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Zusammenfassung

An exciting opportunity awaits as the Head of Business and Talent Attraction in Berlin, where you'll lead efforts to attract global investments to Hong Kong. This role involves strategic planning, engaging with top executives, and providing support to potential investors. Join a dynamic team in a vibrant city and make a significant impact on economic development and international business relations. If you have a passion for fostering global connections and a strong background in business development, this position is perfect for you. Embrace the challenge and help shape the future of investment in Hong Kong!

Qualifikationen

• 10+ years of experience in international sales or business development.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills in English and German.

Aufgaben

• Develop and execute annual business plans for investment promotion.
• Engage with target companies and provide practical assistance.

Kenntnisse

International Sales

Business Development

Investment Promotion

Communication Skills

Market Intelligence Analysis

Ausbildung

Bachelor's Degree in International Business

Higher Degree (advantage)

Jobbeschreibung

Head of Business and Talent Attraction / Investment Promotion (Berlin) (m/f/d)

Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Berlin 28.04.2025

InvestHK is the department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government tasked to attract and retain foreign direct investments in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong is one of the world’s most dynamic, vibrant and international cities. As a leading international financial centre, Hong Kong is a premier business hub for companies expanding business in Asia and tapping into fast-growing opportunities in the Guangdong-HongKong-Macau Greater Bay Area, ASEAN and under the Belt and Road initiative.

Applications are now invited for the following position based in Berlin:

Head of Business and Talent Attraction /
Investment Promotion (Berlin) (m/f/d)

InvestHK is the department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government tasked to attract and retain foreign direct investments in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong is one of the world’s most dynamic, vibrant and international cities. As a leading international financial centre, Hong Kong is a premier business hub for companies expanding business in Asia and tapping into fast-growing opportunities in the Guangdong-HongKong-Macau Greater Bay Area, ASEAN and under the Belt and Road initiative.

Applications are now invited for the following position based in Berlin:

Head of Business and Talent Attraction /
Investment Promotion (Berlin) (m/f/d)

Entry Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, preferably in international business, international economics, or international marketing. A higher degree would be an advantage.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant full-time work experience in international sales, business development or investment and trade promotion, preferably in international organisations, foreign direct investment promotion or economic development at a managerial position.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills in English and German. A high level of proficiency in other Central European languages would be an advantage. Preferably native in one of the official languages in the 8 countries covered by HKETO in Berlin.
• Broad knowledge of the Central European economies and relevant working experience in Germany. Experience of living and/or doing business in Hong Kong would be an asset.
• Eligible to undertake employment in Germany without arrangement of work visa by the employer.

Job summary:
Reporting to the Director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) in Berlin, the Head of Business and Talent Attraction / Investment Promotion (Berlin) will lead a small team in attracting companies to set up or expand in Hong Kong by engaging in strategic planning of investment promotion activities, visits to top-level executives of leading companies and small medium enterprises providing practical assistance to potential investors from 8 central European countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Switzerland.

Responsibilities

• Develop a strategy and execute the annual geographic business plan for promoting inward investment to Hong Kong and take the lead in achieving annual targets.
• Devise the list of target companies, in particular in priority sectors as identified by the Invest Hong Kong Head Office and those that can create valued employment in Hong Kong.
• Proactively reach out to target companies via conducting marketing activities and promotional campaigns as well asindividual company visits and to provide timely advice and practical assistance to potential investors.
• Collect and analyse market intelligence and provide feedback to sectors teams.
• Maintain good working relations with the trade associations and key stakeholders/multiplier organisations for marketdevelopment and lead generation as well as working with the HKETO in talent attraction.
• Raise the profile of Hong Kong and Invest Hong Kong in the 8 countries covered by HKETO in Berlin.
• Arrange and organise visit programmes for different sector teams as well as directorates from the Invest Hong KongHead Office.
• Oversee the administration of the Dedicated Team for Attracting Businesses and Talents / Investment Promotion Unit in the HKETO and manage the budget and financial resources of the team.
• Support the HKETO’s initiatives on talent attraction and other activities as and when required.

Salaries and Terms of Appointment:
Monthly salary starting from EUR 7.680 to EUR 9.557, commensurate with relevant experience.

The selected candidate will be appointed on contract term for a period of 2 years (including a probation of 6 months), with the possibility of long-term employment upon satisfactory performance during the first 2 years.

How to apply:
Applications in the form of a covering letter with full curriculum vitae in English. In the curriculum vitae, please indicate whether you are native speaker of English or German. If not, please indicate the level of your English and German under the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Supporting documents (e.g. certificates, reference letters) should also be provided for academic qualifications and working experience included in the curriculum vitae.

Your application should reach Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office by email at [e-mail]
(Attn: Head(Adm)) by 23:00 (Berlin time) on 27 May 2025.

Short-listed candidates would be invited for interview in late June / early July 2025. The successful candidate is expected to assume duties earliest on 1. September 2025.

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www.hketoberlin.gov.hk/de/about_job.htm

or contact our Data Protection Officer via email: [e-mail]

Please visit www.investhk.gov.hk for more information.
For enquiries, please send to [e-mail] .