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Lo Sin Yu Cecilia

Applied For Senior Executive Assistant (Clerk I)

Summary

I am Cecilia, with over 6 years of administrative experience in tertiary institutions. I have extensive knowledge of program administration and admission procedures. I am an independent, proactive, and reliable team player, as well as a fast learner.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Senior Executive Assistant

School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Hong Kong
10.2022 - 10.2024

Undergraduate (UG) Programme Administration:

Monitored academic progress, including course enrollment, major and minor requirements, and graduation status.

  • Responded to inquiries and processed student applications, including Leave of Absence (LoA), exchange programs, credit transfers, advanced standing, course exemptions, and visa extensions.
  • Maintained positive relationships with student helpers and facilitated student services, such as managing lab coat distribution and locker arrangements.
  • Supported key events, including Information Day, Orientation, Induction, and Congregation.

Admission:

  • Reviewed and screened JUPAS and Non-JUPAS applications for two undergraduate programs.
  • Organized interviews for JUPAS and Non-JUPAS applicants, managing onsite logistics for over 500 candidates annually.
  • Ranked JUPAS applications for submission to the registry and issued offers for Non-JUPAS applicants.
  • Coordinated over 15 admission talks and lab tours annually for prospective students, parents, and teachers.

Clerk II (Internal Transfer from Project Assistant)

Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, The University of Hong Kong
04.2021 - 10.2022

Undergraduate (UG) & Research Postgraduate (Rpg) Programme Administration:

  • Provided support for admissions, teaching and learning activities, student enrichment programs, scholarships, internships, examinations, teaching quality and graduation for an undergraduate program.
  • Responded to undergraduate student inquiries and processed various applications, including credit transfers, course replacements, leave of absence, and supporting letters for No Objection Letters (NoL).
  • Managed admissions, invigilator duty assignments, probationary presentations, and examinations for research postgraduate (RPG) students.


Event and Promotion:

  • Organized logistics and provided support for events such as Program Induction, Laboratory Tours, Information Day, and Graduation Ceremony.
  • Managed social media accounts, including YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and ResearchGate.


Other

  • Provided support on human resource matters for the Vice-President and department head, including processing appointments for research staff and visiting students.
  • Assisted with the Master's program by verifying documents and issuing offer letters over several months.

Project Assistant

Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, The University of Hong Kong
01.2019 - 04.2021

Project Management:

  • Coordinated with government agencies, donors, researchers, and internal teams on administrative tasks such as project proposals, financial reporting, project reports and managing donations.
  • Managed inventory and financial operations, including budgeting, reimbursements, procurement, and tendering processes.


Event and Promotion:

  • PIC at the international online conference (IEEE CASE) with over 300 participants, including budgeting, customer services, presentation scheduling, onsite management and helper management.
  • Created publicity materials, including video editing with Adobe Premiere, website development using Wix, poster design with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, and event photography.

Education

MA - Japanese Studies

The Chinese University of Hong Kong
09.2023 - 05.2025

Postgraduate Diploma - Public Relations and Corporate Communication

HKU SPACE
05.2019 - 10.2020

BEng - Logistics Engineering and Supply Chain Management

The University of Hong Kong
09.2012 - 06.2015

Higher Diploma - Logistics and Transport Operations

HKU SPACE
09.2010 - 07.2012

Skills

  • Spoken Language: Cantonese (Native), English (Good), Mandarin (Fluent) and Japanese (Beginner)

  • Written Language: Chinese (Good) and English (Good)

  • University System: Student Information System, Moodle, HKU Non JUPAS system, JUPAS system, Blackboard

  • Multimedia software: Canvas, Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere), Dall-3, WIX

  • Special Skills: Photography, video editing, website editing, and AI drawing

  • Other: ZOOM, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Forms, Power Automate, Qualtrics

Timeline

MA - Japanese Studies

The Chinese University of Hong Kong
09.2023 - 05.2025

Senior Executive Assistant

School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Hong Kong
10.2022 - 10.2024

Clerk II (Internal Transfer from Project Assistant)

Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, The University of Hong Kong
04.2021 - 10.2022

Postgraduate Diploma - Public Relations and Corporate Communication

HKU SPACE
05.2019 - 10.2020

Project Assistant

Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, The University of Hong Kong
01.2019 - 04.2021

BEng - Logistics Engineering and Supply Chain Management

The University of Hong Kong
09.2012 - 06.2015

Higher Diploma - Logistics and Transport Operations

HKU SPACE
09.2010 - 07.2012
Lo Sin Yu CeciliaApplied For Senior Executive Assistant (Clerk I)