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The Hive is the largest network of flexible workspaces in Asia Pacific, spanning 20 locations across 7 countries. Our job is to build, nurture and expand our community of professionals, and serve as a hub for connection and collaboration – for businesses at every stage.

At the Hive, people are at the core of everything we do. We are passionate about building relationships and long-lasting connections with our members. As Head of People – APAC, you should be as passionate about people as we are – you should live and breathe engagement and always be looking at how we can develop our team to be better than the day before. 

We are looking for an inspiring, dedicated, detail oriented and hard-working leader to drive and oversee our People strategy across 7 countries. As the Head of People – APAC, you will report directly to the COO and play a highly important role in the future growth of the company. You will be responsible for all human resources related activities, this includes talent acquisition, learning and development, employee engagement and culture-focused initiatives, as well as supporting head of departments and country managers’.

The ideal candidate will have experience in driving Human Resource initiatives in an entrepreneurial environment. You have the ability to easily build relationships and trust, you inspire confidence and are a natural leader.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be a true partner in a growing business and industry. If you are ambitious, energetic and enthusiastic – this role is for you! 

Responsibilities

Employee Engagement and TEAM Culture 

• Be the driving force being the Hive’s culture and TEAM (Together, Extra Mile, Accountability, Mindful) values.
• Upon diving into the business, develop a clear schedule of HR and employee engagement initiatives to drive culture and learning and development across the group.
• Oversee bi-annual performance reviews, and ensure KPIs set are aligned with the companys’ goals 
• Oversee and work with the HR and country management teams to ensure all people initiatives are organised in an effective manner. 
• Facilitate and support the quarterly town hall meeting. 
• Be a fantastic listener. Be the ear to the team on all things work and personal. We value our team and want them to feel heard!

Recruitment, Selection and Onboarding

• Oversee and execute talent acquisition, which includes conducting interviews –  with the core focus on acquiring the best employees for all locations across our group.
• Design, deliver and implement engaging recruitment processes that emphasise the importance of cultural fit and ensure a positive candidate experience
• Manage the onboarding process and ensure a positive, supportive and knowledgeable experience is always delivered

Learning and Development 

• Develop, promote and facilitate training and development activities that are aligned with business objectives and beneficial to individuals
• Update all training materials, such as videos, guides, assessments and schedules
• Create development strategies to enable progression amongst the team. Drive through the L+D annual schedule to ensure this occurs
• Drive the expansion of The Hive Academy and always look to improve development opportunities and training plans across the group. 

HR Administration

• Oversee – with the support of the Assistant HR Manager and country Business Administration Managers – payroll, and all daily operational HR tasks and systems
• Handle promotions, demotions, resignations, terminations and exit interviews, alongside direct managers
• Build salary benchmarking and a clear structure around promotions and salary adjustments. 
• Update employee handbook, policies and procedures as required
• Manage employee related issues, and take proactive action to prevent issues arising
• Roll out company updates in an engaging way, and provide an outlet for questions
• Stay up to date with employment law across 7 countries. Review and update on amendments as required

Experience and Requirements

• At least 7 years of HR working experience – with at least 3 in a managerial capacity.  Startup environment is a strong plus. Candidates with less than 7 years of experience in a HR function role (L+D, Recruitment etc) will be considered for potential roles. 
• Bachelor or Master’s Degree in a relevant field
• Excellent communication skills – great listener, ability to motivate, inspire, and build strong partnerships with peers
• Strong values of accountability, and enjoys working in a fast-paced environment
• Comfortable with the dynamic nature of a start-up environment , and able to work through complex problems, set priorities and execute
• Strong organisational skills, which includes planning and prioritising 
• Works independently, and a strategic thinker
• Excellent attention to detail, ensuring quality excellence in numbers, data and language
• Strong self awareness, empathetic and able to build sincere relationships amongst the team
• Self motivated, and continuously looking for ways to improve and enhance processes, procedures, the team and so forth
• A good cultural fit and lives by our T.E.A.M values- Together, Extra Mile, Accountable and Mindful

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The Opportunity

FlyFarm is an agri-tech start-up with operations in Hong Kong, and Australia – active in the fast growing sustainable protein space and is currently looking for a highly talented, highly ambitious industrial engineer to join us in Hong Kong – to help design, build and maintain automated farming technologies. If you are an imaginative engineer with a strong sense of drive who loves solving engineering challenges and who wants to join a fast growing start-up – then this opportunity is for you.

