InvestHK is looking for a passionate, high-calibre, result-oriented professional as Head, Mainland/Greater Bay Area Business Development. In this newly created role, you will need to deploy your first-rate strategic, execution and leadership skills to make an impact in stepping up collaboration with relevant Mainland and overseas agencies to promote Hong Kong as the two-way platform in attracting overseas enterprises to invest in the Mainland via Hong Kong, and in encouraging Mainland enterprises to make use of Hong Kong to go global.

The Role Reporting to an Associate Director-General, you will be tasked to attract and assist Mainland companies to set up, retain and expand their operations in Hong Kong and also help promote Hong Kong as the favourable platform for overseas enterprises to leverage the opportunities arising from the development of the Mainland and enormous opportunities presented by the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA).

You will need to demonstrate: • profound knowledge of the Mainland’s policy and business environment in particular to GBA development; • deep understanding of key strength of Hong Kong as two-way gateway between the Mainland and the rest of the world; • extensive network in the Mainland as well as knowledge and experience in formulating and executing promotion campaigns and organising delegation in the Mainland and overseas; • proven track record of successfully collaborating with both internal and external stakeholders, including government bodies and regulators to drive impact and outcomes; • strong leadership and ability to work independently under pressure, meeting targets and objectives and responding effectively to ad hoc requests at short notice; • excellent communication and public speaking skills, with proficiency in Putonghua; and • the willingness to conduct duty visits to the Mainland and overseas.

Duties

• (a)To lead the Mainland/GBA Business Development Team in developing and implementing an integrated investment promotion strategy to make Hong Kong as an effective two-way platform to facilitate overseas investments into the Mainland and support Chinese enterprises to go global;
• (b)To collaborate with InvestHK’s global teams, international and local industry partners, government bodies and key stakeholders on driving a series of impactful events worldwide in order to tell the Hong Kong story effectively and tap into the plentiful businesss and investment opportunities in the Mainland;
• (c)To speak in business events locally and globally and promote the unique advantages and opportunities of Hong Kong;
• (d)To work in collaboration with other government bureaux/departments to strengthen the promotion of business advantages and opportunities of the Mainland development, in particular to GBA, to global investors;
• (e)To manage the performance of the team for target achievement, ensure quality financial and operational management as well as timely inputs to policy bureaux;
• (f)To plan and travel frequently to the Mainland to undertake investment promotion activities; and
• (g)To support the directorates of InvestHK on duties and assignments as and when needed.

• (a)Minimum twelve years of relevant full-time work experience gained in corporate account relationship management, marketing, investment promotion or business development in the Mainland market;
• (b)A Bachelor’s degree from a Hong Kong university, or equivalent; more advanced degree
• (s)would be an advantage;
• (c)Good knowledge and understanding of Hong Kong’s and the Mainland’s public sector, business environment; experience in investment promotion, marketing communications or economic development would be an advantage; and
• (d)A good command of both written and spoken Chinese (Cantonese and Putonghua) and English.