DEPARTMENT OF CHINESE AND BILINGUAL STUDIES
 
Assistant Officer (Ref. 250414007-IE)
 
Duties
 
The appointee will be required to:
 
(a) coordinate the work of a team of administrative staff members to ensure the smooth operation of the general office of the Department;
 
(b) provide administrative support in various aspects of academic programmes, such as admission exercise, class time-tabling and subject registration;
 
(c) provide secretarial support to departmental committees and/or working groups;
 
(d) liaise with internal and external parties;
 
(e) coordinate and compile returns/reports/statistics, manage and maintain databases; and
 
(f) perform any other duties as assigned by the Head of Department or his/her delegates.
 
Qualifications
 
Applicants should:
 
(a) have a recognised degree;
 
(b) have at least three years of relevant work experience, preferably gained in tertiary institutions;
 
(c) have an excellent command of both written and spoken English and Chinese, with fluency in Putonghua being an advantage;
 
(d) have good interpersonal and organisational skills;
 
(e) have the qualities of a good team player with strong sense of responsibilities;
 
(f) be self-motivated and able to work independently; and
 
(g) have good computer literacy in applications, including MS Office and Chinese word processing.
 
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to sit for a written test. 
 
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/general).  Consideration of applications will commence on 21 April 2025 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/.
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