Assistant Manager, Talent Acquisition

West Kowloon Cultural District Authority; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 520,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

West Kowloon Cultural District Authority seeks an experienced Senior Talent Acquisition Officer to lead end-to-end recruitment, from attraction to selection. You will drive campus recruitment programs, build pipelines, and implement innovative sourcing channels to support the Authority’s growth.

The role requires strong English and Chinese communication, and a proven ability to hire high-volume, fast-turnaround roles while maintaining candidate experience.

Qualifications

• University degree in HR/Business or related field.
• 7–8 years of relevant talent acquisition experience in a sizeable organization.
• Proven track record in high-volume, time-sensitive hiring.
• Strong campus recruitment and university partnership experience.
• Proficiency with multiple recruiting platforms and social media channels.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment from attraction to selection and offer.
• Lead early careers hiring activities (interns, graduates, campus events).
• Build and maintain a strong candidate pipeline for current and future roles.
• Develop innovative recruitment channels and networks to support growth.
• Provide sourcing advice to hiring managers and track recruitment metrics.

Skills

Talent acquisition

Campus recruitment

Social media recruiting

Data analytics

Bilingual English/Chinese

Education

University degree in HR/Business

Tools

Workday

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority welcomes exceptional talent with a passion to realise the vision and mission of making the West Kowloon Cultural District a prime local and international destination for arts, culture and entertainment.

(This is a fixed-term contract position of 2-year with possibility for renewal subject to organisational needs and individual performance.)

(Candidate with less experience may be considered for the post of Senior Talent Acquisition Officer)

You will be responsible for:

• creating a positive and seamless candidate experience throughout the recruitment process from attraction to selection and to keep them motivated during the process;
• managing end-to-end recruitment process by attracting and selecting the right candidates with right set of skills and competencies and making a hiring decision;
• leading early careers hiring activities, including but not limited to interns hiring, graduate programs, campus fairs/events, etc.;
• building and maintaining a strong pipeline of potential candidates for current and future job openings;
• supporting the development and implementation of innovative recruitment channels and network to support the talent acquisition activities to cope with the growth of the organization;
• keeping abreast of the recruitment best practices,talent market trends, emerging tools and technologies and provide sourcing advice to hiring managers;
• assisting in execution of employer branding initiatives, leveraging various channels and programs to attract top talent;
• understanding workforce planning and resource forecasting by working with the user departments to feed into recruitment timelines;
• maintaining data metrics relates to setting up recruiters’ performance targets and related measures; and
• performing any other duties from time to time as the Authority reasonably directs.

You should:

• possess a recognised university degree preferably in HR Management, Business Management or related disciplines;
• have approximately 7-8 years of relevant experience in talent acquisition with sizable organization;
• have proven track record of successfully hiring under high volume and short timelines;
• have strong track record in campus recruitment and building university partnerships;
• have in-depth understanding of multiple recruiting and social media platforms and demonstrate agility by working in a fast-paced environment with ever changing demands;
• possess exposure to using Workday would be an advantage;
• have strong team work, with can-do attitude and attention to detail skill;
• be able to work independently and have good organization and communication skills; and
• be proficient in written and spoken English and Chinese.

Data collected will only be used for job application processing. Your data may be accessed by our appointed recruitment consultants who have agreed to keep confidence of all personal data in not less than the standards applicable to us. Applicants not being invited for interview within 4 weeks from the submission date may assume their applications unsuccessful.

All related information will be kept up to 24 months and all personal data will be destroyed afterwards.

For more information, please visit https://www.westk.hkor contact:

Jane Lam /[phone]