Company Description

FlyFarm is developing processes and technology to power high-tech insect breeding facilities. Our goal is to upcycle food waste into high grade insect protein and oil for use in animal feeds and pet food (displacing unsustainable fish meal caught in the oceans). Combining Robotics, IoT and cloud technologies, FlyFarm is working hard to meet the challenges of developing a network of highly automated farms across APAC.

Job Overview

The mechanical engineer works in a multidisciplinary tech team that drives the automation and designs the mechanical aspects of our insect farming production processes. We are looking for a passionate and hands-on person with a can-do attitude who is excited by the prospect of taking the automation and mechanical processes of a high tech insect farm to the next level.

Job Responsibilities

• Work with and provide leadership to project team members to solve difficult mechanical engineering and equipment related problems, resolve project related issues, and develop basic understanding of process and equipment design requirements.
• Develop proof of concept and prototype testing to validate design concepts.
• Define and document machine design specifications, develop mechanical design concepts, design and follow construction of equipment, and make appropriate engineering recommendations.
• Leverage use of external machine builders and suppliers to specify and successfully deliver a project on-time, on-budget, and satisfy the process performance measures.
• Coordinate and lead multi-discipline project activities, estimate time required to accomplish tasks, monitor performance against project schedules, and track expenditures against allocated funds.
• Coordinate and direct all engineering and trades activities during installation of machine systems and services.
• Actively participate in system integration, debug, and start-up.
• Based on feedback from operations teams, evaluate existing processes, equipment and technologies on their performance and recommend areas for improvement
• Report on project activities, status, and issues on a periodic basis to project & department leadership.

Required Skills

• Mechanical / Industrial Engineering Degree
• CAD software skills (Solidworks, Fusion, Autocad Inventor, or Similar)
• Good English and Chinese-Mandarin preferred
• Able to travel frequently
• Fundamental understanding of mechanical design practices, equipment fabrication and assembly, and mechanical systems troubleshooting.
• Ability to use experimentation to develop basic process knowledge, design prototype test systems, and perform proof of principle testing to validate design approach.
• Ability to effectively leverage and manage external machine builders and system integrators for detail design, build, and integration of later stages of machine system implementation.

Soft Skills

• High level thinker capable of seeing how different systems and processes interact 
• Ability to work in a team-based start-up environment
• Self-starter who is able to satisfy their objectives and timelines with a minimal amount of supervision.
• Sound problem solving and decision making processes and skills.
• Highly motivated, results oriented, with a high commitment level.

Zones Hong Kong

The Hive is the largest network of flexible workspaces in Asia Pacific, spanning over 20 locations across 7 countries. Our job is to build, nurture and expand our community of professionals, and serve as a hub for connection and collaboration – for businesses at every stage.

Ready to take the next step in your career? Join the Hive’s dynamic team, and become a part of the community.

We are looking for an outgoing, hard-working leader to oversee and manage daily operations. If you are passionate, energetic, and action-oriented with an entrepreneurial mindset,  join us as we expand across Asia.

About The Role

A Location Manager is the driving force behind exceptional customer service and smooth-running operations within their space. As a leader, you will be in charge of  conducting tours to ensure a consistently high occupancy rate and that all financial, administrative and operational duties run without a hitch. 

Goals and Objectives

• Build and expand on your community of members at your location, by maintaining high-quality service and a high occupancy rate 
• Oversee all daily operations of your location (frontdesk services, event planning, social media marketing of the space, etc)
• Create and oversee a well-connected community through internal and external events, networking and a personable attitude
• Manage finance-related tasks, such as invoices, purchases, bills, and petty cash
• Oversee all weekly and month end reports to ensure they are completed
• Train, guide and support new team members

Duties and Responsibilities

Member Experience and Community

• Drive weekly community initiatives designed to develop connections between members, such as member introductions, events and social media engagement
• Identify and solve member-related issues to help foster a collaborative community
• Identify opportunities, design, and implement guidelines and best practices to ensure the best member experience is always delivered
• Oversee events to ensure a good balance of different types to ensure a great experience for both Hive members and potential members who come to the space to attend

