OFFICE OF FACULTY OF BUSINESS

Executive Officer (Ref. 240305023)

Duties

The appointee will be required to:

(a) lead a small 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) provide support for quality assurance and enhancement processes (e.g. Departmental Review), and accreditation maintenance and visits;

(d) plan and organise related events such as seminars, conferences, ceremonies, exhibitions, information day, etc.; 

(e) liaise with internal departments and administrative units as well as external parties/organisations to execute various programmes and activities;

(f) supervise junior staff in the pertinent day-to-day operations and activities; and

(g) perform any other duties as assigned by the Dean of 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 with at least five years of relevant post-qualification experience;

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

(c) excellent communication and interpersonal skills;

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

(e) good computer literacy, including Chinese word processing.

Preference will be given to those with solid knowledge of the tertiary education sector in Hong Kong and 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 10 May 2024 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 committed to diversity and inclusivity.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, ethnicity, nationality, family status or physical or mental disabilities.