Assistant Officer

CHINESE LANGUAGE CENTRE

Assistant Officer(Ref. 260114010-IE)

Duties

The appointee will be required to:

(a) support the planning of the offering of Chinese Language subjects for undergraduate programmes;

(b) provide administrative support to subject administration, including class timetabling, subject registration, examination, and quality assurance-related matters;

(c) provide secretarial support to meetings and committees;

(d) assist in the coordination and organisation of centre events and testing activities;

(e) assist in the publicity related-matters and maintain the website effectively;

(f) assist in data management and report compilation;

(g) maintain various databases and effective record system;

(h) handle enquiries from staff, students, and relevant stakeholders;

(i) render support to the office administration and daily operation of the Centre; and

(j) perform any other duties as assigned by the Director of Centre or his/her delegates.

The appointee may be required to work beyond or outside normal office hours.

Qualifications

Applicants should:

(a) have a recognised degree;

(b) have at least three years of relevant work experience, preferably gained in tertiary institutions or similar organisations;

(c) have good computer literacy, especially in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Acrobat and Chinese word processing, with knowledge of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools being an advantage;

(d) have a good command of both written and spoken English and Chinese, with fluency in Putonghua being an advantage;

(e) have a strong sense of responsibility and self-motivation;

(f) have good communication, interpersonal, and time management skills; and

(g) be detail-oriented and a good team player.

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

Applicants who have responded to the previous advertisement need not re-apply.

Conditions of Service

A highly competitive remuneration package will be offered.  Initial appointment will be made 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 26 January 2026 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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