Reporting to the Permanent Secretary for Education, the SADE is responsible for –

• (a)advising the Secretary for Education and Permanent Secretary for Education on and assisting them in the formulation, execution, monitoring and review of policies on curriculum development from pre-primary to senior secondary education in Hong Kong;
• (b)directing the delivery, development and alignment of professional services rendered by the Curriculum Development Institute, the Curriculum Support Division, the Education Infrastructure Division and the Quality Assurance Division;
• (c)steering the direction of the quality assurance system for education in Hong Kong from pre-primary to senior secondary level including school inspection and student assessment and formulating strategies on and monitoring the provision of effective school-based support programmes and services;
• (d)steering curriculum development and the implementation strategies suited to Hong Kong's changing contexts and needs to foster students' whole person development, and overseeing the implementation and promotion of national education, Chinese history and Chinese culture, Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) education, values education and Applied Learning courses;
• (e)steering the development of the Strategy in IT in Education and overseeing and monitoring the work of the Hong Kong Education City to support implementation of IT in learning; and
• (f)providing high-level strategic and professional advice on education issues to various advisory bodies including the Curriculum Development Council, the Standing Committee on Language Education and Research, the Quality Education Fund Steering Committee and overseeing the Hong Kong Academy of Gifted Education.

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

• (a)a bachelor degree from a Hong Kong university, or equivalent; plus a higher degree in education, and a postgraduate certificate in education from a Hong Kong tertiary education institution, or equivalent;
• (b)at least 15 years' post-first degree experience in the education field, of which at least 10 years should be in a key position to have substantial influence and contribution in an educational environment. Experience in the local education field will be an advantage;
• (c)proven track record in directing and overseeing implementation of reform initiatives in school education, and a broad vision of future education development from both the local and international perspectives;
• (d)good communication and interpersonal skills;
• (e)good command of spoken and written Chinese and English, with the ability to communicate in Putonghua; and
• (f)a pass result in the Basic Law and National Security Law Test.