[Gov] Ethnic Minority District Ambassador

An Ethnic Minority District Ambassador is mainly deployed to:

(a) assist in preparing and conducting various activities, programmes and training, including but not limited to those for ethnic minorities (EMs);
(b) assist in providing simple interpretation and translation service to EMs to facilitate them to fill in application forms, obtain the information they need and get themselves familiar with the community resources, etc.;
(c) assist in performing networking duties or activities including conducting visits and providing escort services for EMs;
(d) assist in the production of publicity and promotion materials in EM language(s);
(e) assist in manning the reception counters and receive incoming calls; and
(f) other assigned duties.

Candidates should:

(a) be able to communicate effectively in Chinese or English, both in written and spoken forms; and
(b) be proficient in Bahasa Indonesia, Nepali, Urdu, Punjabi, Tagalog, Thai, Hindi or Vietnamese, in written and spoken forms.

Preference will be given to candidates with relevant working experience in social welfare organisations and knowledge in receiving the public, running programmes, publicity and promotional work, or with proficiency in Cantonese.

Successful candidate will be appointed on non-civil service contract terms with the service contract expiring on 30 September 2027. The offer of further appointment beyond the existing contract is subject to the service needs and the satisfactory performance and conduct of the appointee.

The benefits in respect of rest days, statutory holidays (or substituted holidays), annual leave, maternity/paternity leave, sickness allowance, where appropriate, will be granted in line with the provisions in the Employment Ordinance.

(a) Applicants must apply online through the G.F. 340 Online Application System of the Civil Service Bureau (https://www.csb.gov.hk).
(b) If applications are late or incomplete, or not made in the prescribed online application system, or submitted in person, by post, by fax or by email, such applications will NOT be considered.
(c) Candidates who are invited to attend the selection interview will normally receive an invitation by email in about four weeks from the closing date for applications. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that the provided email addresses can receive the interview invitations. Those who do not receive any invitation to the selection interview can assume that their applications are unsuccessful.
(d) Towards the application deadline, the online system would likely be overloaded due to large volume of applications. To ensure timely completion of online applications, applicants are advised to submit their applications as early as possible.

(a) Candidates must be permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the time of appointment unless specified otherwise.
(b) As an Equal Opportunities Employer, the Government is committed to eliminating discrimination in employment. The vacancy advertised is open to all applicants meeting the basic entry requirements irrespective of their disability, sex, marital status, pregnancy, age, family status, sexual orientation and race.
(c) Non-civil service vacancies are not posts on the civil service establishment. Candidates appointed are not on civil service terms of appointment and conditions of service. Candidates appointed are not civil servants and will not be eligible for posting, promotion or transfer to any posts in the Civil Service.
(d) The entry pay, terms of appointment and conditions of service to be offered are subject to the provisions prevailing at the time the offer of appointment is made.
(e) Where a large number of candidates meet the specified entry requirements, the recruiting department may devise shortlisting criteria to select the better qualified candidates for further processing. In these circumstances, only shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend recruitment examination and/or selection interview.
(f) It is Government policy to place people with a disability in appropriate jobs wherever possible. If a disabled candidate meets the entry requirements, he/she will be invited to attend the recruitment examination and/or selection interview without being subject to any further shortlisting. Applicants who have declared disabilities found suitable for appointment may be given an appropriate degree of preference over other applicants whose suitability for appointment is considered comparable to that of the former. The Government policy and other related measures on employment of persons with disabilities are set out in the booklet “Employ People Based on Their Abilities – Application for Government Jobs by Persons with Disabilities” which is available for reference on the Civil Service Bureau’s website at https://www.csb.gov.hk under “Administration of the Civil Service – Appointments”.