Senior External Affairs Officer (Betting Business Development)

Job Summary

Reporting to Senior Manager, External Affairs (Betting Business Development & Responsible Gambling Committee), the post-holder assists in:

• formulating and implementing strategies to promote the development of new betting initiatives to tackle the growing severity of the illegal betting problem;
• facilitating the operations of horse race betting, football betting and Mark Six lotteries by maintaining the Club’s role as the sole authorised licencee and seeking greater flexibilities in the betting licences for business development;
• liaising with the betting regulator to promote betting business development and ensure business operations;
• fostering relevant government bureau and stakeholders’ understanding on the Club’s Integrated Business Model with a view to protecting the Club from unfavourable changes of the betting regulatory regime; and
• building and maintaining a network of relationship with the Government, particularly senior officials of the betting regulator

Major Tasks

You will:

• Assist in formulating and implementing strategies to support betting and related businesses growth and combating illegal betting by lobbying for more flexibilities in the betting licences, more betting products and lower betting duties.
• Assist in devising stakeholder engagement strategies and action plans in support of the Club’s betting business development.
• Assist in allocating and utilising EA resources to support betting business development and betting licences related stakeholder engagement strategies.
• Contribute to effective teamwork among Betting Business Development, Betting Licences and Responsible Gambling Teams in EA to align the teams with a shared platform of knowledge and methodology.
• Contribute to the development of an amicable and effective working relationship with other divisions/departments, and define clearly the roles, responsibilities and values of EA in supporting the work of other divisions/departments to achieve the Club’s business objectives and priorities.
• Support major events and projects undertaken by EA to ensure successful delivery and full compliance with the internal processes.

Education

Experience

You should have:

• Understanding of Betting Policy of the HKSAR Government
• Ability to engage and establish rapport with the Government, local stakeholders and organisations of different backgrounds, interests and expectations
• Experience and capability in project planning and execution
• Hands-on experience in devising stakeholders’ engagement, strategy and implementation.
• Solid experience in staging lobbying work with Government
• Proven record in resource management and team building
• Proficiency in Cantonese and English (both speaking and writing)
• Experience in working with the Government, NGOs and local organisations
• Knowledge and sensitivity in the political landscape, political parties and pressure groups.