Non Civil Servants

Outreaching Manager (Waste Reduction and Recycling)

环境保护署

Closing Date: 2020-01-02 23:00

Salary History

1. 外展經理(減廢及回收) $58,000 per month 2019-05
 

Entry Requirements

Candidates should have:-
(a) a Hong Kong bachelor’s degree in a science, engineering, education, social science, social work, sociology, communication, business administration, marketing, management, public administration or environmental management and technology subject, or equivalent;
(b) minimum eight years’ relevant full-time post-qualification working experience in education, social work, business management, liaison work, stakeholder engagement or planning and organisation of events/publicity, preferably in environmental protection, among which at least four years in supervisory level;
(c) met the language proficiency requirement of Level 3 (Note) or above in Chinese Language and English Language in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE) or the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE), or equivalent. (Note: “Grade C” in Chinese Language and English Language (Syllabus B) in the HKCEE before 2007 are accepted administratively as comparable to “Level 3” in Chinese Language and English Language in the 2007 HKCEE and henceforth);
(d) good command of spoken and written English and Chinese;
(e) strong planning and organisation skills;
(f) good personality and inter-personal communication skills, self-motivation and ability to work independently; and
(g) preference may be given to candidates with: (i) post-qualification working experience in managing social media for an organisation; or (ii) knowledge and experience in computer applications (such as word processing in Chinese and English, spreadsheet and presentation software, etc.).
Remarks

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For qualifications awarded by local institutions/Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority, copies of the relevant transcripts/certificates/other qualification documents are not required to be submitted at this stage of application. As for qualifications obtained from institutions outside Hong Kong, copies of the relevant transcripts/certificates or other qualification documents should be submitted together with the completed application forms. 

Duties

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Main duties include:-
(a) to lead, organise and oversee site visits for rendering on-site support to estates, buildings, villages and other premises on practising waste reduction and recycling;
(b) to lead, organise and monitor public education and promotion activities and events on proper waste separation at source and clean recycling, and promotion of Environmental Protection Department’s waste reduction and recycling initiatives and schemes;
(c) to establish contact and liaise regularly with property management companies, District Council members, local representatives, resident/tenant groups or organisations, etc. for collaborative efforts in education and promotion of waste reduction and recycling;
(d) to provide input on planning, design and preparation of materials for public education and promotion activities/events;
(e) to train and coach outreaching team staff for daily operations, and manage the performance of the non-civil servant staff of the outreaching teams; and
(f) to undertake other duties pertaining to the work to be assigned, including but not limited to outreaching service, waste reduction and recycling, and waste management related duties.

(Other Job-related Requirements: The hours and venues of work may be varied having regard to the operational needs of the department. The successful candidate may be required to (a) work irregular hours and overtime, including evenings, weekends and public holidays; and (b) work outdoors.)

Terms of Appointment

The successful candidate will be appointed on non-civil service contract terms for one year.

Salary and Fringe Benefits

HK$61,000 per month
14 days of paid annual leave will be granted to the successful candidate. The eligibility for rest days, statutory holidays (or substitute holidays), maternity/paternity leave and sickness allowance, where appropriate, is in line with those provided for under the Employment Ordinance. A gratuity may be granted at the end of the contract period if the contract is satisfactorily completed with consistently high standard of performance and conduct. Such gratuity, if granted, plus any contribution made by the Government to a Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) Scheme in respect of the appointee as required by the MPF Schemes Ordinance, will be equal to 15% of the total basic salary received during the contract period.

