Senior Director - Philanthropic Foundation - Education

ConnectedGroup; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

ConnectedGroup is seeking a senior leader to guide education-focused social impact programs across Hong Kong and China. The role emphasizes complex stakeholder management, strategic oversight, and robust program delivery to support growth and succession planning.

Ideal candidates bring 15+ years in senior roles within large, regulated environments, with exceptional people leadership and fluency in English and Cantonese. Mandarin is an advantage for cross-border initiatives.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of senior stakeholder management experience.
• Proven ability to manage complex, regulated projects.
• Experience leading large teams and cross-functional groups.
• Strong English and Cantonese communication; Mandarin a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee portfolio of education-focused social impact programs across HK/China.
• Lead grant review, deployment, and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Provide strategic leadership to large teams and optimize resource use.
• Manage internal/external stakeholders including government bodies and partners.
• Build sector networks and represent the organization at events.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Strategic leadership

Project management

Education sector experience

Job description

A major player in the philanthropic ecosystem is seeking a key leadership role to support its ongoing growth and succession planning.

This position is open to candidates from outside of the charitable sector but will require:

• Complex stakeholder management capabilities
• Exceptional project management and convening skills
• Experience of working within the education sector
• Fluency in English and Cantonese with Mandarin an advantage

Responsibilities

• Managing a portfolio of social impact programs within the education sector across Hong Kong and China
• Overseeing grant review and deployment, handling compliance and regulatory factors
• Providing leadership to sizeable teams and ensuring resource deployment aligns with project milestones
• Internal and external stakeholder management including senior management, external partners and government departments and officials
• Building a strong network within the relevant sector and raising organisational profile at appropriate events via attendance and speaking engagements

Requirements

• You will likely have 15 years of experience or more in order to have developed the necessary maturity in stakeholder management
• You will have managed complex projects in large organisations with more weight given to those that are publicly accountable and/or heavily regulated
• You will already be a capable people manager and leader
• Deep experience within the education sector with exposure to academic development programs and, ideally, curricular development skills
• Exceptional spoken and written communication skills in English and Cantonese, with Mandarin an advantage

Desired Skills and Experience

• Complex stakeholder management capabilities
• Exceptional project management and convening skills
• Experience of working within large /regulated environments
• Deep education ecosystem exposure covering academic programs and curricular development