A Regulatory Affairs Manager is mainly deployed on –
(a) providing professional advice in specialist areas in connection with the regulation of communications services and sending of commercial electronic messages (CEMs);
(b) monitoring the telecommunications market and advising on its implications on the development of the telecommunications industry, the regulatory framework, and the interests of the consumers of telecommunications services;
(c) investigating complaints under the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Ordinance and monitoring the market situation in respect of the sending of CEMs;
(d) providing support in research and analysis of policy and regulatory issues, including drafting of information notes, policy papers, guidelines and codes of practices;
(e) evaluating licence applications, enforcing licence conditions, regulations and industry code of practice and handling other licence administration matters; and
(f) processing, reviewing and/or investigating cases in relation to anti-competitive conduct, mergers and acquisitions, misleading or deceptive conduct or other unfair trade practices of communications service providers.
Terms of Appointment
A new recruit will normally be appointed on civil service probationary terms for three years. Upon passage of probation bar, the officer may be considered for appointment on the prevailing permanent terms.
Salary and Fringe Benefits
Master Pay Scale Point 27 (HK$55,995 per month) to Master Pay Scale Point 33 (HK$73,775 per month)
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) Civil service vacancies are posts on the civil service establishment. Candidates selected for these vacancies will be appointed on civil service terms of appointment and conditions of service and will become civil servants on appointment.
(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) The information on the monthly salary and maximum pay point is for reference only and may be subject to changes.
(f) Fringe benefits include paid leave, medical and dental benefits, and where appropriate, assistance in housing.
(g) Where a large number of candidates meet the specified entry requirements, the Office of the Communications Authority may devise shortlisting criteria to select the better qualified candidates for further processing. In these circumstances, only shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend the written test and/or interview.
(h) 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 Regulatory Affairs Manager written test and/or interview without being subject to further shortlisting. Applicants who have declared disabilities and are 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”.
(i) Holders of academic qualifications other than those obtained from HK institutions/HKEAA may also apply but their qualifications will be subject to assessments on equivalence with the required entry qualifications.
(j) Civil service vacancies information contained in this column is also available on the GovHK on the Internet at http://www.gov.hk.
(k) Towards the application deadline, our on-line system will likely be overloaded due to large volume of applications. To ensure timely completion of your on-line application, it is advisable to submit the application as early as possible.
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 Job Centres of Employment Services Division, Labour Department. The form can also be downloaded from http://www.csb.gov.hk.
Completed application forms submitted by post should reach the contact address below on or before 3 September 2020. Applicants should also provide a detailed account of their relevant working experience in a prescribed Supplementary Information Sheet (SIS) which can be downloaded from OFCA’s homepage at https://www.ofca.gov.hk/en/about_us/job/index.html. Please specify on the envelope “Application for the post of Regulatory Affairs Manager”. To avoid delayed or unsuccessful delivery of applications by post, please ensure 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 OFCA and will be returned to the sender or disposed of by HK Post where appropriate. Applicants will bear any consequences arising from paying insufficient postage. The postmark date on the envelope will be regarded as date of submission of application.
Applicants may also apply online through http://www.csb.gov.hk. Applicants who apply online should submit SIS by post to the contact address below or send scanned copy of SIS to the email address (recruit-cs@ofca.gov.hk) on or before 10 September 2020. The online application number should be quoted in the email or on the envelope and every page of SIS. Applicants are not required to submit supporting documents for local qualifications and working experience at this stage. They are required to produce supporting documents if being invited to attend the written test or interview.
Holders of academic qualifications other than those obtained from HK institutions/Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA) should submit copies of their official transcripts /certificates on or before 10 September 2020 by mail or email to the contact address below. Candidates who apply online should quote the online application number on the envelope and every page of the supporting documents.
Applications which are late or incomplete, not made in G.F.340., submitted by fax or email, or without attaching or with late submission of SIS and supporting documents (if applicable) after the specified deadline, may NOT be considered.
Applicants are encouraged to provide their email addresses on the application forms. Candidates who are selected for written test will normally receive an invitation (by email or by post) in about eight weeks from the closing date of application. Those who are not invited for written test may assume their applications are unsuccessful.
Enquiry
Job No.: 43373
Address: Personnel Registry, Office of the Communications Authority, 20/F., Wu Chung House, 213 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong.
Telephone: 2961 6522 / 2961 6719
Closing Date 2020-09-03 23:59
Publish Date 2020-08-21