help achieve its performance targets;
• (ii)To attend and follow up on client and stakeholder meetings;
• (iii)To help with planning and execution of the annual StartmeupHK Festival and post-event follow-up;
• (iv)To work with marketing and events team to coordinate press releases, marketing materials and content;
• (v)To monitor the industry for changing trends in the startup ecosystem and conduct desktop research to develop content for e-newsletters, case studies and presentation materials;
• (vi)To provide administrative support to the team on day-to-day functions, such as procurement, database maintenance, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) System and intranet updates, etc.; and
• (vii)To undertake any other duties as assigned.

• (a)A minimum of three years of relevant full-time work experience in sales and marketing, customer service or account management roles, preferably in a tech startup, professional services firm or large corporate;
• (b)A Bachelor’s degree from a Hong Kong university, or equivalent, preferably in marketing, communications, business administration, technology or related field;
• (c)Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Chinese;
• (d)Proficiency in English and Chinese word processing, and in the applications of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint; and
• (e)Familiarity with graphics software, video production, webinar production, etc. would be an advantage.