OFFICE OF FACULTY OF BUSINESS

Senior Officer (Ref. 250221001)

Duties

The appointee will be required to:

(a) lead a team of officers to provide professional administrative support for academic taught and research programmes offered on campus and/or off campus, related student activities, centralised academic exercises, and quality assurance matters;

(b) provide secretarial service to committees and meetings;

(c) plan and support quality assurance and enhancement processes (e.g. Departmental Review), and accreditation maintenance and visits;

(d) plan, co-ordinate and implement marketing and promotional activities such as seminars, conferences, ceremonies, exhibitions and information day etc.;

(e) assume the role of a team leader to initiate and accomplish complicated assignments/projects independently, with a considerable level of creativity in the pursuit of continuous quality improvement;

(f) liaise with internal departments, administrative units and external organisations to execute various events/activities and programmes;

(g) assist in managing the general office, supervising staff members in lower bands and organising staff team building activities; and

(h) perform any other duties as assigned by the Dean of the Faculty or his delegates.

The appointee may be required to work outside normal office hours and/or outside Hong Kong occasionally.

Qualifications

Applicants should have:

(a) a recognised degree and preferably a higher degree;

(b) at least five years of administrative and supervisory experience preferably gained in the higher education sector;

(c) strong problem-solving and leadership skills and the ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently;

(d) excellent communication, interpersonal, organisational and negotiation skills;

(e) an excellent command of both written and spoken English and Chinese. Fluency in Cantonese and Putonghua is required; and

(f) excellent computer literacy, preferably with some experience in database management.

Preference will be given to those with solid knowledge of the tertiary education sector in Hong Kong and the Mainland China.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to sit for a written test.

Applicants who have responded to the previous advertisement need not re-apply.

Conditions of Service

A highly competitive remuneration package will be offered. Initial appointment will be on a fixed-term gratuity-bearing contract. Re-engagement thereafter is subject to mutual agreement.

Application

Please submit an application through PolyU’s career website (https://jobs.polyu.edu.hk/management). Consideration of applications will commence on 26 March 2025 until the position is filled. The University’s Personal Information Collection Statement for recruitment can be found at https://www.polyu.edu.hk/hro/careers/pics_for_recruitment/.

PolyU is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to fostering an environment that embraces diversity and demonstrates inclusion of people from all backgrounds, cultures, identities and experiences where all members of the University are treated with fairness, dignity and respect. To learn more about the University’s “Statement on Equal Opportunities, Diversity, and Inclusion”, please visit our website at https://www.polyu.edu.hk/hro/equal_opportunities_diversity_and_inclusion/.