Teach for Hong Kong - We believe that every child in Hong Kong should have equal opportunity to learn, grow, and realize their full potential.
Over the last decade, we have turned this belief into a movement. We nurture leaders to advance education equity, starting in classrooms and extending into broader systems change.
To date, we have empowered 240+ fellows, partnered with 35+ schools, and impacted over 50,000 students. But the gap in educational equity remains, and our ambition for the next decade is even greater.
Your Role
Teach for Hong Kong is entering its next chapter. We are moving from a successful first decade into an era of institutional maturity and systemic impact.
We are seeking a Chief Operating Officer to partner with our Executive Director and the Board to lead this evolution. You will be the bridge between our vision and our reality—solidifying the operational backbone that powers our Fellowship while simultaneously building the new strategic engines that will define our future.
What You’ll Do
● Strategy-to-Execution: You will turn our vision into reality by translating new strategic priorities into concrete and actionable plans and defining measurable objectives and key results
● Financial Stewardship and Fundraising: You will oversee financial planning and funding portfolio to ensure overall financial health while strategically investing into new growth pillars
● Operational Excellence: You will elevate our operating model to enable our team to focus more on impact. You will lead day-to-day operations (including admin, finance, HR, compliance) and enhance internal policies, workflows, and systems to improve efficiency and support sustainable impact
● Program Operations: You will oversee cross-functional program initiatives and align operational execution with strategic and mission-driven goals
● Ecosystem Activation and Strategic Partnerships: You will build external networks and deepen our connections with alumni, key education stakeholders and non-profit strategic partners
● People & Culture: Nurture our most valuable asset—our team. You will oversee talent acquisition, onboarding, and development, and drive initiatives that foster an inclusive and values-driven culture
Your Experience
● Mission and values alignment with TFHK
● Seasoned leader with 10+ years of experience, with at least 5+ years working with impact or education sector
● Strategic and system thinker who not just originates but also executes strategy
● Track records in business development and external partnership
● Proven experience in change management and cross-functional collaboration
● People leader with strong coaching and stakeholder management skills
● Bilingual communicator in Chinese and English (Cantonese preferred)
Benefits
● Competitive salary based on experience
● 20 days of annual leave
● 2 days of work from home with aligned work schedule
● Collaborative work environment with a young & dynamic team
We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Personal data provided by job applicants will be used for recruitment purposes only.
About Teach For Hong Kong
Teach For Hong Kong ("TFHK") envisions a future where all children in Hong Kong have equal opportunity to learn, grow, and realize their potential.
Our mission is to nurture leaders to bring education equity. Through our one-year Fellowship Program, we recruit and empower the most promising and passionate young leaders from all sectors to serve in underprivileged schools as full-time teachers . They are committed to transforming students ' lives, from creating direct impacts in the classroom to advocating for and making changes in society.
We continue to build the movement of leaders who work with others, inside and outside the classroom, to solve education inequity in all its complexity.