Business Development, Retention and Sales

• Work with the Country Manager and Sales Lead to ensure that your space maintains a 100% occupancy rate at all times
• Identify promising deals with potential members and ensure that your team provides informative, high-quality tours to drive membership sales
• Notify, manage and work alongside internal teams to ensure a high retention rate of current members
• Develop strategies to drive sales, increase revenue and interest for your location
• Ensure that all enquiries are followed up on, and that negotiations and closure is taking place

Finance and Administration

• Obtain and analyse P&L reports, and conduct variance analysis when required
• Prepare monthly Manager’s Report and share with relevant stakeholders internally
• Prepare monthly invoices and work collaboratively with the Finance Team

Building Operations and Management

• Work closely with Community Associates, manage move-ins and move-outs; ensuring that all new members are fully prepared and transitions run smoothly
• Manage all operations and maintenance of the space to ensure a consistently high quality experience for members
• Ensure all building receipts and documents are up-to-date and documented, providing internal teams with weekly and monthly reports
• Make suggestions to the Projects team regarding maintenance and improvements of the space
• Identify, followup and resolve any issues, such as cleaning, IT-related issues, electrical equipment and so forth

Team Management and Development

• Manage, inspire, support and guide your team to achieve goals
• Identify knowledge gaps, and train and/or arrange training with People Team  when necessary 
• Provide learning and development opportunities, and make recommendations to promote the best-performing Community Associates and Leads
• Hold one-on-one meetings with the People Team to track your team members’ individual performance on a monthly or quarterly basis
• Hold weekly team meetings to delegate, recognise achievements, encourage, and keep the team up-to-date with any process changes

Experience and Requirements:

• University Degree holder is an advantage
• 2+ years experience in a sales, events, operations or customer service with 1+ year(s) experience in P&L management preferable
• Strong commercial acumen, customer service and sales experience
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Exceptional organisational and multitasking skills
• Strong understanding of startups, coworking, hospitality or knowledge in other relevant industries
• Passionate and curious about entrepreneurial communities and startups
• Demonstrate core values of integrity, dependability, self-awareness, excellent work ethic, and empathy for others around them
• Effectively handle pressure and problem solve
• Keen eye for detail and ability to take initiative

Critical competencies for success:

It’s all about the people! Working as a Location Manager means always being in tune with people’s needs and always having a customer-centric mindset. You’re meant for this role if you:

• are a practical, creative, fast-thinker who is comfortable thinking on their feet and aware that others are counting on you!
• are great at multitasking
• a natural-born charmer who is persuasive, logical and is able to think outside the box!
• an efficient communicator who is fearless when it comes to speaking up and making your voice heard – even with your superiors
• are able to translate trends into actionable ways that anticipate customer and market needs
• familiar with the startup ecosystem and up-to-date on daily happenings in your city

The Hive is an equal-opportunity employer

Other benefits include marvelous weekly happy hours, discounts at various restaurants, gyms and events hosted by influential leaders or companies, and quite possibly with hard-work and dedication, becoming part-owner through our share-options programme.

To apply please provide: covering letter, up to date CV, expected salary and availability

Zones Hong Kong

The Hive is the largest network of flexible workspaces in Asia Pacific, spanning over 20 locations across 7 countries. Our job is to build, nurture and expand our community of professionals, and serve as a hub for connection and collaboration – for businesses at every stage.

Ready to take the next step in your career? Join the Hive’s dynamic team, and become a part of the community.

We are looking for an ambitious, outgoing Community Lead with a larger than life personality to work alongside a small team. With a few years of experience under your belt, you’ll be shaping and creating an uncompromised level of membership excellence. 

About the Role

A Community Lead’s core focus will be on developing an unrivalled member experience by driving community related events and partnerships. As the go-to-person for sales-related activities for their space, Community Leads will also minor in operations and finance, while supporting both local and regional internal teams. 

