HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION (CHAI WAN)
LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE

Deadline: 8th August 2010

Term Executive Assistant II (Library)

Ref: (O/CW-LIB/Term EAII/07/10)

To perform library duties, including services in circulation, acquisition, cataloguing and serials on a regular shift basis including evenings and weekends. To carry out stack maintenance routines and project as assigned.

Requirements:

(a)    (i) 5 passes including English Language (Syllabus B), Chinese Language and Mathematics in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination, or equivalent; (ii) a recognized Certificate/Diploma, or a Foundation Diploma/Foundation Certificate, in relevant disciplines, or Project Yijin;
(b)    Proficiency in the use of computer application software, including MS word, Excel, PowerPoint and Chinese word processing;
(c)    Experience in Library is preferred;
(d)    Good inter-personal and communication skills; and
(e)    Good work initiative and customer-oriented and ability to handle physical work.

Note:

(1)    Short listed applicants will be required to attend a test on computer skills.

Application Procedures:

Completed application form VTC-1 (2/2007) by downloading from the VTC's homepage (http://www.vtc.edu.hk) together with full curriculum vitae should be submitted to the Acting Senior Librarian, Learning Resources Centre, Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Chai Wan), 30 Shing Tai Road, Chai Wan, Hong Kong by post or by fax 25057077. Please specify the post in all correspondence. The IVE(CW) reserves the right not to fill the post or to fill the post by invitation or by search.

1.    Applicants not invited for an interview within 10 weeks from the closing date may consider their applications unsuccessful.
2.    The Council reserves the right not to fill the post(s).　
3.    Personal data collected will be used for recruitment purposes only and will be destroyed within 12 months.

Macquarie Capital Advisers - Information Management / Research Executive

Macquarie Group (Macquarie) is a global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services. Macquarie's main business focus is making returns by providing a diversified range of services to clients. Macquarie acts on behalf of institutional, corporate and retail clients and counterparties around the world.

Founded in 1969, Macquarie employs more than 14,600 people in approximately 70 office locations in 28 countries. At 31 March 2010, Macquarie had assets under management of $A326 billion.

Research Executive - Hong Kong

The Macquarie Capital Research and Subscriptions team manage access to more than thirty online databases and provide research on demand to the business. Based in Hong Kong, you will be part of a global team located in Australia, Asia, EMEA and North America.

Key Responsibilities:

• Respond to requests for information from staff in Hong Kong and other Macquarie Capital offices as part of a global team
• Deliver requests accurately and in a timely manner
• Participate in the management of global subscriptions and renewals
• Provide training and advice to staff on strategies for searching databases
• Meet with vendors and evaluate local sources of information

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• Appropriate tertiary qualification
• Minimum of five years experience in an information service role, preferably in an Investment Bank or similar
• Prior research experience using online business databases
• Proficiency in all Microsoft Office Applications
• Ability to read and speak Mandarin or Cantonese desirable but not essential

Other Attributes:

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a global team
• Ability to prioritise and complete a large volume of daily requests
• Strong attention to detail
• Demonstrate initiative and problem solving
• Good marketing skills

To apply for this job, visit Macquarie careers .

Peking University
School of Transnational Law
Law Library
Shenzhen, China

POSITION:  DEPUTY DIRECTOR

Available:  July 1, 2010

The Law School and Law Library:  The Peking University School of Transnational Law (Shenzhen, China) is a branch of Peking University (also known as "Beijing University," or "Beida"), China's oldest and most distinguished university.  Established in 2007, the School of Transnational Law is China's first American-style law school to offer a graduate program whose courses are taught in English using the Socratic method.  The four-year curriculum leads both to a J.D. degree and a Chinese-law Juris Master degree.  The School began teaching courses in 2008 and will graduate its first class of students in 2012.

113 students are enrolled in the first two classes with another 70 beginning in September, 2010.  The faculty consists of a mix of distinguished permanent and visiting faculty.  The law school plans to seek accreditation from the American Bar Association and a new law school building will be dedicated in 2012.

The law library, which is in its founding stage, will provide a range of excellent research and reference services to support students and faculty.  Its collection will be a mix of print and digital resources with a focus on Chinese, American, common law, and comparative and international legal materials.

The Law School and Library are located in Shenzhen, China on a beautiful campus shared by Peking University, Tsinghua University, and the Harbin Institute of Technology. The law library has developed a collaborative working relationship with the University Town Library , located a five minute walk from the law school, and a portion of the law library's print collection is located at the University Town Library.   Shenzhen is in a subtropical zone and has warm summers and temperate winters.  The campus is one-hour from Hong Kong.

Responsibilities:  The Deputy Director reports to the Associate Dean for Information Services and will assist the Associate Dean in

• Developing the library's collection, with an emphasis on Chinese legal materials;
• Developing and delivering research and instructional support to law school faculty and students and members of the University Town campus;
• Serving as a liaison to the University Town Library;
• Preparing legal research guides;
• Teaching legal research.

The Deputy Director is responsible for day to day library operations when the Associate Dean is unavailable.

Qualifications:  Because of the unique nature of the School of Transnational Law the qualifications for the position are flexible.

Required qualifications:  

• A law degree and a library degree or equivalent; appropriate experience may be substituted for one or both degrees;
• Fluent in Mandarin and English;
• Demonstrated proficiency using Chinese and international legal information resources;
• Demonstrated proficiency providing effective legal research support.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience providing research support to faculty and students in an academic law library;
• Familiarity with common law information sources;
• Experience teaching legal research;
• Experience in library management.

Salary and benefits:

Salary based upon experience; benefits package.

For additional information please contact, in English, Prof. Christopher Simoni, Associate Dean for Information Resources, Peking University School of Transnational Law, at 這個email住址已經被防垃圾郵件程式保護，你需要啟動Javascript才能觀看    All replies will be acknowledged.