Business services and administration managers

How to become a policy and planning manager

Official title: Policy and planning managers

Also called: Corporate planning manager, Policy manager, Strategic planning manager

Policy and planning managers plan, organize, direct and coordinate policy advice and strategic planning activities within government or for non-government organizations and private sector agencies, or manage the activities of enterprises that provide policy and strategic planning services.

Main tasks

Developing, implementing and monitoring strategic plans, programmes, policies, processes, systems and procedures to achieve goals, objectives and work standards
Developing, directing, administering and participating in policy research and analysis
Coordinating the implementation of policies and practices
Establishing activity measures and measurements of accountability
Planning and directing daily operations
Leading and managing the activities of policy development and strategic planning staff
Overseeing the selection, training and performance of staff
Consulting with senior management and with managers of other departments
Representing the enterprise or organization in negotiations, and at conventions, seminars, public hearings and forums

Ways in

University: Business & Commerce degrees, Offered by 33 universities in Hong Kong

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

Median pay: HK$50,000 a month
About 1,542,900 people in 2025, and about 1,639,100 projected by 2028. (+6.2%)
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Questions people ask

How do I become a policy and planning manager?

Ways in include: Business & Commerce degrees.

Do you need a degree to become a policy and planning manager?

Usually. 66% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Will AI change the work of a policy and planning manager?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

Census and Statistics Department (2021 Population Census): 2021 Population Census, Interactive Data Dissemination Service: working population by occupation (38 groups) and sex, age, education, income; median income and field of education (9 groups) (2021 Population Census), retrieved 4 October 2026
Census and Statistics Department (General Household Survey): Median monthly employment earnings by occupation (9 groups), excluding foreign domestic helpers (Table 210-06317A); employed persons by occupation, age and sex (210-06307A) and by industry (210-06308A) (2025 annual (series to 2026-07)), retrieved 4 October 2026
Labour and Welfare Bureau; tables published by C&SD: Mid-term Update of Manpower Projection to 2028: supplementary statistical tables (5 occupation groups, 17 selected industries) (2025 to 2028 (published 2026-09)), retrieved 4 October 2026
International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026