General Notes

(a) Candidates must be permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the time of appointment unless specified otherwise. (b) As an Equal Opportunities Employer, the Government is committed to eliminating discrimination in employment. The vacancy advertised is open to all applicants meeting the basic entry requirement irrespective of their disability, sex, marital status, pregnancy, age, family status, sexual orientation and race. (c) Non-civil service vacancies are not posts on the civil service establishment. Candidates appointed are not on civil service terms of appointment and conditions of service. Candidates appointed are not civil servants and will not be eligible for posting, promotion or transfer to any posts in the Civil Service. (d) The entry pay, terms of appointment and conditions of service to be offered are subject to the provisions prevailing at the time the offer of appointment is made. (e) Where a large number of candidates meet the specified entry requirements, the recruiting department may devise shortlisting criteria to select the better qualified candidates for further processing. In these circumstances, only shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend recruitment examination and/or interview. (f) It is Government policy to place people with a disability in appropriate jobs wherever possible. If a disabled candidate meets the entry requirements, he/she will be invited to attend the selection interview/written examination without being subject to any further shortlisting criteria. Applicants who have declared disabilities found suitable for appointment may be given an appropriate degree of preference over other applicants whose suitability for appointment is considered comparable to that of the former. The Government policy and other related measures on employment of persons with disabilities are set out in the booklet “Employ People Based on Their Abilities – Application for Government Jobs by Persons with Disabilities” which is available for reference on the Civil Service Bureau's website at http://www.csb.gov.hk under “Administration of the Civil Service – Appointments”. (g) Holders of academic qualifications other than those obtained from Hong Kong institutions/Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority may also apply but their qualifications will be subject to assessments on equivalence with the required entry qualifications. They should submit copies of their official transcripts and certificates by post to the contact address.

How to apply

Application Forms [G.F. 340 (Rev. 3/2013)] are obtainable from any Home Affairs Enquiry Centres of District Offices, Home Affairs Department or any Job Centres of the Employment Services Division, Labour Department. The said form can also be downloaded from the Civil Service Bureau's website (http://www.csb.gov.hk). Applications, enclosed with two essays (Note 1), submitted in person or by post should reach the contact address on or before the closing date of application. Please specify the position being applied for on the envelope. To avoid delayed or unsuccessful delivery of applications by post, please ensure that the correct address is clearly printed or written on the envelope and sufficient postage has been affixed before posting. Mail items bearing insufficient postage will not be delivered to this Department and will be returned to the sender or disposed of by the Hongkong Post, where appropriate. Applicants will bear any consequences arising from paying insufficient postage. Online applications can also be made through the Civil Service Bureau's website (http://www.csb.gov.hk) (Note 2). Applications which are late, incomplete/without the relevant documents as required, including the English and Chinese essays as mentioned in Note 1 below within the specified deadline, or submitted by fax/email may not be considered. Applicants are encouraged to provide their email addresses on the application forms. Candidates who are selected for interview will normally receive an invitation within twelve weeks from the closing date of application. Those who are not invited for interview may assume that their applications are unsuccessful.

Note 1: Applicants are required to attach the following to their applications: (a) a short essay of no more than 500 words in English about how he/she resolved a difficult situation when worked as a manager; and (b) a short essay of no more than 500 words in Chinese explaining why is he/she considers himself/herself to be a suitable candidate for the position of Outreaching Manager.

Note 2: Candidates who apply online should submit the required documents (including the two essays mentioned in Note 1) by post to the Contact Address or as a word (.doc or .docx) document by email to apply_OM@epd.gov.hk within seven days after the closing date of application, and the online application number should be quoted on the envelope and every page of the copies of supporting documents or in the email. Applications without attaching the essays required in Note 1 or with files in incorrect format may not be considered.

Note 3: Candidates who had applied for the position of Outreaching Manager in June 2019 may apply again in this recruitment exercise.

Enquiry

Job No.: 42538
Address: Waste Reduction and Recycling Group, Waste Reduction and Recycling Division, Environmental Protection Department, 5/F., Centre Parc, 11 Sheung Yuet Road, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong (Attn: EO(WR)3).
Telephone: 3690 7706
Closing Date 2020-01-02 23:00
Publish Date 2019-12-13
Ref: Gov. Vacancies Enquiry System
 

Job Summary

Outreaching Manager (Waste Reduction and Recycling)
环境保护署
HK$61,000 per month
Telephone: 3690 7706
Closing Date: 2020-01-02 23:00
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