(a) To identify and engage talents and other stakeholders in overseas countries / regions, and foster mutually beneficial relationships in line with the engagement strategies and mission of HKTE;
(b) To facilitate international initiatives and projects between Hong Kong and overseas countries / regions in promoting collaboration in talent development, attraction and engagement;
(c) To work closely with Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices in overseas countries as well as relevant government bureaux / departments to assist in devising and implement talent attraction and engagement strategies;
(d) To provide administrative and logistical support for meetings, events and initiatives related to talent engagement activities in overseas countries / regions;
(e) To lead, guide and supervise staff members to ensure the delivery of optimal results, deployment of robust management strategies and promotion of a proactive and energetic work culture;
(f) To collaborate with internal teams within HKTE to leverage synergies to enhance the overall impact and effectiveness of the office’s talent engagement and support strategies; and
(g) To perform any other duties as assigned by senior officers.

Candidates must be permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) at the time of appointment and should have –

(a) a Bachelor’s degree from a university in Hong Kong, or equivalent;
(b) a minimum of 15 years’ full-time post-qualifications work experience, including over 5 years’ of relevant experience in event and project planning and management, promotion and marketing, client relationship building and business development;
(c) met the language proficiency requirement of Level 3 or above in English Language (Syllabus B before 2007) and Chinese Language in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) or the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE), 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 respectively in Chinese Language and English Language in the 2007 HKCEE and henceforth.)
(d) proven track record of hands-on collaborative experience in dealing with different parties in the government and business sectors as well as providing excellent customer services to stakeholders; and experience in collaborating with overseas stakeholders is highly preferable;
(e) excellent interpersonal and communication skills with good command of both written and spoken English and Chinese (Cantonese and Putonghua);
(f) excellent understanding of government affairs especially on talent engagement; and
(g) proficiency in the application of common business software (including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint) as well as Chinese and English word processing.