Cantonese Opera Centre Programs & Events Officer

Hong Kong Metropolitan University; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 279,000 - 446,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

End-of-contract gratuity

Medical and dental benefits

Life insurance coverage

Generous annual leave

Staff development sponsorships

Job summary

Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) invites applications for an Officer in the Ina Ho Cantonese Opera Research Centre. The role focuses on supporting centre operations, coordinating events, and liaising with internal and external partners.

The successful candidate will contribute to budget tracking, research support, and the organisation of scholarly conferences and seminars, while maintaining strong English and Chinese language skills.

Qualifications

• A recognised degree in language, literature, translation, theatre, opera music or a related discipline.
• Preferably have experience in data analyses and research works.
• Strong organisational and planning skills, good interpersonal and communication skills, and competent at computer skills (MS Office using Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.) as well as editing skills.
• Good command of English and Chinese (Cantonese and Putonghua).
• Detail-oriented, hardworking, responsible, and able to meet deadlines and work independently.

Responsibilities

• Providing support in the organisation of all events.
• Assisting in the promotion of all events within the Centre, including designing promotional materials.
• Facilitating effective communication with different stakeholders.
• Supporting the Centre in managing the budget and tracking expenses.
• Providing support to the research team, coordination and liaison with internal and external parties at various levels.
• Organising academic conference(s) and seminar(s).
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Editing skills

Data analysis experience

Bilingual English & Chinese (Cantonese

Education

Degree in language/ literature/ translation/ theatre/ opera music or related

Tools

MS Office Suite

Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Job description

Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) invites applications for an Officer in the Ina Ho Cantonese Opera Research Centre. The role focuses on supporting centre operations, coordinating events, and liaising with internal and external partners.

The successful candidate will contribute to budget tracking, research support, and the organisation of scholarly conferences and seminars, while maintaining strong English and Chinese language skills.