Hong Kong Design Centre

About Hong Kong Design Centre

Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC) was founded in 2001 as a strategic partner of the HKSAR Government in establishing Hong Kong as centre of design excellence in Asia. We are on a public mission to promote wider and strategic use of design and design thinking to foster innovation, create business value and improve societal well-being.

We now have an exciting opportunity for a high caliber candidate to join our dynamic team. Please visit our website www.hkdesigncentre.org for information of HKDC.

The Roles:

1. Be part of the enterprising team to deliver city-wide scale and community-driven design programme from concepts development, liaison to implementation in particular on research, outreach, partnership & sponsorship, festival /event management, public engagement/ community activations, education programme and design promotions;
2. Identify and engage suitable partners to co-create events and happenings that align the vision and objectives of the programme, as well as to comply with the corporate governance and funding requirements;
3. Undertake effective project management, including budgetary control, timely reporting, compliance with corporate governance policies and funding requirements, implementation, assessment of outcomes and impact of the related activities;
4. Establishing and maintaining strong relationship with both internal and external stakeholders;
5. Work closely with marketing team or partners to formulate and implement of marketing and promotion plan;
6. Oversee marketing collaterals and publications;
7. Represent the programme team to attend activities, events, interviews related to the programme; and
8. Conduct programme evaluation, documentation and reporting.

Requirements:

1. University graduate and specialised in design, design management, arts and cultural management, public relations, marketing or related disciplines, ideally with a diverse sector / discipline experience;
2. Minimum 10 years of relevant experience with at least 3 years in managerial capacity in design, design management, arts and cultural management, PR & marketing or related design disciplines, ideally with experience of large scale public event, international partnership or worked in diverse sectors / disciplines;
3. Excellent command of both spoken and written English and Chinese (including Mandarin);
4. Strong communication skills with internal and external stakeholders;
5. Experience in city-wide design festival/ event and contract administration in similar design organisation / non-profit organisation / NGOs;
6. Strong design & community-driven project and event management experience;
7. Strong sense in design promotion, marketing and public relations;
8. Experience in managing funding proposals and various vetting documents is a plus;
9. Experience in handling publications, website, social media platforms is a plus;
10. Good understanding on the local design scene;
11. Detail-minded with excellent documenting and reporting skills;
12. Ownership, accountability and committed; and
13. An appreciation for style and well presented.

More information about the projects:

https://www.bodwinthecity.com/en

Interested parties are invited to apply by sending your resume with full details of education, work experience, current & expected salary, contact telephone number and earliest available date to the Human Resources Office, Hong Kong Design Centre, 4/F, DX design hub, 280 Tung Chau Street, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon or email to: hr@hkdesigncentre.org on or before 21 November 2024. HKDC reserves the right not to make appointment for the post(s) advertised. Only short-listed candidates will be notified. All information received will be kept in strict confidence for six months and data will only be used for recruitment purpose.