Deputy Director | 人才服务办公室

职位描述

VIBRANT AND VITAL VTC

Vocational Training Council (VTC), established in 1982, has always been at the forefront of vocational and professional education and training (VPET). As a statutory body, we exist within Hong Kong education system to ensure the skills of the Hong Kong workforce remain fresh and future ready. Our mandate to provide VPET is vital in meeting industry needs, and in fulfilling the aspirations of the quarter of a million young people and in-service workers who attend a programme every year at one of our 13 member institutions. Join us if you share our mission.

**Mainland and International Affairs Office

Ref. no :** C/MIAO/DD/03/24-AP2

Major Duties:
(a) To play a leading role in building and maintaining strong working relationship with the various stakeholders, including Mainland VPET institutions, industry partners, Mainland local authorities, etc.;
(b) To execute development initiatives in expanding the collaborative programmes with key Mainland institutional partners and cultivating new partnership in support of VTC’s missions;
(c) To seek collaboration with Mainland leading enterprises in Hong Kong to offer internships, exchange and job opportunities for VTC students;
(d) To propose and administer internal / external funding to support students’ Mainland / overseas exchange, internship and career development;
(e) To plan and manage the operations of the VTC Mainland Entity / Office(s) for regulatory compliance in Mainland;
(f) To develop and implement sales and marketing strategies to attract prospective students and increase enrollment; and
(g) To formulate proposals of new Mainland development initiatives and coordinate projects.

Requirements:
(a) A recognised degree, or equivalent;
(b) At least 10 years’ relevant experience at an appropriate level of responsibility in marketing, planning and business development in the Mainland, preferably in academic sector, statutory organisations or multinational companies with similar complexity;
(c) Proven experience in sales and marketing, with a strategic mindset to develop and execute targeted marketing campaigns to conduct promotional activities and convert leads into successful admissions;
(d) Demonstrated success at managing a business or service in the Mainland in the higher education sector would be an added advantage;
(e) Proven networking capability for organisational development in Mainland and be able to establish linkages and forge strategic working relationships with Mainland companies, statutory organisations, local government authorities, etc.;
(f) Good understanding of the vision and mission of the Council and the development of VPET;
(g) Demonstrated strong leadership, management, interpersonal and team-building skills with entrepreneur flair and possessed track records of maintaining effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels; and
(h) Good communication skills in written and spoken English; high proficiency in Putonghua and excellent written Chinese is a mandatory requirement.

Notes:
(1) The post is based in Hong Kong but requires frequent duty travel to the Mainland, mainly in GBA.
(2) The post is at the rank of Senior Manager.
(3) Applicants with substantial experience and achievements in the relevant field but without the required academic / professional qualifications OR those with exceptional academic / professional qualifications but with less experience may also apply.

Application Procedures:
Interested applicants should apply for the post via email. A completed application form [VTC-1 (Rev. 3/2023)], together with a full curriculum vitae, should be sent to [email redacted, apply via company website].

Candidates should take note of the following:
(1) Completed application form (VTC-1) and detailed curriculum vitae (CV) should be combined into one file in PDF format with a file size below 10MB.
(2) The file should be saved with the applicant’s name as “surname and given name”, e.g. “CHAN Tai-man.pdf”.
(3) For the email subject, please cite “Application for Deputy Director (C/MIAO/DD/03/24-AP2)”.
(4) Original and copy of other supporting documents are to be provided at a later stage upon request.

Closing date for application: 10 April 2024

Applicants not invited for interview within 10 weeks from the closing date may consider their applications unsuccessful.

The Council reserves the right not to fill the post(s).

Personal data collected will be used for recruitment purposes only. Information on unsuccessful candidates will normally be destroyed 12 months after the completion of the recruitment exercise.