You will need:

• To create and oversee a well-connected community through internal and external events
• To work alongside your Location Manager and team to ensure sales goals and targets are met
• To ensure that processes are running smoothly and facilities are fully operational
• To ensure customer service excellence at all times
• To network with a personable attitude

Duties and Responsibilities

Member Experience

• Develop relationships with members and proactively understand their needs
• Solve member-related issues to help foster a collaborative community
• Identify opportunities on how the Hive can help achieve members’ goals
• Always deliver and ensure a personalised, high-quality member experience 
• Make recommendations to the Location Manager on how to improve the overall member experience

Sales

• Responsible for a variety of membership sales, packages, negotiations and closing of deals
• Mentor Community Associates on how to conduct high-quality, informative tours, and provide feedback and areas for improvement
• Attend external and internal events and be representative of your location

Finance, Administration and Operations

• Organise member-welcoming and member move ins/outs 
• Handle basic finance tasks, such as petty cash, invoicing and receipt of payments 
• Order pantry supplies in a timely manner
• Work with Community Associates to ensure overall cleanliness of the space and venue
• Work with and liaise with New Projects team regarding maintenance, and improvements of space based on feedback from members and keen observation
• Conduct quality control checks and address/solve issues immediately 

Content and Events

• Work alongside the Events team to brainstorm, plan and organise events, relating to the community’s interests
• Drive collaboration and partnerships across a range of different industries – E.g, cocktail-making workshops with a distributor, yoga sessions with an influential instructor etc
• Liaise with Art Department to ensure event collateral are well produced in a timely manner
• Ensure calendar and notice boards are always updated
• Take ownership of social media pages (IG stories, Facebook posts, etc)
• Capture a series of images showcasing the office spaces, events and community for social media
• Create engaging content (captions and posts) for social media platforms
• Ensure events are consistently promoted in a timely manner

You should have:

• Outstanding confidence and strong networking skills
• Passion for and understanding of the Hive’s mission and values
• Curiosity about entrepreneurial communities and startups
• The ability to demonstrate the Hive’s core values of integrity, dependability, self-awareness, excellent work ethic, and empathy for others around 
• A great sense of teamwork, accountability, mindfulness and the willingness to go the extra mile for members and your team

Experience and Requirements

• University Degree holder is an advantage
• 2+ years experience in customer service, sales, events or related industries
• Prior experience in coworking, real estate or startup experience would be an advantage
• Must have strong verbal and written communication skills
• Exceptional organisational and multitasking skills
• Ability to handle pressure and fast thinking
• Fluency in English, any additional language is a plus
• Proficient in basic computer skills

The Hive is an equal opportunity employer

Other benefits include marvelous weekly happy hours, discounts at various restaurants, gyms and events hosted by influential leaders or companies, and quite possibly with hardwork and dedication, becoming part-owner through our share-options programme.

To apply, provide a cover letter, resume, expected salary and availability

Zones Hong Kong

The Hive is the largest network of flexible workspaces in Asia Pacific, spanning over 20 locations across 7 countries. Our job is to build, nurture and expand our community of professionals, and serve as a hub for connection and collaboration – for businesses at every stage.

Ready to take the next step in your career? Join the Hive’s dynamic team, and become a part of the community.

About the Role

A Community Associate acts as the welcoming face of the Hive and is the primary point of contact for members and visitors. Your role is to provide an unrivalled experience for our members, support space operations, plan, assist in finance and administration, as well as host a variety of community-driven events. 

Goals and Objectives

• Ensure that the space looks and feels great at all times
• Create an amazing atmosphere for members and visitors alike
• Work with your Location Manager and team members to maintain 100% occupancy
• Drive and develop the community by hosting engaging, popular events
• Consistently update and maintain financial and administrative documents for your space
• Develop your sales, touring and networking skills
  

Duties and Responsibilities

• Deliver a first-class experience for Hive members
• Handle visitors, greet guests, and build a professional and friendly rapport with members
• Support daily operations, taking care of everything from small-scale maintenance to opening or closing the space and overall facilities management
• Assist with sales activities, by conducting ‘sales tours’ and ensuring that all potential members are well informed about our products, memberships, events, content and deals 
• Build community by assisting in the organisation and implementation of all kinds of community events, from fun social events like yoga, Thursday Social and Paint & Wine to our business-oriented fireside chats, webinars and workshops
• Handle basic finance duties, like handling invoices, data-entry and assisting in weekly and monthly reports for your location
• Work with the Art Department to produce posters and any visual imagery as required
• Social media content curation, and copywriting to maintain our social media presence and promote our spaces and community of professionals 

