Senior Archives Officer, Hongkong Land

Company Overview

Hongkong Land is a major listed property investment, management and development group.  Founded in 1889, Hongkong Land’s business is built on excellence, integrity and partnership. 

The Group owns and manages more than 850,000 sq. m. of prime office and luxury retail property in key Asian cities, principally in Hong Kong, Singapore, Beijing and Jakarta.  Its properties attract the world’s foremost companies and luxury brands. 

The Group’s Central Hong Kong portfolio represents some 450,000 sq. m. of prime property.  It has a further 165,000 sq. m. of prestigious office space in Singapore mainly held through joint ventures, a luxury retail centre at Wangfujing in Beijing, and a 50% interest in a leading office complex in Central Jakarta.  The Group also has a number of high quality residential, commercial and mixed-use projects under development in cities across Greater China and Southeast Asia.  In Singapore, its subsidiary, MCL Land, is a well-established residential developer. 

Hongkong Land Holdings Limited is incorporated in Bermuda and has a standard listing on the London Stock Exchange, with secondary listings in Bermuda and Singapore.  The Group’s assets and investments are managed from Hong Kong by Hongkong Land Limited.  Hongkong Land is a member of the Jardine Matheson Group.

Job Description

Hongkong Land Corporate Archives is a supporting function with the aims to capture the corporate memory since its founding in 1889 and to promote our corporate heritage and culture. We are now looking for an experienced and enthusiastic candidate to join the team:

Responsibilities:

• Assist in implementing Archives and Records Management programmes
• Perform arrangement, description and preservation of the collection
• Oversee the operation of the Archives
• Respond to reference enquiries received by the Archives
• Assist in preparing and conducting oral history interviews
• Assist in organizing and promoting the missions of the Archives
• Support the administrative duties of the Archives
• Participate in outreach programme to promote the Archives
• Assist in ad-hoc duties for the Archives 

Requirements:

• Degree in Archival Studies, Information Management, History or related disciplines
• At least 5 years’ relevant experience in archives, library or records management is a MUST
• A team player with good communication and interpersonal skills, self-motivated, detail orientated
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, and able to type Chinese
• Experience in using collection management system is a MUST
• Knowledge in film and audio editing would be an advantage
• Excellent written and spoken English and Chinese (Cantonese and Putonghua)
• Require lifting and moving boxes up to 10KG
• Willing to participate in activities relating to the archives profession
• Right candidate with less experience might be considered as Archives Officer position

Salary and benefits will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Please send a full resume with contact telephone number and expected salary to Director and Head of Human Resources, Hongkong Land Group Limited, 8/F, One Exchange Square, Central, Hong Kong or by clicking "Apply Now".  (Please quote reference “SEC-SAO-JDB” on the application).

For more information about Hongkong Land, please visit our website: http://www.hkland.com. Information collected is for this recruitment and selection only. Applicants not hearing from us within four weeks from the date of advertisement may consider their applications unsuccessful. All documents and personal data of unsuccessful applicants will be destroyed once the post is filled.