Senior Manager, Public Affairs
Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic counsel on current local and international public policies, affairs and issues
- Conduct regular news monitoring and issues reports
- Conduct background research, information gathering and interpreting
- Assist in strategic planning and execution of major events, conferences and projects to support the organization’s mission
- Support senior management on copywriting and editing, writing speeches, letters and presentation materials, both in English and Chinese, to high levels in government departments, and other external stakeholders
- Handle and manage any critical issues affecting the organization image
- Monitor, keep abreast of and analyse public policy development, local and international news or political issues etc. and prepare consultation responses
- Enhance meaningful relationships with targeted, high-level external audiences
- Establish regular contact with political advisers, government and non-government organizations or regulators
Requirements:
- University degree or above, preferably in politics or communications
- 10 – 15 years of relevant experience in public affairs, media relations or editorial
- Excellent writing and speaking skills in both English and Chinese
- Good networking skills
- Knowledge and passion in local and international public affairs and political issues
- Ability to write analytically on public issues