You should:

• Possess an ambitious, friendly, proactive, positive and can-do attitude
• Have a strong customer-service mentality
• Be an organised team player
• Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Be exceptionally organised and well-versed in multitasking
• Have the ability to handle pressure, solve problems and think quickly when required

Experience and Requirements

• University Degree holder preferred
• 1+ years of relevant experience in customer service, events, operations, sales or related would be an advantage. Fresh graduates will be considered
• Possess strong communication and presentation skills
• Have a keen eye for detail 
• Be a good team player who enjoys working with people collaboratively at all levels
• Native English Speaker highly preferable, being bilingual is a plus

What we can offer:

• Opportunities to develop your skills across multiple verticals – allowing you to find what you’re truly passionate about
• Amazing career development and growth opportunities
• A fun, dynamic environment with various types of professionals 
• Opportunities for local and international relocation

The Hive is an equal opportunity employer

Other benefits include marvelous weekly happy hours, discounts at various restaurants, gyms and events hosted by influential leaders or companies, and quite possibly with hard-work and dedication, becoming part owner through our share-options programme.

To apply, provide a cover letter, resume, expected salary and availability

Zones Hong Kong

The Hive is the largest network of flexible workspaces in Asia Pacific, spanning over 20 locations across 7 countries. Our job is to build, nurture and expand our community of professionals, and serve as a hub for connection and collaboration – for businesses at every stage.

Ready to take the next step in your career? Join the Hive’s dynamic team, and become a part of the community.

About the Role:

The Sales Development Lead reports directly to the Country Manager and works with all Location Managers in their country of operation to execute and achieve sales goals and targets. 

As a Sales Development Lead, you should be able to think fast on your feet and hold the ability to build relationships quickly, effectively and close deals in a timely manner.

Not only will you be the brand ambassador with strong knowledge of your role and product but also possess a sound understanding of the overall operations of the Hive, attending events and sourcing leads through various avenues.

If you are an ambitious, sales driven and sociable individual who is driven, determined and proactive, this would be the perfect role for you to develop yourself in our largest market and where we intend to continue growing past 10 locations in the next 6 months.

Inbound

• Oversee all inbound leads to ensure all are responded to (by the location teams or yourself) in a timely manner. Our aim is to reply to all leads within 30 minutes of working hours. 
• Conduct tours for multi-location leads and private offices over a certain number of pax
• Coordinate and communicate with teams in each location to increase lead generation efforts. Our aim is 100% occupancy at all times! 
• Support locational teams by providing sales strategy and/or discount bandwidths
• Working closely with the location teams to ensure all offices are ‘tour-ready’ and looking their best.

Outbound

• Aggressively outreach and target companies across Hong Kong to sell them the Hive experience. 
• Network intensively in the target market to generate business contacts and leads
• Attend both small and large events in Hong Kong, in order to generate a mix of leads from finance, tech, creatives and so forth. An aim of 4 events weekly (a mixture of day and evening). Leads at events are not limited to just sales but also for event collaborations
• Have an oversight of outbound sales enquiries, which includes prospects, pipeline building and opportunity identification
• Consistently conduct market research to understand the industry trends and occupancy rates. 
• Build up fantastic relationships with all real estate brokers to ensure the Hive is the first space they inform clients about.

Pipeline, Metrics and Reporting

• Prospect, qualify, and nurture leads through the sales cycle resulting in desks sold
• Provide regular updates to your Direct Manager, Country Manager and other teams about current, future and upcoming sales objectives, processes or training required
• Present a monthly sales report on total sales, promotions and metrics to the COO, Country Manager and Head of Operations. 
• Organise and drive regular sales meetings to provide sales updates, strategy and support to the location teams. 
• Work towards and maintain 100% building occupancy through achieving booked tour goals
• Communicate the Hive brand and lifestyle to ensure the highest conversion rate of booked tours. This includes setting up the tour, introduction to Location Managers and being involved in negotiating and closing deals
• Manage and update the sales pipeline, ensuring all leads are input correctly
• Manage the metrics to ensure the sales funnel is complete and accurate

Other

• Market analysis of competitors which includes new opening, their sales strategy and market occupancy
• Be creative and constantly think outside the box to find solutions to meet growing sales targets
• Consistently look to improve our tour process by conducting regular training sessions with the location teams. 
• Work with the location teams to ensure all renewals are handled appropriately and to the best outcome for the Hive. 

