Project Officer

Highlights

• Support administrative and coordination works for school partnership projects
• Develop and implement education programmes at WWF nature centres
• International NGO

WWF-HK is looking for a Project Officer in our Education team, reporting to Senior Manager, School Education Programme, to support the delivery of various education initiatives targeting school and other sectors in the community.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and coordination support for school related projects, especially the Hong Kong Award for Environmental Excellence on school sector
• Guide a wide variety of education programmes at WWF nature centres targeting different sectors in the community.
• Partner with school sector to develop and implement Environmental STEAM, Life-wide Learning, as well as Moral and Civic Education programmes that are related to nature conservation and sustainability.
• Implement youth engagement, empowerment and mobilization programmes.
• Develop and manage existing education materials for all WWF nature centres.
• Contribute to the development and production of WWF educational publications and online materials.
• Support Centres in delivering educational related programmes to promote public education and awareness of sustainable living.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Environmental Science, Biology, Geography, Tourism, Social Science or any discipline related to nature conservation.
• Minimum 1 year of relevant working experience, e.g. teaching at primary/secondary school, organizing and leading outdoor activities, experience related to nature interpretation or community engagement projects planning and implementation.
• Possessing postgraduate certificate related to education would be of added benefit.
• Fluent in Cantonese and English (preferably Putonghua as well).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and online meeting platforms such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet.
• Passionate and interested to guide outdoor learning programmes
• Nature interpretation, first aid, cycling, swimming or lifesaving skills would be of added benefit.
• Required to work during weekends and public holidays.

Required Behavioural Skills

• A team player with good organizing, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Taking personal and team’s responsibility and shows civility and respect to colleagues.
• Independent, proactive, detail-minded, highly organized and can handle multi tasks.
• Pleasant with positive thinking and a mature personality.
• Service and solution-oriented attitude to work.

APPLICATION:  Interested parties please send detailed resume stating present & expected salaries by clicking “Apply for This Job”.

All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence and personal data collected will be used for recruitment purpose only.  Applicants not invited for interview within 12 weeks may consider their applications unsuccessful.

WWF, the World Wide Fund for Nature, a non-profit organisation, headquartered in Switzerland, is one of the world’s most recognisable and respected independent conservation organisations.

To find out more about us, please visit our website at wwf.org.hk.

Keywords

EducationEnvironmentalConservationSustainabilityYouthEngagementEmpowermentNatureInterpretationCommunityEducationPublicLivingOutdoorLearning