Job Number:

48444

Department:

Invest Hong Kong

Job Title:

Senior Vice President (Creative Industries)(Ref: ISO/04/2024)

Salary:

HK$67,850 per month

Entry Requirements:

(a) Five years’ of relevant full-time work experience in account management, business development, trade promotion, marketing, PR and/or project management in relevant fields related to the creative industries;
(b) Good business network in the creative industries/ media and entertainment sectors and exposure to Mainland and international operations and business environment would be an advantage;
(c) Knowledge of the media, entertainment and sport related ecosystem and business climate in Hong Kong and Asia as well as expertise in project management, investment/ trade promotion, event management, marketing communications, blockchain/ web3 development would be an advantage;
(d) A Bachelor's degree from a Hong Kong university or equivalent, preferably in business, marketing or management-related subjects; a higher degree and/ or professional qualifications in related discipline would be an advantage;
(e) Excellent interpersonal skills and problem solving skills; and
(f) A good command of both written and spoken Chinese (Cantonese and Putonghua) and English. Proficiency in other languages would be an advantage.

Duties:

Invest Hong Kong (Invest HK) is looking for a motivated and passionate candidate to join our Creative Industries Team as Senior Vice President. In this role, you will be responsible for attracting and supporting enterprises in the creative industries around the world to set up and expand in the city. You will be joining a team of sector specialists and deploy your skills in business development, account servicing and account management to make an impact in generating leads for Hong Kong and beyond.

You will need to demonstrate:
(a) a good understanding of the creative industries, in particular in the sectors of media, entertainment and sports (eg. media, video, film, music, publishing, sports, events management etc.);
(b) proven track record in business development, business matching and account servicing;
(c) relevant capability in implementing promotional or outreach activities;
(d) strong project management and organisational skills, excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
(e) capability in developing marketing materials and presentations, good presentation and public speaking skills and
(f) excellent English, Putonghua and Cantonese.

Duties
(a) To provide one-stop business facilitation services and tailor-made support to enterprises setting up/ expanding their operations in Hong Kong with a focus on media and entertainment related sectors;
(b) To actively research and identify potential overseas investors from desktop research, software databases, media monitoring and attendance at networking events, trade fairs and other activities and to follow up and establish contact with these leads;
(c) To work with Invest HK’s Mainland and overseas network, relevant government bureaux and departments, industry stakeholders and other industry associations to coordinate investment promotion and marketing activities to attract and retain companies in the creative industries;
(d) To coordinate and further expand the business matching, networking and other marketing efforts in the team;
(e) To prepare sales messages, presentations, marketing materials and support on project co-ordination, logistic arrangements, marketing and event management;
(f) To assist in receiving delegations/ senior executives and implementing visit programmes for Mainland/ overseas visitors;
(g) To support Head of Creative Industries in investment promotion works and related duties, and
(h) To perform any other duties as assigned by senior officers.

Terms of Appointment:

Successful applicant will be appointed on non-civil service contract terms for three months and the term may be extended up to an accumulative period of not more than 24 months subject to satisfactory performance and at the discretion of Invest Hong Kong. Further renewal of contract will be subject to the service need of the department and the performance and conduct of the applicant.

Fringe Benefits

(a) An end-of-contract gratuity may be granted upon satisfactory completion of the contract. Such gratuity, if granted, plus any contribution made by the Government to a Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) scheme in respect of the appointee as required by the MPF Schemes Ordinance, will equal 15% of the total basic salary drawn during the contract period; and
(b) Applicant appointed will be granted 14 days of annual leave and the entitlement of annual leave will be calculated on pro-rata basis for appointment less than 12 months. Other benefits, such as rest days, statutory holidays (or substituted holidays), maternity/ paternity leave, sickness allowance, where appropriate, will be granted mainly in line with the provisions of the Hong Kong Employment Ordinance.

General Notes:

(a) Applicants must be permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the time of appointment unless specified otherwise.
(b) As an Equal Opportunities Employer, the Government is committed to eliminating discrimination in employment. The vacancy advertised is open to all applicants meeting the basic entry requirement irrespective of their disability, sex, marital status, pregnancy, age, family status, sexual orientation and race.
(c) Non-civil service vacancies are not posts on the civil service establishment. Applicants appointed are not on civil service terms of appointment and conditions of service. Applicants appointed are not civil servants and will not be eligible for posting, promotion or transfer to any posts in the Civil Service.
(d) The entry pay, terms of appointment and conditions of service to be offered are subject to the provisions prevailing at the time the offer of appointment is made.
(e) Where a large number of applicants meet the specified entry requirements, the recruiting department may devise shortlisting criteria to select the better qualified applicants for further processing. In these circumstances, only shortlisted applicants will be invited to recruitment examination and/or interview.
(f) It is Government policy to place people with a disability in appropriate jobs wherever possible. If a disabled applicant meets the entry requirements, he/she will be invited to attend the selection interview/ written examination without being subject to any further shortlisting. Applicants who have declared disabilities found suitable for appointment may be given an appropriate degree of preference over other applicants whose suitability for appointment is considered comparable to that of the former. The Government policy and other related measures on employment of persons with disabilities are set out in the booklet “Employ People Based on Their Abilities – Application for Government Jobs by Persons with Disabilities” which is available for reference on the Civil Service Bureau’s website at http://www.csb.gov.hk under “Administration of the Civil Service – Appointments”.
(g) Holders of academic qualifications other than those obtained from Hong Kong institutions/Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority may also apply but their qualifications will be subject to assessments on equivalence with the required entry qualifications. They should submit copies of their official transcripts and certificates by e-mail.

How to apply:

Applicants must submit the following items on or before 12 September 2024, 5:00 p.m. (Hong Kong time):

(a) an application letter setting out in detail why the applicant considers himself/ herself suitable for the position, and a full curriculum vitae (CV) to the email address: job@investhk.gov.hk ; and
(b) an on-line application by using the G.F. 340 On-line Application System at the Civil Service Bureau’s website (http://www.csb.gov.hk).

Applications without any of the above or late submission will not be processed.

As notifications will be sent to applicants by email, applicants should provide an accurate email address in their application. Applicants are responsible for checking their emails to ensure that notification(s) could be duly received.

If no acknowledgement/ confirmation email is received after seven working days from the closing date of application, please contact this department by phone at 3107 1073 or by email to job@investhk.gov.hk. Shortlisted applicants will be invited for a written test and/or selection interviews within four weeks from the closing date of application. Those who are not invited for written test or selection interview may assume that their applications are unsuccessful.

Contact Address:

Invest Hong Kong, 24/F, Fairmont House, 8 Cotton Tree Drive, Central, Hong Kong

Email Address : job@investhk.gov.hk

Enquiry Telephone:

3107 1073

Closing Date(dd/mm/yyyy):

12/09/2024 17:00:00

Web Site of Department:

http://www.invest HK.gov.hk

Application via Internet:

Available

Advertising Date

30/08/2024