External Affairs Officer

The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority welcomes exceptional talent with a passion to realise the vision and mission of making the West Kowloon Cultural District a prime local and international destination for arts, culture and entertainment.

(This is a fixed-term contract position of 2-year with possibility for renewal subject to organisational needs and individual performance. )

You will be responsible for:

• implementing stakeholder engagement initiatives so as to build, enhance and protect the brand reputation of the West Kowloon Cultural District and the Authority;
• monitoring public affairs issues, in particular the political and social issues in Hong Kong, arts and culture related matters in international markets, and preparing corporate messages in response to issues if required;
• planning, organising and implementing corporate events including stakeholder engagement programmes, delegation visits and cultural exchange events, and coordinating with internal key functions and external stakeholders;
• managing database of corporate stakeholders;
• supporting message development, stakeholder communications and media handling in the event of major issues or crisis;
• producing a range of corporate communications materials and announcements;
• preparing background research on current local and international issues, papers, speeches, letters and presentation materials, driving and executing ad-hoc communications projects when required; and

• Performing any other duties from time to time as reasonably assigned by the Authority.

You should:

• possess a recognised university degree or above in Social Science, Public Relations, Journalism, Communications or related discipline;
• have at least 2-3 years of relevant and solid experience in corporate or government relations, media relations, corporate communications, or community engagement, candidate with less experience will be considered as External Affairs Officer;
• have solid experience in engaging government bodies, public organisations, NGOs, and community and political groups;
• have strong interpersonal and communications skills, good team player, multi-tasking, able to meet tight deadlines and work under pressure, creative and dynamic;
• able to execute projects and events independently with guidance to achieve the engagement objectives and demonstrate strong attention to details and have a flexible approach to work;
• have excellent written and spoken English and Chinese; proficient in Putonghua will be an advantage; and
• able to work irregular hours at weekends and public holidays if required.

Candidates with more relevant experience may be considered for appointment at a higher level (Senior Officer)

For interested parties, please submit your application with detailed CV on or before following date. Applicants are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible. The review of applications will continue until post is filled.

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All related information will be kept up to 24 months and all personal data will be destroyed afterwards.

For more information, please visit https://www.westk.hk or contact: