Job Description

The Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM) is a dedicated museum that showcases the exquisite artefacts from Palace Museum’s collections and collaborates with other museums in research, exhibitions, education and public programmes. The museum comprises 7 800 square metres of gallery space for standing and special exhibitions on Palace Museum’s collections of paintings, calligraphy, antiquities and historical objects, as well as thematic displays on world cultures and civilisations.

(This is a fixed-term contract position of 2-year with possibility for renewal subject to organisational needs and individual performance.)

You will be responsible for:

• assisting to develop and execute the initiatives that engage a wide range of community groups with the Museum’s exhibitions, collections, and values;
• recruiting and managing docents and volunteers, ensuring high standards of service and devising strategies to motivate, recognise, and retain them;
• organizing professional training on various subjects to docents and volunteers and sustainably elevate their work standard;
• collaborating with internal teams and departments to ensure smooth operations for stakeholder visits and guided tours;
• working closely with curatorial, learning, and design teams to develop interpretive materials—such as guides and interactive elements—that enhance accessibility and relevance for diverse audiences;
• assisting to build and maintain strong partnerships with community organisations, museums, arts and cultural institutions, educational bodies, and creative entrepreneurs to foster sustainable relationships;
• assisting to plan, organise, and deliver community-centred events, including but not limited to in-museum activities for community groups, outreach activities, performances, and festivals;
• supporting the preparation of grant proposals and sponsorship applications to secure funding for community engagement initiatives; and
• performing any duties from time to time as reasonably as assigned by HKPM.

You should:

• possess a recognised university degree, preferably a MA in education/art education, museum studies, history, arts, design, cultural management or equivalent;

• have at least 5 years of experience in learning, interpretation, or public engagement programmes in art, cultural, or educational sectors;

• demonstrate the ability to work across a wide range of audiences;

• proven management skills and excellent interpersonal, negotiation and influencing skills;

• have strong skills in content development, such as educational resources;

• have knowledge of the best practices, new theories and methods in the field of museum learning and community engagement;

• possess good understanding of new technologies, including online and on-site digital platforms that facilitate discovery and learning of the Museum’s offerings;

• showcase familiarity with the museum world and the education scene in Hong Kong and Asia is an advantage; and

• be proficient in both written and spoken English and Chinese; knowledge of Cantonese and Putonghua is an advantage.

For interested parties, please submit your application with detailed CV on or before following date. Applicants are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible. The review of applications will continue until post is filled.

08-07-2026

Data collected will only be used for job application processing. Your data may be accessed by our appointed recruitment consultants who have agreed to keep confidence of all personal data in not less than the standards applicable to us. Applicants not being invited for interview within 4 weeks from the submission date may assume their applications unsuccessful.

All related information will be kept up to 24 months and all personal data will be destroyed afterwards.

For more information, please visit https://www.westk.hk or contact:

Fiona Yung /+852 22002549