Public Education & Advocacy Manager 公眾教育及倡議經理 | HK Talent Engage

Job description

InspiringHK Sports Foundation Limited

Founded in 2012, InspiringHK Sports Foundation (IHKSports) is a tax-exempt charity under section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance, with a vision of better youths through sports. We aim to provide equal learning opportunities and promote gender equality, social inclusion and healthy lifestyle. We equip youth - irrespective of background, gender and race - with sportsmanship qualities such as perseverance and teamwork, so they can better meet challenges in life.

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InspiringHK Sports Foundation is seeking a talented individual as our Public Education & Advocacy Manager. Our Manager will be based in Hong Kong, work under the direction of the Chief Executive, and collaborate with the staff and volunteer executives in leading our various programmes in serving our vision and missions.

Job Responsibilities and Duties

• Lead 1 programme officer to carry out few public education programmes sponsored by various funders including a project funding from the Social Welfare Department
• Manage this programme officer to plan, execute and evaluate the public education programmes, manage budget and project audit reports;
• Design and develop public education/advocacy programmes to advocate our vision to relevant government officials and stakeholders in the community, driving long-term sustainable measurable change in the healthy lifestyle of young people in Hong Kong;
• Lead 1 advocacy executive to manage relationships with our lead advocacy donation partner and execute a research partnership with HKU and a SportsHour Company campaign;
• Design innovatively an advocacy campaign that could motivate schools and families to meet the WHO recommendations on moderate to intensive physical activity level;
• Active communications with funder, project partners, schools, community centres, coaching partners (multiple sports types), social workers, teachers, parents, and beneficiaries;
• Work closely with two other Senior Programme Managers and the Chief Executive to map out IHKSports service portfolio and to monitor progress and expenditure of IHKSports programmes, to ensure requirements from the funder are being met and within our scope and budget;
• Work closely with the Marketing team to ensure the external facing of the programmes are well managed and properly communicated;
• Prepare high quality and timely Programme progress reports and MEL reports, including documentation of successes, data analysis for indicator aggregation and reporting, summary of qualitative results, etc.
• Proactively establish and maintain partnerships with government authorities, corporates, local secondary schools, youth community centers, marketing agencies, sports associations, media and other relevant stakeholders to deliver the public education and advocacy programmes;
• Organise and handle logistics of the Programme activities and events of different scales, including but not limited to territory-wide events that might involve senior officials from corporates and the government;
• Work closely with finance and hr team to ensure smooth running of responsible projects and events;
• Perform any other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree (Advanced degree preferred) in social science, public policy, demographics with at least 8 years’ experience in NPO/social service organisations/ community services/sports management. Social work licence is not compulsory.
• Solid leadership experience in leading a team of junior staff;
• Good command of written and spoken English and Cantonese; Proficiency in excel;
• Demonstrate a strong passion in youth work/sports/volunteering/partnership management;
• A strong team player capable of working with different personalities from different functional backgrounds;
• Strong ability to complete multiple assignments concurrently whilst balancing competing priorities and meeting deadlines;
• Organised and detail-oriented with high integrity;
• Willing to occasionally travel to various districts in Hong Kong in weekday evenings and weekends, with transport subsidy and compensation leave;
• Knowledge of and passion for InspiringHK Sports Foundation and the charitable sector preferred.

How to apply: Please send a full resume with a cover email, current and expected salary to
[email redacted, apply via company website]. Please specify the job title you are applying for in the email subject.

On top of the statutory holidays, maternity leave and paternity leave, IHKSports offers 15-16 days of annual leave(depending on rank), health insurance and contribution to the MPF. Other staff benefits include a one-hour early leave every month to do individual sports, a wellness day every month to do team sports together and flexible working hours at the office, compensation leave for overtime working, compassionate leave, and marriage leave(upon completion of 1-year service).

Applicants who do not hear from us within two months may consider their applications unsuccessful. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified to attend interviews and a written test. All personal data collected will be kept confidential and will be used for recruitment purposes only. If you are being interviewed but not admitted, information will be destroyed within 6 months after the completion of the recruitment process. Successful applicants will be required to undergo Sexual Conviction Record Check (SCRC) if job duties involve frequent contact with children.

InspiringHK Sports Foundation Limited is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best qualified personnel for all our positions in a manner that does not unlawfully discriminate against any person because of race, colour, religion, gender, marital status, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, or any other status or characteristic protected by law.