Assistant Director of Student Affairs – Student Affairs Office
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Job Description
The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (HSUHK) is a non-profit private liberal-arts-oriented university with five Schools (Business, Communication, Decision Sciences, Humanities and Social Science, and Translation and Foreign Languages) and over 6,000 full-time students. Adopting the unique “Liberal + Professional” education model, HSUHK aims to nurture young talents with critical thinking, innovative minds, caring attitudes, moral values and social responsibility.
Aspiring to be a leading private university in the region, HSUHK features a primary focus on undergraduate education, top-quality faculty members, award-winning green campus facilities, innovative degree programmes, unique residential college system combining living and learning, interactive small class teaching, very close student-teacher relationship, RGC-funded impactful research, and excellent student development/support services. HSUHK is listed the 7th (overall) in the ASEAN+ region, the 1st in the Greater China region, and the 1st in Employability as per the 2023 AppliedHE ASEAN+ private university assessment by the Singapore-based AppliedHE. It is also listed among the top 200 worldwide on “Quality Education” and “Decent Work and Economic Growth” in the Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2021.
The University now invites application for the following position:
Assistant Director of Student Affairs – Student Affairs Office (Ref: ADSA (SAO) 2024-10-04)
Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Director of Student Affairs, the appointee will be responsible for the following:
- assist the Director of Student Affairs in overseeing the planning, organisation and delivery of student development programmes and services to enhance the student learning experience and support the strategic goals of the University;
- guide and coordinate across teams to maintain and enhance the quality of student development programmes and services;
- support the Director of Student Affairs in shaping policies and practices to address student needs, managing critical incidents, and facilitating cross-team and cross-office coordination for optimal performance; and
- coordinate departmental-level and university-wide activities to meet the diverse needs of students and foster an inclusive environment.
Applicants should:
- possess a recognised bachelor’s degree or above in a relevant field, with substantial years of relevant experience in tertiary education;
- have a passion for student development and learning with a proven ability to work with staff and students effectively;
- possess excellent leadership, planning, analytical, problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills;
- have a good command of English and Chinese (Cantonese and Putonghua);
- be flexible and adaptable with a commitment to responding to rapidly changing needs; and
- be able to work as an individual contributor as well as an effective team member.
Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Interested applicant should visit this link https://recruit.hsu.edu.hk/ and apply on or before 20 October 2024. Review of applications will begin soon until the position is filled. The University reserves the right not to fill the position in this exercise.
Applicants who are not invited to an interview within three months may consider their applications unsuccessful. All information received will be treated in strict confidence, and the data collected will be used for recruitment purposes only. The Personal Information Collection Statement will be provided upon request.
The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong is an equal opportunity employer.
| Job Function | |
| Work Location | Not Specified |
| Education |
Degree
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| Skills | Communication |
| Spoken Language | Intermediate Cantonese / Intermediate English / Intermediate Mandarin |
| Written Language | Intermediate Chinese / Intermediate English |
| Employment Type | Full Time |
| Industry | Education / Training |
