Joining forces with WMA — a non-profit platform dedicated to facilitating a greater understanding of Hong Kong through lens-based art forms — the challenge organiser curated the first-ever Coastal Trail Challenge exhibition! From January 5-19, you are invited to stop by their beautiful space to see the winning photos of the first two photo contests we put out. Centred around the themes of 'fluidity' and 'shores', we hope the participants' perspectives will inspire you to venture out on the trail, pick up your camera or show you a never-before-seen side of Hong Kong Island. Admission is free, but you are kindly asked to book a ticket prior to your visit. 

​與WMA — 一個致力以影像藝術深入探索香港的非牟利平台 — 聯手合作，環島徑挑戰的主辦單位舉辦了首次的環島徑挑戰攝影展覽。從1月5日至1月19日，我們誠邀所有人到訪這個展覽空間，欣賞挑戰參加者圍繞「流動」和「海岸」兩個主題的攝影比賽獲獎照片。主辦機構希望透過參加者的視覺，令大眾看到香港島鮮為人知的一面。展覽免費開放，但到訪前請先預約登記。

1. Project Manager (Part-time)

If you like getting active, exploring different areas and neighborhoods around Hong Kong and enjoy organizing friendly challenges, this position will be exciting for you!

Coastal Trail Challenge is looking for a part-time project manager who will take responsibility to organize the Coastal Trail Challenge. This is a project co-founded by DesigningHong Kong, iDiscover and Parks and Trails, inviting people to circumnavigate coastal trails in Hong Kong, the first trail being the 65-kilometer Hong Kong Island Coastal Trail.

The role will require working a total of 600 hours from June / July 2022 to January / February 2023, weather permitting, and will be paid at a rate of HK$200 per hour excluding MPF. The working location is Central. If you are interested in applying for this position, please submit your details here before 30 June 2022: https://forms.gle/WQGpQq4qXwa4qTBW6.

If you have any questions please contact: admin@parksandtrails.hk

About the position of the Coastal Trail Challenge Project Manager
This position reports to the Steering Committee for the Coastal Trail Challenge and is primarily responsible for managing the design and implementation of activities related to the Coastal Trail Challenge. This position plays a crucial role in ensuring the activities are delivered in a fun, inclusive and engaging manner. This role will be supported by other members in the team, and will include the need to oversee, motivate and give direction to junior members and volunteers, as well as report to the Steering Committee and work with other partners and sponsors.

Key responsibilities
Project manage the design and delivery -- including planning and research, content management, structure and format, recruitment, curation, finances, execution and evaluation -- of all activities pertinent to the Coastal Trail Challenge

Ensure high-quality output delivered on time, in-budget and engage external vendors or freelancers for support as required

Work with other members of the project team, Steering Committee, and possibly an outsourced digital marketing agency, to promote and drive up engagement and visibility of the Coastal Trail Challenge through social media campaigns, oversee the graphic design and printing of event collateral, posters, maps, banners etc for onsite and online use, as well as garner more sponsorship and partnership

Work with members of the Parks and Trails team for the development of a mobile app that will facilitate the organization of the Coastal Trail Challenge

Be the product owner to communicate with the Mobile App developer as well as the needs of the organizing team to organize the Coastal Trail Challenge

Pro-actively approach and engage potential partners, donors and sponsors, both in-kind and financial, to ensure resource support for Coastal Trail Challenge

Build relationships with community stakeholders to drive up neighborhood engagement

Provide regular communications and updates to partners and stakeholders, including activity rundowns, timelines and post-activity reports and evaluation

Recruit interns and volunteers to support on the organizing of the Coastal Trail Challenge; lead and provide on-site briefings / debriefings, guidance and support to them

Track and maintain data and record for reporting, as pertinent

Produce a final evaluation report after the Challenge is complete

Regularly review our impact assessment and design ways to collect information and data so the team can continuously learn, and make recommendations for future refinement

Support in strategic planning of activities

Identify and evaluate opportunities as well as risks associated with the activities.

Desired skills and competencies
Organized and detailed: able to self-manage with a high level of accuracy as well as need deadlines and milestones

Goal oriented: able to set priorities and objectives and work towards them in a structured manner

Team player: able to support each other on the team and sometimes lend a helping hand when needed and communicate openly

Hands-on: willing to take ownership of all tasks on hand

Proactive: able to drive forward a project without too much instruction

Requirements
Project Management experience

Strong verbal and written English and Cantonese language skills

Highly desirable: experience in race or event organizing

Highly desirable: passionate about culture and environment
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IT skills, including Microsoft Office or Google Suite (Word and Excel) and CRM systems a plus.

2. Intern

​Coastal Trail Challenge is looking for summer interns to work on an exciting new race!

If you are a tertiary education student on a break during the summer and looking to gain some experience while having fun, being able to explore different neighborhoods in Hong Kong and learning more about community stories, this internship may be interesting for you!

The main responsibilities would include (but not limited to):
Supporting a Project Manager for the:
Design and delivery of any activities pertinent to the Coastal Trail Challenge

Engagement of potential partners, donors and sponsors, both in-kind and financial, to ensure resource support for Coastal Trail Challenge

Build relationships with community stakeholders to drive up engagement

Creating a new and simple bilingual website for Coastal Trail Challenge, using platforms such as SquareSpace or Wix

Creating new social media channels for Coastal Trail Challenge

Generating bilingual content for social media channels and the website

This role requires 3 working days per week between July and August 2022, weather permitting, and will be paid at a rate of $300/day excluding MPF. The working location will be Central, but the internship will be conducted hybridly. Please apply before 30 June 2022.

If you have questions please contact admin@parksandtrails.hk

Desired skills and competencies
Organized and detailed: able to self-manage with a high level of accuracy as well as need deadlines and milestones

Goal oriented: able to set priorities and objectives and work towards them in a structured manner

Team player: able to support each other on the team and sometimes lend a helping hand when needed and communicate openly

Hands-on: willing to take ownership of all tasks on hand

Proactive: able to drive forward a project without too much instruction

Learning: curious and has a growth mindset

Requirements
Strong verbal and written English and Cantonese language skills

Content creation experience such as using Instagram, Canva, Wix / Squarespace

IT skills including Microsoft Office or Google Suite (Word and Excel), Adobe Photoshop / Illustrator

Highly desirable: experience in race or event organizing

Highly desirable: passionate about culture and environment


Please apply by submitting your details here: https://forms.gle/tvLu5pvenh1QZEBC8