Manager, Charities (Health - Project Management)

About the role

The Hong Kong Jockey Club

Founded in 1884, The Hong Kong Jockey Club (“the Club”) is a world-class racing club that acts continuously for the betterment of our society. The Club has a unique integrated business model, comprising racing and racecourse entertainment, a membership club, responsible sports wagering and lottery, and charities and community contribution. Through this model, the Club generates economic and social value for the community and supports the HKSAR Government in combatting illegal gambling.

The Division

The Charities and Community (C&C) Division manages strategic planning, grant donations, impactful project initiation, community engagement, and the day-to-day operations of the HKJC Charities Trust. C&C works with the Government, NGOs, and community partners to proactively identify root causes of social issues and address them through innovative approaches and cross-sectoral collaboration.

The Department

Reporting to Deputy Executive Manager, Charities, the job holder will have the primary duty to support the Deputy Executive Manager to manage the overall planning, development, and implementation of a Trust-initiated Project. The job holder will also support the development and monitoring of other grant-making projects and/or TIPs under the "Healthy Community” priority area.

The Job

• Support Deputy Executive Manager to ensure effective execution of the project, including but not limited to implementation of all the required project governance and controls, preparation of reports, and maintenance of records for the Club's management team and Charities' Trust's review.

• Develop the project plan including the tasks, deliverables, schedules and resources required, and maintain a repository of documentations for project governance and audit purposes, including but not limited to funding proposals, agreements, progress reports, meeting minutes, and project publications etc.

• Monitor the delivery and effectiveness of the project's activities to ensure that they are in line with the project objectives and timelines, and work closely with external project partners to ensure deliverables are in accordance with specifications, schedules and expectations.

• Plan and monitor matters related to finance (budget monitoring), purchasing and supplies functions (e.g., handling procurement and coordinating contracts and milestone payments to related vendors).

• Work with Deputy Executive Manager to design and implement stakeholder engagement and publicity strategies, including liaison with industry partners, government, community leaders, and to promote the project to general public.

• As part of TIPs governance process, coordinate progress updates from external project partners and JC project team and provide secretarial support to the Advisory Committee and the sub-committees/working groups of the project.