Principal Lecturer

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.

Design Discipline Ref. no : C/DE/PL/04/24-AP1 Major Duties:
(a) To assist the Principal / Academic Director (Design) in the management, planning and development of the Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI) / Design Discipline;
(b) To head and manage an academic department of the HKDI and relevant Knowledge Centres, including effective and efficient utilisation of resources;
(c) To lead the academic planning and development of programmes in Communication Design, Generative AI, and other related areas;
(d) To take up a leading role in Design Discipline for driving key strategic initiatives, including but not limited to artificial intelligence, digitalisation, strategic collaborations in the Greater Bay Area, Earn & Learn programmes, life-long learning and internationalisation;
(e) To maintain close contacts with industry, commerce, professional bodies and other educational institutes for establishing collaborative arrangement, and promoting and ensuring the relevance and excellence of Vocational and Professional Education and Training;
(f) To develop and review quality policies and procedures, and to oversee the academic quality of the training programmes of the Design Discipline;
(g) To initiate new products and services which align with the development of the Design Discipline and the VTC as a whole; and
(h) To perform teaching duties and/or supervise student projects where necessary. Requirements:
(a) A recognised degree and a post-graduate qualification in relevant discipline; preferably with relevant professional qualifications;
(b) At least 8 years’ relevant experience in communication design, digital art and design at an appropriate level of responsibility;
(c) Solid experience in programme design and development, implementation of quality assurance policy, assessment and reporting, student admission, or the work areas relevant to the post;
(d) Strong leadership ability, and good management, interpersonal and team-building skills;
(e) Good knowledge of quality assurance and accreditation policies in tertiary institutions;
(f) Goods records of networking ability for organisational development and demonstrated experience in project management; and
(g) A high level of proficiency and good presentation skills in both Chinese and English, preferably including Putonghua. Notes:
(1) 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.
(2) Shortlisted candidates will be required to take a written assessment.

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 the Post of Principal Lecturer (Ref. No.: C/DE/PL/04/24-AP1)”.
(4) Original and copy of other supporting documents are to be provided at a later stage upon request. Closing date for application: 23 April 2024Applicants 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.