The Communications and Events Manager will mainly be responsible for the following duties:

• (a)to formulate, deliver, implement and maintain an integrated branding, corporate communications and marketing strategy and publicity programmes for the Hong Kong International Legal Talents Training Office (Office)/Department of Justice (DoJ) for projects, trainings, seminars or any other capacity-building activities;
• (b)to proactively create corporate communications content, including articulation of the Office’s/DoJ’s corporate messages (e.g. trainings/seminars/any capacity-building activities) and development of high quality, well-researched and well-written promotional materials including advertorials, publications, online/social media materials, videos, newsletters, etc. in a variety of traditional and digital social media and to manage contractors in delivery of marketing and event management services, etc.;
• (c)to initiate and coordinate publicity work and assist in determining and producing content and materials to be used for promoting the Office/DoJ and its work, including at relevant events and functions, corporate communications, as well as social media platforms, with a view to outreaching to local, regional and international target audiences;
• (d)to develop, maintain and implement online and offline marketing campaigns as well as social media strategy for the Office/DoJ to increase awareness of the relevant corporate messages by increasing hit rates and engagement on a variety of social media platforms;
• (e)to develop, maintain, upgrade and implement website strategy for the relevant webpages of the Office/DoJ;
• (f)to monitor trends in social media tools, applications, platforms, designs and strategies and conducting research on local and overseas practices in respect of the use of social media by government, statutory bodies, non-profit organisations, legal and other professional bodies and other similar organisations in Hong Kong and elsewhere;
• (g)to assist in overseeing, managing and coordinating of various events and activities relating to the Office/DoJ; and
• (h)to advise and assist in any other corporate communications or event management matters and to provide other appropriate form of support to the Director of the Office as required.

Candidates should have -

• (a)a bachelor’s degree from a Hong Kong university, or equivalent, in Communications, Business Administration, Marketing, Journalism, Public Relations or other related disciplines;
• (b)at least 10 years’ solid post-qualification working experience in corporate communications or public affairs, of which 5 years should be at managerial/senior level formulating and implementing strategies and managing multiple publicity and promotional campaigns/projects in a large organisation, and any such experience in the Government or public organisations will be an advantage;
• (c)strong oral and written communication skills in both Chinese and English, with Level 3 or above in both Chinese Language and English Language in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE) or the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE), or equivalent

(Note: ‘Grade C’ in Chinese Language and English Language (Syllabus B) in the HKCEE before 2007 are accepted administratively as comparable to ‘Level 3’ in Chinese Language and English Language in the 2007 HKCEE and henceforth.); (d) strong planning and organisational skills as well as ability to be a good team player; and (e) experience in operating social media platforms.