The Secretary-General (SG) is the executive head of the IPCC Secretariat which comprises some 70 staff providing support to the Council in performing its statutory functions. The SG is responsible for the administration of the Secretariat and is the Controlling Officer for the management of financial resources allocated by the Government.  

The Role 

Appointed by the Council on terms of employment approved by the Chief Executive on the advice of the Council, the successful candidate is expected to assume duty in early 2021. The main duties of the SG are – 

• to execute IPCC’s decisions;
• to ensure that adequate and high-quality support and service is provided to IPCC;
• to assume overall administration and supervision of the Secretariat;
• to scrutinize investigation reports on reportable complaints and other reports on thematic subjects relevant to reportable police complaints, and formulate proposals and recommendations on matters which come under IPCC’s purview;
• to support the Chairman / Council in public communication and stakeholder engagement activities; and
• to serve as Controlling Officer in the relevant Government’s Head of Expenditure and liaise with various Government departments on IPCC related matters.

Requirements: 

• a bachelor’s degree from a Hong Kong university or equivalent;
• at least 10 years’ management experience in public administration, preferably with exposure at senior management level comparable to directorate grade in the civil service and/or public bodies;
• possesses strong leadership skills, impeccable integrity and political acumen;
• capable of collaborating with a diverse governing board and developing effective strategies to deal with issues and deliver results; and
• strong language and people skills, including excellent command of Chinese and English.

Interested party please send your application with full resume to Paul Mak & Associates Ltd., Suite 1524, Prince’s Building, 10 Chater Road, Central, Hong Kong or by e-mail to 立即申請 . Closing date for application is 3 July 2020. For enquiries, please call Paul Mak on (852) 2525 5211.

Data collected will only be used for job application purpose. All personal data will be kept for a period of 6 months from the application closing date and will be destroyed upon completion of the relevant recruitment exercise.

Applicants not invited to interview four weeks after the closing date can consider their applications unsuccessful.