Director & Corporate Affairs & Government Relations

Foreground Consultancy; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A large organization in public affairs seeks a Director to manage government relations and regulatory engagement across the UAE. This role involves interfacing with government bodies and supporting strategic initiatives, with a strong emphasis on policy and risk. The ideal candidate should have senior experience in government relations, excellent communication skills, and preferably fluency in Arabic. Familiarity with regulated sectors is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Senior experience in government relations or public affairs within the UAE.
• Strong understanding of regulatory environments and stakeholder dynamics.
• Demonstrated discretion, credibility, and strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage government relations, regulatory engagement, and corporate affairs across the UAE.
• Act as the primary interface with government bodies and regulators.
• Support licensing, compliance, and strategic initiatives involving public entities.

Skills

Discretion

Strategic Initiatives

Government

Compliance

Communication Skills

Leadership

Arabic

Job description

Overview

Our Client

Our client is a large organization operating across regulated sectors with significant government interaction. The business is strengthening its public affairs and regulatory engagement strategy.

The Role

The Director will manage government relations, regulatory engagement, and corporate affairs across the UAE. This role will act as the primary interface with government bodies and regulators. A key focus will be policy monitoring, advocacy, and risk mitigation. The Director will also support licensing, compliance, and strategic initiatives involving public entities. The role will work closely with legal and executive leadership.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will have senior experience in government relations or public affairs within the UAE. Strong understanding of regulatory environments and stakeholder dynamics is essential. The candidate must demonstrate discretion, credibility, and strong communication skills. Arabic fluency is highly preferred. Experience working in highly regulated sectors is an advantage.

Required Skills

• Discretion
• Strategic Initiatives
• Dynamics
• Mitigation
• Organization
• Compliance
• Arabic
• Government
• Communication Skills
• Strategy
• Business
• Leadership
• Communication