Corporate Environmental and Sustainable Development Office
 
Ref. no : C/CESDO/ASM/02/26-AP1
 
Major Duties :
(a)  To liaise and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders on the development, implementation, monitoring and reporting of sustainability initiatives, including carbon reduction strategies;
(b)  To plan, execute, supervise, report and review sustainability initiatives;
(c)  To implement, monitor and evaluate targets and action plans for sustainability initiatives;
(d)  To support data and information collection, and review of tender and proposals, budgets, progress reports and evaluation / analytic reports for infrastructure, carbon reduction and energy management initiatives;
(e)  To consolidate, analyse, report and evaluate sustainability data to inform continuous enhancement;
(f)   To identify and secure external funding opportunities, lead respective application processes, and support the implementation, compliance and administration of approved sustainability initiatives; and
(g)  To provide secretariat support to committees and working groups, and perform other duties as needed to support the sustainable development of the Council.

Requirements :
(a)  A recognised degree in relevant fields including Engineering, Building Services, Environmental Studies, Sustainability related disciplines or equivalent;
(b)  At least 2 years’ relevant work experience in project management and implementation of environmental / green building / sustainability / carbon reduction projects;
(c)  Good analytical mind, communication, facilitation and problem-solving skills;
(d)  Strong initiative, meticulous and a good team player with the ability to work independently under pressure; and
(e)  Applicants with the below qualification(s) would be an advantage:
     (i)  Membership of a relevant professional institution or other equivalent qualification in greenhouse gas accounting and verification, energy management, building decarbonisation, or related fields; and
    (ii)  Demonstrable experience in sizable organisations for implementing sustainability initiatives, carbon audits, energy management opportunities and / or green building assessments.

Notes :
(1)  The post in the rank of Officer.
(2)  Applicants with substantial experience and achievements in the relevant field but without the required academic / professional qualifications OR those with exceptional academic / professional qualifications but with less experience may also apply.
(3)  Shortlisted candidates will be required to take a written assessment.
(4)  Appointee(s) may be required to perform duties in different locations and / or outside normal office hours.

Application Procedures :
Interested applicants should apply for the post via email.  A completed application form [VTC-1 (Rev. 11/2024)], together with a full curriculum vitae, should be sent to vtchro-job@vtc.edu.hk.
 
Candidates should take note of the following:
(1)    Completed application form (VTC-1) and detailed curriculum vitae (CV) should be combined into one file in PDF format with a file size below 10MB.
(2)    The file should be saved with the applicant’s name as “your surname and given name”, e.g. “CHAN Siu-lam.pdf”.
(3)    For the email subject, please cite “Application for Assistant Sustainability Manager (Ref. No.: C/CESDO/ASM/02/26-AP1)”.
(4)    Original and copy of other supporting documents are to be provided at a later stage upon request.
 
Closing date for application: 16 February 2026
 
Applicants not invited for interview within 10 weeks from the closing date may consider their applications unsuccessful.
 
The Council reserves the right not to fill the post(s).
 
Personal data collected will be used for recruitment purposes only.  Information on unsuccessful candidates will normally be destroyed 12 months after the completion of the recruitment exercise.

Download Application Form in PDF format