Section Head, Belt and Road Business Development

[Ref. No.: 3/18/SH/SP7/HKTDC]

The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the statutory organisation promoting Hong Kong’s external trade, seeks a dynamic, high-calibre and experienced professional to join our Service Promotion Department.

Responsibilities:
• As Section Head-in-charge for promotions related to the Belt and Road Initiative
• To oversee promotional projects in ASEAN markets
• To build closer rapport and strategic alliances with key players in the service industry and trade associations through proactive liaison work
• To identify innovative marketing channels and manage online platforms to create new business opportunities for Hong Kong service providers and cultivate prominent success stories
• To spearhead and execute promotional activities in Hong Kong, the mainland and overseas while managing the budgets
• To provide secretariat services to high-level committees
• To effectively lead a team and provide proper guidance to team members for implementing service promotional programme
• To supervise day-to-day operations, including management reporting, finance, administrative and HR-related matters

Requirements:
• University graduate with a minimum of 10 years’ solid managerial experience, preferably with sizable organisations in the public sector, in any of the following areas: sales and marketing; exhibition/event organisation or public/corporate relations etc.
• Strong inclination and understanding of Hong Kong economy, trade and business arena covering various industries, and markets and business opportunities for Hong Kong
• Excellent command of written and spoken English and Chinese, including Putonghua; knowledge of a third language an advantage
• Mature with superior skills in sales, marketing, communication and external relations
• A strong team player with excellent organisational and interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated and outgoing with good project planning ability
• Innovative, flexible and be able to deliver under time and resource pressure

Remuneration and Benefits:

The successful candidate will be appointed on a fixed-term contract basis, renewable subject to operational needs. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Application Procedure:

Interested candidates are invited to complete the application form on our website. Those who do not hear from us within EIGHT WEEKS after the closing date may assume their applications were unsuccessful.

All information provided by applicants will be treated in strict confidence and used only for recruitment purposes. Applicants may be considered for other suitable positions within the Council. Their personal data will be destroyed six months after the selection is finalized.