Senior Project Officer (SPO A) (Contract) (Ref.：CHA/290726)

St. James' Settlement; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 450,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

St. James’ Settlement seeks an experienced program professional to develop and implement innovative after-school care and charitable services, expanding across schools and communities.

You will build strategic partnerships with schools, churches, corporates, donors and community stakeholders, coordinate sponsorships and events, and monitor programme effectiveness to ensure sustainable growth and service quality.

Qualifications

• Degree or above in related disciplines.
• At least 5 years of relevant working experience in NGO, community services, service development, fundraising, partnership development or project management.
• Strong entrepreneurial mindset and initiative.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, networking and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to build and maintain partnerships with schools, churches, corporates, funders and community stakeholders.
• Good project management and organizational skills with ability to handle multiple initiatives.
• Fluency in both written and spoken English and Chinese.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement innovative after-school care and charitable service initiatives, and support service expansion across schools and communities.
• Build and maintain strategic partnerships with schools, churches, corporates, donors and community stakeholders to facilitate service development and resource mobilization.
• Coordinate corporate sponsorships, volunteer engagement and community projects, and organize events that benefit children, families and other service users.
• Monitor programme effectiveness, prepare funding proposals and reports, and collaborate with internal teams to ensure service quality and sustainable growth.

Skills

Entrepreneurial mindset

Communication skills

Networking

Presentation skills

Bilingual English/Chinese

Education

Degree or above in Social Work, Business Management, Marketing, Communications or related disciplines

Job description

Degree or above, preferably in Social Work, Business Management, Marketing, Communications or related disciplines

At least 5 years of relevant working experience in NGO, community services, service development, fundraising, partnership development or project management

Strong entrepreneurial mindset, mature, self-motivated and able to take initiatives

Excellent communication, interpersonal, networking and presentation skills

Proven ability to build and maintain partnerships with schools, churches, corporates, funders and community stakeholders

Good project management and organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple initiatives simultaneously

Fluency in both written and spoken English and Chinese

Job Duties:

Develop and implement innovative after-school care and charitable service initiatives, and support service expansion across schools and communities

Build and maintain strategic partnerships with schools, churches, corporates, donors and community stakeholders to facilitate service development and resource mobilization

Coordinate corporate sponsorships, volunteer engagement and community projects, and organize events that benefit children, families and other service users

Monitor programme effectiveness, prepare funding proposals and reports, and collaborate with internal teams to ensure service quality and sustainable growth

Founded by the Rt. Rev. Bishop R.O. Hall of the Anglican Church in 1949, St. James’ Settlement began as a club for boys and girls in a temple in Stone Nullah Lane, Wanchai. It was then developed into a six-storey building on Kennedy Road in 1963 to provide diversified services, including children and youth services, elderly services and rehabilitation services. In 1987, the headquarters was opened in Stone Nullah Lane so that the scope of services could be further extended.

Founded by the Rt. Rev. Bishop R.O. Hall of the Anglican Church in 1949, St. James’ Settlement began as a club for boys and girls in a temple in Stone Nullah Lane, Wanchai. It was then developed into a six-storey building on Kennedy Road in 1963 to provide diversified services, including children and youth services, elderly services and rehabilitation services. In 1987, the headquarters was opened in Stone Nullah Lane so that the scope of services could be further extended.