• (a)To assist the Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner for Cultural and Creative Industries Development in formulating and implementing policies and strategies to provide trade facilitation support for the design sector;
• (b)To network with creative establishments, professional associations, players and other stakeholders of the design sector, and government authorities and non-governmental organisations, and to steer them for presenting/organizing projects conducive to the promotion of the creative sector concerned;
• (c)To drive delegations and overseas exhibitions to explore the Mainland and overseas markets to cultivate and promote the design sector;
• (d)To oversee the provision of advice to project organisers in the design sector on the directions and matters related to CreateSmart Initiative funding applications;
• (e)To co-ordinate the planning and organisation of major events and activities including the Hong Kong Fashion Design Week; and
• (f)To supervise the Trade Facilitation Unit and manage the resources allocated to the Unit.

Note:

• (1)Subject to the exigency of services, the appointee may be required to work irregular hours and overtime, including Saturday, Sunday and Public Holiday.
• (2)Shortlisted candidates will be required to attend a written test and an interview.

Candidate should have/be:

• (a)a bachelor’s degree from a university in Hong Kong, or equivalent;
• (b)met the language proficiency requirements of “Level 2” results in the two language papers (Use of Chinese (UC) and Use of English (UE)) in the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, or equivalent results

• (c)a minimum of 15 years of post-qualification full-time work experience in cultural and/or creative industries, with at least 10 years at managerial level or above;
• (d)broad knowledge of, and solid experience and extensive networks in cultural and/or creative sectors, especially fashion and clothing industry, and/or design sector;
• (e)strong leadership and management capabilities as well as good interpersonal and communication skills to connect with private associations/companies, government authorities and non-governmental organisations local and abroad to cultivate and promote the cultural and creative sectors;
• (f)good command of written Chinese and English, and fluency in spoken Cantonese, Putonghua and English; and
• (g)strong problem-solving, analytical, organising, communication and management skills, and the ability to work independently.

Grade C or above in Use of English of the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE) or in English Language of the General Certificate of Education (Advanced Level) (GCE A Level) is accepted as equivalent to Level 2 in the UE paper of the CRE. Grade C or above in Chinese Language and Culture or Chinese Language and Literature of the HKALE is accepted as equivalent to Level 2 in the UC paper of the CRE. An overall band of 6.5 or above with no subtest score below band 6 obtained in the same sitting in the Academic Module of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) within the 2-year validity period of the test is accepted as equivalent to Level 2 in the UE paper of the CRE.