CPCE Student Affairs Office (CSAO)

Career Development Officer
(carrying the concurrent post title of Student Development Officer) (Ref. 161202-02)

Duties

The appointee will be required to:

(a) maintain good relations and act as a coordinator with different work partners, both internal and external, including but not limited to employers, professional bodies, public enterprises, as well as local and overseas institutes;
(b) contribute to the planning, development and implementation of the career development and support services for students;
(c) organize career talks, company visits and internship programmes;
(d) conduct career training workshops, provide advice on career development and further studies;
(e) contribute to the development of an online platform for job posting and career resources;
(f) organize outbound and inbound programmes to encourage students’ global exposure;
(g) plan and implement student development activities; and
(h) perform any other duties as assigned.

The appointee may station on either of the two campuses in West Kowloon and Hung Hom Bay, and be required to take up assignments and work outside Hong Kong occasionally.

Qualifications

Applicants should have:

(a) a recognised degree;
(b) at least five years of solid career advisory experience in education, public or social service sector; exposure in various business fields or in human resources and training will be an advantage;
(c) excellent communication and interpersonal skills, mature personality, and the abilities to handle administrative work efficiently and work under pressure are essential;
(d) a good command of both written and spoken English and Chinese, fluency in Putonghua will be an advantage; and
(e) the calibre of a team leader as well as a team player.

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

Remuneration and Conditions of Service

Salary offered will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.  Initial appointment will be made on a two-year contract.  Re-engagement thereafter is subject to mutual agreement.

Application

Please refer to http://www.cpce-polyu.edu.hk/chro/app_form/ for application procedure.  The closing date for application is Saturday, 17 December 2016.  Applicants who are not invited to an interview within two months of the closing date may consider their applications unsuccessful.

Note:  College of Professional and Continuing Education Limited is an affiliate of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Founded by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), the College of Professional and Continuing Education (CPCE) oversees the operations of the Hong Kong Community College which offers quality sub-degree programmes for secondary school leavers and the School of Professional Education and Executive Development which offers professionally oriented academic award programmes for persons at various stages of their career, including top-up degree awards for associate degree and higher diploma graduates.  There are four Academic Divisions in CPCE, namely Division of Business and Hospitality Management, Division of Languages and Communication, Division of Science, Engineering and Health Studies and Division of Social Sciences, Humanities and Design.