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Careers at Hong Kong Dignity Institute

Join our small but dynamic team in supporting Hong Kong’s most vulnerable. Our team includes legal professionals, counsellors, client support offices, and more. We provide our clients with an integrated approach to their unique cases, so working together as a team is essential to the way we work.

We don’t often recruit but when we do, you’ll find our current vacancies below:

  • The ideal Legal Officer has extensive experience with clients who have experienced a high degree of trauma, is trained in trauma-informed methodologies, has a deep understanding of intersectionality, and maintains an expansive network of peers in the field. 

    The Legal Officer embodies the mission of HKDI by ensuring that our integrated service model is administered to the highest possible standard, and clients are receiving the highest degreeof trauma-informed care available in house.

    Qualifications and Requirements:

    • Law degree from a recognised university

    • PGCL / PCLL

    • 3-5 years PQE with good working experience and track record

    • Experience with pro-bono or service work

    • Commitment to public interest law and supporting marginalised group

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  • The ideal Counselor has extensive experience with clients who have experienced a high degree of trauma, is trained in trauma-informed methodologies, has a deep understanding of intersectionality, and maintains an expansive network of peers in the field. 

    The Counselor embodies the mission of HKDI by ensuring that our integrated service model is administered to the highest possible standard, and clients are receiving the highest degree of trauma-informed care available in house.

    Qualifications and Requirements:

    • Degree in Counseling, Psychotherapy, Social Work etc.

    • Experience working with populations at risk, i.e. refugees, victims of human trafficking, individuals affiliated with the sex industry etc.

    • Training in Trauma Informed Care

    • Excellent client facing and communication skills

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  • We are seeking interpreters from a variety of language areas to support clients during legal as well as counseling sessions. Interpreters will be engaged on a need basis, attending sessions as required. Counseling sessions generally last one hour; legal sessions can last up to two.

    HKDI engages interpreters on a paid basis, but encourages pro-bono service as well.

    Hong Kong Dignity Institute has an ongoing need for interpreters for the following languages:

    Arabic, Hindi/Urdu, Punjabi, Sinhala, Tamil, Bahasa, Bangla

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Apply Now

You can apply now by sending your CV, cover letter and any other required documents to info@dignityinstitute.com referencing the job title.