Assistant Charities Manager (Mainland Programmes and Operations)

Supports the development and implementation of the Institute of Philanthropy's (IoP) programmes and engagement in the Mainland, including strategy design, partnership development and programme reporting. It sits within the Charities and Community (C&C) Division, which manages strategic planning, grant donations, impactful project initiation, community engagement and the day-to-day operations of the HKJC Charities Trust. The department contributes to the IoP's purpose of working towards the betterment of societies everywhere through impactful philanthropy by exploring and demonstrating the potential of impact capital approaches to catalyse greater quantum and quality of capital for good.

• Support the development and implementation of IoP's programmes and engagement in the Mainland, including developing execution plans, sourcing and establishing strategic partners among global and Chinese world-leading institutions, and managing and reporting programme progress.
• Organise events, multi-disciplinary forums and programmes to convene thought leaders, scholars, practitioners and members of the public for knowledge sharing and the development of social change ideas related to philanthropy.
• Drive research and analysis of the philanthropy landscape and issues relevant to philanthropy to inform the design and development of IoP's Mainland Strategy.
• Consolidate and analyse internal institutional knowledge materials and prepare presentation materials to communicate findings, curating and translating content for different audience groups.
• Manage administrative processes and coordinate with Club divisions on key processes including budget monitoring and reporting, vendor engagement and procurement, and branding and communications.
• Support the implementation of IoP's governance and monitoring to ensure effective execution.
• Prepare progress reports, board papers and presentations, and provide secretarial support for committees and working groups of IoP.

• Bachelor's degree.
• At least 6 years of relevant working experience.
• Knowledge of the global and/or Mainland philanthropy sector.
• Excellent communication skills in English, Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese.
• Project development and management skills.
• Business development competence.
• Events organisation experience.
• Strong analytical abilities and ability to apply strategic frameworks and problem-solving approaches.
• Proven ability to draft clearly and concisely and to produce high-quality papers and synthesis documents.
• Good team working and cross-departmental collaboration skills, high-order thinking skills, and time management skills.

• Working experience preferably in fields related to philanthropy, broadly including academia, non-profit, sustainability, health and social science.

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Dynamic working environment.
• Development opportunities.