Manager (HKTE) Talent Engagement

(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 should have – (a) a Bachelor’s degree from a university in Hong Kong, or equivalent; (b) a minimum of 12 years' full-time post-qualifications work experience, including over 8 years’ 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.