Executive Officer II(s), Doctor of Business Administration Programmes

CUHK Business School
Executive Officer II(s), Doctor of Business Administration Programmes

The CUHK Business School, also known as the Faculty of Business Administration, is a leading business school and a pioneer in business education in Hong Kong. Since its establishment in Hong Kong in 1963, the CUHK Business School has gained world recognition of nurturing business leaders with immense contributions in Asia Pacific. The School has been offering a comprehensive range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes with over 6,500 students from 30+ countries/regions, as well as executive education. It has one of the most extensive alumni networks in the region, with over 49,000 alumni around the world.

The Doctor of Business Administration (Chinese) Programme is a highly selective programme that aims to attract senior executives and business leaders at sizable organisations based in Hong Kong, Chinese Mainland and beyond who have research interests. The Programme is looking for seasoned Executive Officer II(s) to play an important role in the rapid development of the Programme.

Reporting to the Programme Director and Associate Director to achieve the strategic goal, the appointee will be assigned to either (i) Programme Operations and Thesis Administration or (ii) Admissions, Marketing and Alumni Engagement, depending on qualifications, experience and operational needs.

Duties include:

Position A: Programme Operations and Thesis Administration

The appointee will be responsible for (a) providing administrative and operational support for teaching and learning activities, including course planning, class scheduling, faculty coordination and classroom delivery support, which may occasionally be conducted during weekends (b) coordinating programme classes and academic activities, some of which are conducted during weekends or outside normal office hours (c) serving as the primary contact point for thesis supervision matters, coordinating communications between students and faculty supervisors, monitoring thesis progress, and providing comprehensive administrative support throughout the thesis process (d) supporting student-related matters, graduation arrangements and other academic administration activities and(e) performing other impromptu duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Position B: Admissions, Marketing and Alumni Engagement

The appointee will be responsible for (a) formulating and implementing programme branding, marketing, admission, and outreach initiatives, including content development, social media management (b) coordinating admissions activities, recruitment events and stakeholder engagement initiatives (c) supporting alumni relations, corporate outreach and partnership development activities and(d) performing other impromptu duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Working outside normal office hours, including weekends, and travelling outside Hong Kong will be required.

Applicants should have (i) a Bachelor's degree (ii) fulfilled the language requirements set out on the website: (iii) at least 5 years full-time post-qualification executive experience, preferably gained from higher education institutions, business organisations, or sizeable corporations (iv) an excellent command of written and spoken English and Chinese (including Cantonese and Putonghua) (v) strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage effectively with senior executives, prospective students, current students, alumni, faculty members and other stakeholders and (vi) a proactive, collaborative and positive work attitude, a strong sense of responsibility, and the ability to manage multiple tasks independently and under pressure. Having knowledge of the business environment and higher education landscape in the Chinese Mainland, as well as established connections with corporations and professional bodies, will be an advantage.

Applicants should state clearly that they are applying for Position A, B or both in the online application, and must submit copies of certificates showing that they have fulfilled the language requirements and academic qualifications stated above, otherwise their applications will NOT be considered.

Appointment will initially be made on a 2-year contract with contract-end gratuity commencing as soon as possible, renewable subject to good performance and mutual agreement.

[CUHK Business School is also known as the Faculty of Business Administration.]

The University only accepts and considers applications submitted online for the post above via the CUHK career site. For more information and to apply online, please visit.