Experience and Requirements:

• Is a natural born closer! Has the fire to close deals and the energy to treat every lead as if it’s your last. 
• University degree holder with 2+ years experience in a sales or business development capacity
• Prior experience from coworking spaces, start-ups or a sales role with a strong network and relationship with property agencies or vendors would be an advantage
• Comfortable and confident with warm-calling, aggressive outreach, attending networking events and coming up with creative approaches to generate leads
• Willingness to learn, proactive, presentable and able to handle pressure
• Fluency in English is a must, Cantonese & Mandarin is a plus
• Strong people and communication skills
• Immediately available will be an advantage

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We are presenting an opportunity at one of our group’s companies – FlyFarm Worldwide Ltd – is looking for a highly ambitious software engineer who is looking to make a difference to the world, to join the Tech team in Hong Kong.

FlyFarm is an agri-tech start-up with operations in Hong Kong, and Australia – active in the fast growing sustainable protein space and is currently looking for a highly talented, highly ambitious Software engineer to join us in Hong Kong – to help design, build and maintain automated farming technologies. If you are an imaginative software engineer with a strong sense of drive who loves solving engineering challenges and who wants to join a fast growing start-up – then this opportunity is for you.

Working alongside an ambitious team, you will develop, deploy software for our web services as well as IoT devices, remote sensors, Robotics.

You should be confident or have some experience in:

• NodeJS – Javascript

• MySql – SQL/RDBMS

• ReactJS – Front end web development javascript

• HTML & CSS

• Experience building REST APIs

Nice skills to have:

• Experience with AWS (Amazon Web Services)

• Understanding of MQTT or other service bus

• Working knowledge of git version control system

• Experience with an ORM framework

Bonus points:

• University degree holder in computer science, software engineering or related

• Ideally 2-5 years of software development experience

• UI/UX Design experience would be an advantage

• Basic Python programming knowledge or experience

• Prior work experience in a startup environment

• At least 1 year of commercial experience is required

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Hive Life is a rapidly-growing online magazine featuring daily stories on Asia’s inspiring entrepreneurs, big ideas and latest startups. More than just a lifestyle magazine, Hive Life taps into the creative lifeblood of communities across the Asia Pacific, spotlighting the creative visionaries, thought leaders, and leading entrepreneurs of the future.

We’re looking for an ambitious Editorial Intern to join our young (and amazing) editorial team here in Hong Kong. The ideal candidate should be smart, have a passion to learn, the creativity to explore, and the courage to voice your opinion and be a part of something great!

This internship will allow you to participate in all areas of magazine production, from interviewing global thought leaders and creative visionaries to creating engaging and shareable ‘Top 10 Lists’ for social media. If you’re looking to start a career in journalism or content marketing then this is the internship for YOU.

All interns receive hands-on mentoring and training.

Responsibilities:

• Write compelling and highly-shareable feature articles and guide stories
• Create concise, eye-catching, and innovative headlines and body copy
• Conduct in-person interviews with global entrepreneurs and creatives
• Research industry-related topics (Tech, Design, Sustainability, Fashion, Art, Upcoming Events…)
• Consistently brainstorm and collaborate with the team for new ideas and strategies
• Proofread and fact-check content before publication
• Promote content on social media
• Transcribe interviews
• Support editorial staff in all activities

Requirements:

• Degree in English, Journalism, Media, Marketing, Communications or other relevant degrees
• A thirst for knowledge and a PASSION for writing
• Superb writing skills and an excellent grasp of the English language
• A strong interest in all-things-lifestyle, art & design and entrepreneurship
• Great communication and teamwork skills
• Experience doing research using multiple sources
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Detail-orientated
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines
• Able to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently
• Native English speaker
• Able to commit to a minimum of 3 months full-time internship

To apply please provide: covering letter, up to date CV, expected salary. writing portfolio and availability

Zones Hong Kong

The Hive is the largest network of flexible workspaces in Asia Pacific, spanning over 20 locations across 7 countries. Our job is to build, nurture and expand our community of professionals, and serve as a hub for connection and collaboration – for businesses at every stage.

