HSBC Group

GCB 6

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Communications for Businesses and Markets (CBAM) is part of our People, Governance and Communications (PG&C) structure. This team designs and implements communications strategies to support HSBC’s business objectives in line with our values, and enhance / protect our reputation among key stakeholders. 

We are currently seeking a high calibre professional to join our team as a Communications Officer, Hong Kong.

Principal Responsibilities

This role works within the Hong Kong Communications team. Responsibilities encompass the full spectrum of communications activities managed by Communications – Businesses and Markets under People, Governance & Communications, including creating engaging content for external and internal communications; events planning and support; maintaining media databases, and contributing to insight analysis and project reports. The role holder will work in close partnership with colleagues in Communications teams to execute plans in-country.

In this role you will

• Contribute to planning and execution of events, both media and employee facing
• Contribute to identifying media opportunities aligned to business and brand priorities for Hong Kong entity, such as press release, by-line article adaptation, social posts, videos and other formats that will resonate with both external and internal audience and ensure alignment to Hong Kong strategy
• Monitor media coverage and industry news; provide timely news summary to stakeholders
• Monitor social media sentiment for adhoc projects
• Ensure the media section of HSBC HK public website and media database are up-to-date
• Ensure team project runway and activity planner are up-to-date
• Performs other related duties to promote our market franchise as assigned

To be successful you will need

• Communications professional preferably within a Multi-National Company or large local corporation
• Strong verbal and written communications skills in English and Chinese
• Experience in event management / employee communications / media relations
• Knowledge of the financial service industry and global marketplace advantageous
• Comfortable grasp of different social media platforms and publishing tools
• Understands the benefits and drawbacks of different communications channels and identifies and selects which to use and when

When applying, please submit a full resume and attach your appraisal reports for the last two performance years. Your local internal application policy should be followed. For internal applicants in Hong Kong with less than twelve months in their current role, please also obtain and enclose the endorsement from your current line manager in the application as well; for more information, you can visit HRDirect and search for content "HKG: Do I need any approval to look for internal career opportunities?".

Opening up a world of opportunity

Candidate with less relevant experience or skills may be offered a lower Global Career Band than stated above.

HSBC is committed to building a culture where all employees are valued, respected and opinions count. We take pride in providing a workplace that fosters continuous professional development, flexible working and opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment. Personal data held by the Bank relating to employment applications will be used in accordance with our Privacy Statement, which is available on our website.

Issued by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited.