Reporting to the Permanent Secretary for Education, through Deputy Secretary for Education, the Chief Executive, Curriculum Development Institute has the following major duties and responsibilities –

• (a)to steer the curriculum development, review and optimisation of language education, humanities education, patriotic education, physical education and arts education, values education and related key learning areas and subjects at primary and secondary levels;
• (b)to serve as the Vice Chairman of the Curriculum Development Council, and in collaboration with the Innovation Technology Education Division, steer and direct the Curriculum Development Institute (CDI) in providing secretariat services to the Council and its committees, and to support and follow up the recommendations made by the Council and its committees for promoting curriculum development in kindergartens, primary and secondary schools;
• (c)to formulate, co-ordinate and monitor curriculum support and implementation strategies for language education, humanities education, patriotic education, values education and related key learning areas and subjects, including providing curriculum guidelines, organising teacher training, compiling and reviewing learning and teaching resources, and organising student learning activities;
• (d)to communicate and collaborate with relevant departments and different stakeholders to conduct data collection and evaluation research to inform, monitor and optimise curriculum development;
• (e)to lead CDI to collaborate with the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority to enhance the assessment literacy of schools and ensure the alignment of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination with the senior secondary curriculum; and
• (f)to co-ordinate the overall curriculum development for kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, and provide professional advice on reviewing and facilitating the interface between different learning stages.

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;
• (b)
  • (i)a Bachelor of Education (BEd)/ Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) / Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) from a Hong Kong tertiary education institution, or equivalent; or
  • (ii)a teacher's certificate awarded by the former Colleges of Education or the former Hong Kong Institute of Education, or equivalent;
• (c)at least 12 years' post-first degree experience in teaching and one or more of the following areas on a full-time basis: curriculum development, teacher education, inspection of schools, school administration, school-based support service, research and assessment projects related to education. At least five out of the 12 years should be at the senior management level or in a key administrative position in the field of education. Recent experience in the local education field including institutions and/or schools will be an advantage;
• (d)awareness of recent developments in the education system with particular reference to current trends in curriculum development and education reforms in Hong Kong;
• (e)good communication and interpersonal skills with political acumen;
• (f)good command of spoken and written Chinese and English; with the ability to communicate in Putonghua; and
• (g)a pass result in the Basic Law and National Security Law Test (Note).