The open recruitment and in-service appointment exercise for the post of the Director of Broadcasting has begun, inviting permanent Hong Kong residents with at least 15 years of experience at a senior level to apply.

A selection board made up of three senior permanent secretaries will be set up for the exercise. The successful candidate will be appointed on civil service agreement terms for 2.5 years, renewable at the Government's discretion.

The appointee will receive a monthly salary of $161,800, and will be entitled to housing benefits, vacation leave with leave passage allowance, and other benefits.

Requirements for potential candidates have been set out in the advertisement published in newspapers today and tomorrow. Applicants should be permanent Hong Kong residents and have:

* at least 15 years of experience at a senior level, preferably with a large public or private organisation, with strong leadership and management capabilities;

* a bachelor or post-graduate degree from a Hong Kong university or equivalent;

* the ability to lead a local public broadcasting organisation and to manage changes arising from the evolution of public service broadcasting in Hong Kong and technological development in the broadcasting industry and market. Qualifications and experience in broadcasting or related qualifications and experience would be an advantage; and

* good interpersonal and communications skills, and strong command of written and spoken English, written Chinese and spoken Cantonese. Proficiency in Putonghua would be an advantage.

Deadline: October 26

More details are available here. An internal vacancy circular has been issued to invite incumbent substantive directorate officers at Directorate Pay Scale Point 2 or above, who possess equivalent qualifications and experience, to apply for the post.

All applications should be sent to Korn/Ferry International, the agency for this recruitment exercise, by October 26. The agency was appointed after the Government has invited quotations and proposals for the recruitment exercise according to established procedures.

The agency has declared during the appointment process that one of its directors is the spouse of a member of the disbanded Committee of Review on Public Service Broadcasting in Hong Kong. To avoid any possible concerns, the agency and the director concerned have given undertaking that the latter will not be involved in any aspect of the recruitment exercise.