Ready to take the next step in your career? Join the Hive’s dynamic team, and become a part of the community.

About the role

The Hive is offering a 6 month internship program where the individual can learn and work within a dynamic and creative start-up environment. We provide relevant and hands-on challenging assignments that will provide a strong foundation for future professional and career growth. In addition to being part of the Hive team, the individual will have access to a unique ecosystem of promising entrepreneurs and startups hosted within the Hive network.

The Strategy team is uniquely positioned to have visibility into the Hive and other sister organisations overall global business – Directly reporting to upper management, you will have a cross-functional role, and  by using operational and financial data, create insightful analysis and solve operational challenges whilst being actively involved in collaborating with the other departments of the organisation to support local and regional teams.

You will be responsible for driving the data-driven efforts and turning the insights into recommendations for the business.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Define Key Performance Metrics relevant to the business alongside with other departments, implement processes to gather data and build tools to conduct data analysis
• Perform daily, weekly and monthly reviews and analyses of Key Performance Metrics using operational metrics and data analysis, build meaningful dashboards for the program using data visualisation tools
• Suggest potential changes, strategies and business process to senior management using analytics to support your recommendations.
• Actively participate in the implementation of approved changes
• Identify growth opportunities within the industry and engage strategically alongside with the different areas of the business with a clear roadmap for execution
• Provide ad-hoc support to the Head of Strategy

Experience and Requirements

• University Degree in Business, Economics or Finance is preferred
• Holder or currently enrolled in an MBA or Master’s program at an accredited University or College is a plus
• 3+ years experience in a research, finance, banking, startup or analytical related field and capacity
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to meet strict timelines
• Detail-oriented with experience developing business requirements and communicating to technology
• An ambitious self-starter to see things through till the end with a ‘get things done’ mindset
• Immediately available will be an advantage*
• Able to commit to a minimum of 3 months internship (6 months would be highly preferable)

The Hive is an equal opportunity employer

Other benefits include marvelous weekly happy hours, discounts at various restaurants, gyms and events hosted by influential leaders or companies, and quite possibly with hard-work and dedication, becoming part-owner through our share options programme.

To apply please provide: cover letter, up to date CV, expected salary and availability

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Buddy Bites are a subscription-based dog food delivery service, that donate back to the HK dog shelter community. They were established in June 2020 by two friends who wanted to find a way to give back to the HK dog community, having adopted two dogs from local shelter, Catherine’s Puppies. 

Ready to join a fast-growing start up that gives back to the dog community? Get in touch to hear more.

About the Role

This role – “Operations Manager” – will run the day to day operations of the business, with a focus on building the brand and growing Buddy Bites operations in Hong Kong. Marketing will be a focus and ability to work independently is paramount. 

Goals and Objectives:

• Grow Buddy Bites customer base in Hong Kong 
• Add additional shelter partners as Buddy Bites has further capacity to donate food
• Build the Buddy Bites brand in the Hong Kong dog community 
• Increase social following 
• Build partnerships for collaboration, both online and offline

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Take ownership of the Buddy Bites Social media platform
• Create partnerships within the HK publications network, and manage existing relationships
• Establish new partnerships with HK dog shelters
• Establish new collaborations with suitable brands and manage existing collaborations 
• Customer Service – handle daily enquiries as well as assist in logistics monitoring
• Increase network within the HK dog community to drive organic reach and referrals.

You should:

• Possess an ambitious, friendly, problem solving mentality
• Be able to work independently
• Have an entrepreneurial outlook, and an understanding of business 
• Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Be exceptionally organised and well-versed in multitasking
• Have the ability to handle pressure, solve problems and think quickly when required
• Absolutely must love dogs. 

Experience and Requirements:

• University Degree holder preferred
• 3+ years of relevant experience in operations, sales or marketing.
• Possess strong communication and presentation skills
• Fluent in English and Cantonese 

What we can offer:

• Opportunity to join a start-up with a huge amount of potential as employee number 1. 
• Ability to help Hong Kong dog shelters as you grow the business 
• Salary in line with experience