Human Resources Manager, School of Continuing Education

SCHOOL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION

The School of Continuing Education (SCE), one of the seven Faculties/Schools of Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) and a major provider of continuing and professional education in Hong Kong, offers a wide range of full-time and part-time programmes at the post-secondary, undergraduate and postgraduate levels for young learners and working adults. SCE also offers in-house training and short courses to meet the community needs and market demands. Operating on a self-financed basis, SCE including its College of International Education currently employ about 400 full-time staff and 550 part-time instructors. SCE is inviting applications for the following position:

Human Resources Manager (Ref. No.:26270049)

SCE is at an advanced stage of progressing towards its registration as a post-secondary college under the applicable law, with completion expected to be within a year. This transformation aims to enhance the internationalisation and diversification of higher education through distinctive, professional programmes that address societal manpower needs. As part of this exciting institutional evolution, successful candidates may be offered the opportunity to transition to the new post-secondary college (upon its successful registration) under a long-term development plan.

The appointee will be assigned to the Human Resources Section of the School to perform duties including recruitment and appointment, benefits administration, performance assessment, preparation of staff statistical reports, arrangement of staff training and development, supervision of Officers and clerical staff in daily operation of work. The appointee will be required to support the implementation and rollout of the new HCMS across departments. The appointee will also assist in policy and operation review, system development, and committee work.

Requirements:

• A bachelor’s degree in human resources management or related disciplines with at least seven years of relevant work experience;
• Strong knowledge of Hong Kong employment legislation and HR best practices;
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and interpersonal skills;
• Excellent command of both written and spoken English and Chinese. Competency in computing applications and data extraction, processing and analysis are essential; and
• Preference will be given to those with experience in HRMS platforms and data migration tools.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to sit for a written test.

Subject to the decision of SCE and the new post-secondary college and other factors which may include (but are not limited to) availability of funding and performance, an offer of appointment may be made by the new post-secondary college (upon its successful registration) following the end of the fixed term contract.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Application Procedure:

Applicants are invited to submit their applications at the HKBU e-Recruitment System. Those who are not invited for interview 8 weeks after submission of applications may consider their applications unsuccessful. Details of the University’s Personal Information Collection Statement can be found at https://hro.hkbu.edu.hk/en/worklife-at-hkbu/employee-favourable-environment.html#privacy-policy.

HKBU reserves the right not to make an appointment for the post advertised, and the appointment will be made according to the terms and conditions then applicable at the time of offer.

Review of applications is ongoing until the position is filled.