Head of Business and Talent Attraction / Investment Promotion (Berlin) (m/f/d) - #2102506

InvestHK is the department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government tasked to attract and retain foreign direct investments in Hong Kong. Hong Kong is one of the world's most dynamic, vibrant and international cities. As a leading international financial centre, Hong Kong is a premier business hub for companies expanding business in Asia and tapping into fast-growing opportunities in the Guangdong-HongKong-Macau Greater Bay Area, ASEAN and under the Belt and Road initiative.

• Reporting to the Director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) in Berlin, the Head of Business and Talent Attraction / Investment Promotion (Berlin) will lead a small team in attracting companies to set up or expand in Hong Kong by engaging in strategic planning of investment promotion activities, visits to top-level executives of leading companies and small medium enterprises providing practical assistance to potential investors from 8 central European countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Switzerland.
• Develop a strategy and execute the annual geographic business plan for promoting inward investment to Hong Kong and take the lead in achieving annual targets.
• Devise the list of target companies, in particular in priority sectors as identified by the Invest Hong Kong Head Office and those that can create valued employment in Hong Kong.
• Proactively reach out to target companies via conducting marketing activities and promotional campaigns as well as individual company visits and to provide timely advice and practical assistance to potential investors.
• Collect and analyse market intelligence and provide feedback to sectors teams.
• Maintain good working relations with the trade associations and key stakeholders/multiplier organisations for market development and lead generation as well as working with the HKETO in talent attraction.
• Raise the profile of Hong Kong and Invest Hong Kong in the 8 countries covered by HKETO in Berlin.
• Arrange and organise visit programmes for different sector teams as well as directorates from the Invest Hong Kong Head Office.
• Oversee the administration of the Dedicated Team for Attracting Businesses and Talents / Investment Promotion Unit in the HKETO and manage the budget and financial resources of the team.
• Support the HKETO's initiatives on talent attraction and other activities as and when required.

• A Bachelor's degree or equivalent, preferably in international business, international economics, or international marketing. A higher degree would be an advantage.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant full-time work experience in international sales, business development or investment and trade promotion, preferably in international organisations, foreign direct investment promotion or economic development at a managerial position.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills in English and German. A high level of proficiency in other Central European languages would be an advantage. Preferably native in one of the official languages in the 8 countries covered by HKETO in Berlin.
• Broad knowledge of the Central European economies and relevant working experience in Germany. Experience of living and/or doing business in Hong Kong would be an asset.
• Eligible to undertake employment in Germany without arrangement of work visa by the employer.