Government Relations Specialist

Azadea Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading regional company in the UAE is looking for a Government Relations Specialist to manage visa processing, maintain relations with government bodies, and ensure compliance with labour laws. The successful candidate will need a High School Degree and 2-3 years of experience in administrative roles. Responsibilities include submitting permits, processing NSSF, and ensuring timely communication with authorities. This role is essential for optimizing customer service and facilitating government requests.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in a personnel or administrative role.
• Relevant knowledge of Labour Law and Visa processes.

Responsibilities

• Follow up on visa issuance and cancellation, work permits, and residence permits.
• Process employees’ NSSF and schedule payment of family allowances.
• Build and maintain a strong network of relations with Government employees.

Skills

Visa processes

Labour Law knowledge

Education

High School Degree

Job description

Job Description

Government Relations Specialist (GOV000053)

Job Number

GOV000053

Responsibilities

• Follow up on visa issuance and cancellation, work permits, residence permits, social security (where applicable) and repatriation documents, in order to ensure that they are promptly processed through appropriate authorities
• Process employees’ NSSF (Registration and End of Employment), as well as schedule payment of family allowances on monthly basis and ensure meeting deadlines with Governmental departments (when applicable)
• Build and maintain a strong network of relations with Government employees in order to facilitate requests processing
• Participate in the continuous improvement of related processes and procedures in order for the department to optimize customer service
• Submit all updated salaries to the Government under appropriate format
• Submit requests for all legal permits issuance and renewals (municipality, advertisement signage, sale permits, commerce, fire department, civil information, health and other) and follow up with the appropriate public authorities for their issuance
• Specific for Egypt: Execute the entire statutory license application process for all new stores either directly or through third parties and maintain upon completion the relationships with all statutory bodies.

Qualifications

• High School Degree
• 2-3 years of experience in a personnel or administrative role
• Relevant knowledge of Labour Law and Visa processes