Community Development Manager

D'Ventures; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,100,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Job summary

D’Ventures is seeking a senior leader to drive co-learning and ecosystem development for its SPO community in Hong Kong. You will lead capacity-building initiatives and collaborate with multiple pillars to expand impact and sustainability.

Key duties include developing learning programs, engaging partners, and tracking metrics to ensure social outcomes and business growth align with D’Ventures’ mission.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above in a relevant discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience, preferably in the social purpose sector.
• At least 5 years in business development, community development, sales & marketing.
• Experience designing and delivering capacity-building, co-learning or incubation programmes.
• Strong written and spoken English and Chinese.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Co’asis provider to integrate co-learning offerings into D’Ventures’ portfolio and scale programmes.
• Build and engage a broader community and ecosystem to strengthen participation and impact.
• Develop sustainable co-learning initiatives that deliver social impact while contributing to financial sustainability.
• Establish and track metrics to evaluate programme effectiveness, community growth, social impact and business objectives.
• Collaborate with Integrated Workspace and Shared Services to develop business development, sales and marketing initiatives.
• Contribute to occupancy, revenue and other business and financial performance objectives.
• Identify and develop new business and partnership opportunities to broaden D’Ventures’ offerings and market reach.
• Act as a brand ambassador for D’Ventures, representing its mission and values to external stakeholders.

Skills

Business development

Community development

Sales & marketing

Stakeholder management

Relationship-building

Capacity-building

Co-learning design

Program management

English & Chinese

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree or above in a relevant discipline

Job description

This role is responsible for the continuous development of the community and ecosystem of Social Purpose Organisations ("SPO"s) around D'Ventures and D'Hub, with the aim of enhancing their overall capabilities. As the sole lead for D'Ventures' Co-learning pillar, you will create learning, knowledge-sharing, and capacity-building initiatives that promote collaboration across the SPO community. Working closely with the Integrated Workspace and Shared Services pillar leads, you will advance business development across all three pillars and broaden the community's impact beyond its current client base.

Key Responsibilities

Co-learning, Community & Ecosystem Development

• Partner with the Co’asis provider to integrate co-learning offerings into D’Ventures’ portfolio and progressively develop and scale a broader range of co-learning programmes beyond Co’asis.
• Build and engage a broader community and ecosystem to strengthen participation, collaboration and social impact.
• Develop sustainable co-learning initiatives that deliver social impact while contributing to the long-term financial sustainability of D’Ventures.
• Establish and track relevant metrics to evaluate programme effectiveness, community growth, social impact and contribution to D’Ventures’ business objectives.

Business Development & Performance Delivery

• Collaborate with the Integrated Workspace and Shared Services teams to develop and execute business development, sales and marketing initiatives across D’Ventures.
• Contribute to the achievement of occupancy, revenue and other business and financial performance objectives.
• Identify and develop new business and partnership opportunities to strengthen D’Ventures’ offerings and market reach.

Brand Ambassadorship

• Act as a key ambassador for D’Ventures, representing its mission, values and offerings to external stakeholders, partners and the broader ecosystem.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above in a relevant discipline, with a minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience, preferably in the social purpose sector, including at least 5 years in business development, community development, sales & marketing.
• Experience in designing and delivering capacity-building, co-learning or incubation programmes is an advantage.
• Good understanding of Hong Kong’s social purpose ecosystem and strong alignment with D’Ventures’ mission and values.
• Strong business acumen, with the ability to balance social impact and financial sustainability.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills, with the ability to build trusted partnerships across sectors.
• Entrepreneurial, agile and self‑motivated, with strong problem‑solving skills and initiative to pursue new opportunities.
• Organised and collaborative, with the ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities and drive initiatives to completion.
• Comfortable leveraging technology to enhance operational effectiveness and social impact.
• Excellent written and spoken English and Chinese, with strong communication and presentation skills.