Cultural Projects Officer

 Organisation : Alliance Française de Hong Kong
Job Title: Cultural Project Officer

Alliance Française de Hong Kong is a non-for-profit and a non-gouvernemental association. Its mission is to promote and enhance the knowledge and appreciation of French and Francophone culture, to increase the knowledge of the French language, and to encourage interaction among French, Francophone and Hong Kong people through programs in education and the arts. The cultural projects officer provides support to the cultural department by assisting the organization and coordination of French cultural events of the Alliance Française de Hong Kong including French Speaking world festival in March, French May in May & June, Make Music Hong Kong music festival in June, the Hong Kong French Film Festival in November/December and various visual arts projects and conferences all along the year.

• Full-time position

• Working location: Wan chai and occasionally Jordan
• Office hours: 9:30am-6pm, 5 days a week, on duty for performance days, on weekends and evenings

• 14 leaves per year, health insurance (inc. dental), MPF, occasional invitations to VIP events

Job duties:

• Assist on coordination with partner organizations for preparing the co-presented events documents
  
• Assist in all areas of guest and artist’s relations and hospitality during the events
  
• Assist on either front of house or backstage tasks on show days
  
• Assist on occasional technical equipment and facilities sourcing if needed
  
• Assist on Chinese/English translation for events related documents
  
• Assist on daily based cultural and communication administrative tasks
  
• Assist on the redaction of reports after each event (frequentation, photos, feedback)

Profile and skills required

• Hong Kong Resident
• Advanced studies or university degree in a related field
• Strong interest in the cultural and artistic sectors, in French culture as well
• Flexibility and availability (occasional time constraints evenings and weekends during festival and events)
• Interpersonal skills and teamwork, curiosity and dynamism
• Rigor in the work due to the diversity of activities (organization, logistics, technical, communication)
• Good use of office tools
• Previous experience in a similar position would be a plus
• Fluent in Cantonese and English (written and spoken), good command of French

• Knowledge of Mandarin and Hong Kong cultural network would be a plus

Please submit your CV with a short cover letter (1 page max.) on or before 31 July 2023 by email to: afinfo@afhongkong.org with the subject “Cultural Projects Officer Position_YOUR NAME”. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview. Applicants not being invited for interview within 4 weeks from 31 July 2023 may assume their applications unsuccessful.