Head, Business Facilitation, Southeast Asia (based in Jakarta)

Job Summary

The Head, Business Facilitation, Southeast Asia is responsible for carrying outInvest Hong Kong’s go global initiatives across Southeast Asian countries tofacilitate international expansion of Chinese Mainland enterprises.

Responsibilities

• Support Invest Hong Kong Head Office in promoting Hong Kong as a “Super Connector” for Chinese Mainland enterprises to access the markets in Southeast Asian countries;
• Implementing the annual geographic business plan to facilitate Chinese Mainland enterprises to leverage Hong Kong’s advantages to go global;
• Provide facilitation to Chinese Mainland enterprises to expand their business operations, including timely advice, practical assistance in the landing process, and connections to relevant stakeholders and multipliers in Southeast Asian countries;
• Devise and regularly update a list of local partner organisations —including government ministries, investment promotion agencies, free trade zone authorities, industrial parks, chambers of commerce, industry associations, and professional service providers;
• Conduct proactive outreach to and nurture strong professional relationships with local partners to support collaboration and execution of go global strategies of Chinese Mainland companies;
• Organise visit programmes, promotional events, and networking activities for Chinese Mainland delegations and support sector missions and official visits led by Invest Hong Kong and other HKSAR representatives;
• Assist in Economic and Trade Express (ETE) missions, including inbound missions to Hong Kong and outbound missions to the responsible areas;
• Collect market intelligence and the latest information on government policies, and provide timely updates to Head Office and Chinese Mainland enterprises on local market trends and business opportunities; and
• Manage records of contacts, leads, and promotional activities systematically, and provide administrative and reporting support for investment promotion and HKETO initiatives as required, and perform any other duties as assigned by senior officers

Entry Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, preferably in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or International Marketing. A higher degree would be an advantage;
• Minimum of 10 years of international sales and/or business development experience, preferably in foreign direct investment promotion or economic development, at a managerial position;
• Excellent presentation and communication skills in Chinese (Putonghua),English and Bahasa Indonesia. Proficiency in Bahasa Melayu/ Thai/ Vietnamese an advantage. Analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience in data-driven decision making and performance analysis would be an advantage;
• Broad knowledge of the economy of Southeast Asian countries and relevant working experience in Indonesia. Experience of living and/or doing business in Hong Kong would be an asset;
• Proficiency in the common business software such as Microsoft Office and CRM software;
• Willing to travel within Southeast Asia and outside Southeast Asia;
• Eligible to take up employment in the Indonesia without arrangement of work visa by the employer.

Terms of Appointment

On a contract basis as locally-engaged staff of the Jakarta ETO up to 31 March2029.

Benefits

• Festive allowance (THR) and BPJS benefits
• Medical, maternity and dental benefits; and vacation leave

Application Method

Please provide (1) Cover Letter; and (2) Resume in English with contact number and email address to Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office .

Candidates may submit by EMAIL to job@hketojakarta.gov.hk and should ensure that the documents reach Jakarta ETO before the closing date for applications. On receipt of applications, Jakarta ETO will issue an acknowledgement of application to the candidates.

The application will close on 23:59 (Jakarta time) on Friday, 20 November 2026.

Enquiries

Enquiries concerning the position should be sent to job@hketojakarta.gov.hk.

General Notes

• Short-listed candidates will be invited for an interview, which may include a written test. All invited candidates, including those residing outside Jakarta, should make their own arrangements and at their own expense to attend the interview.
• Offer of appointment will be subject to passing all recruitment formalities including reference, medical and security checks.
• The terms of appointment and conditions of service to be offered are subject to the provisions prevailing at the time the offer of appointment is made.
• As an Equal Opportunities Employer, the vacancy advertised is open to all applicants meeting the entry requirement irrespective of their disability, sex, marital status, pregnancy, age, family status, religion, sexual orientation and race.

About InvestHK

InvestHK is a department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government responsible for attracting inward investment. Its mission is to promote and strengthen Hong Kong as Asia’s leading international business and financial centre by attracting economically and strategically important overseas and Mainland companies to invest in Hong Kong.

Please visit www.investhk.gov.hk for more information.