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Senior Officer (Public Affairs)

Apply now Job no: 493773
Work type: Permanent
Location: Wan Chai
Categories: Corporate Communication, Marketing /Public Relations

The Job

Support the preparation and implementation of corporate events and media engagement initiatives, such as ceremonies, press conferences, media gatherings, media tours, interviews and day-to-day media communication.
Assist in maintaining positive relationship with local media, covering print, electronic, social and online streams, and pitching thematic and event-based stories to generate positive coverage for HKHS.
Draft and prepare press materials including but not limited to press releases, key messages, line-to-take and Q&A.
Support the handling of and draft replies for enquiries involving operational, legal, compliance and policy issues from the media and other major stakeholders, such as Office of The Ombudsman, Government departments, Legislative Council and other statutory bodies.
Monitor online and traditional media coverage and public opinions on daily basis, and prepare summaries and analysis reports on media related matters.
Support corporate communications, administrative and logistic duties to meet the operational or ad-hoc needs as assigned.

The Person

Degree holder in Journalism, Communications, Public Relations or other related disciplines.
Minimum 3 years’ related experience in media relations, corporate communications as well as complaint handling and customer services.
Good command of spoken and written English and Chinese (Putonghua and Cantonese).
Good computer literacy in Word, Excel and PowerPoint with the ability to design, operate and maintain database systems.
Experience in video production is an advantage.
A proactive team player with good interpersonal and communication skills, strong problem-solving mindset, mature, independent and able to carry out multi-tasks with high efficiency under tight schedule.

Applications close: 09 Jun 2023

Division	Position	Ref. No.	Closes
Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director's Office	Senior Officer (Public Affairs)	493773	9 Jun 2023

Division	Position	Ref. No.	Closes
Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director's Office	Senior Officer (Public Affairs)	493773	9 Jun 2023