Senior Associate - Government Relations

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

Job summary

A government relations organization in Abu Dhabi is seeking a professional to manage communications and processing of government documents. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree in public relations and 3-5 years of relevant experience. Responsibilities include liaising with UAE authorities, managing visa-related processes, and maintaining documentation standards.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of relevant experience in government and public relations is required.

Responsibilities

• Liaising with UAE regulatory and other governmental entities.
• Transmitting and receiving information from governmental authorities.
• Collecting and giving regular updates on work and migration standards.
• Processing and clearing the required documents from the Ministry of Human Resources & Emiratization.
• Submitting, following-up and gathering all new work and business visas.
• Renewing, updating, and keeping up all workers and their dependents’ visas.
• Ensuring organization trade licenses are updated.
• Converting important papers into Arabic and English as required.
• Maintaining Employee filing, archiving, and document controlling.

Skills

Processing of Employee related visa renewal

Timely renewal of the organization trade license

Oral and writing communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Ability to prioritize and plan effectively

Education

Bachelor’s degree in public relations or a related field

Job description

JobPurpose

This role is responsible for keeping the organization aware of new rules and regulations and processing the organization’s related government documents in a timely manner.

Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in public relations or a related field is required.

Experience

• 3-5 years of relevant experience in government and public relations is required.

Skills and Competencies

• Processing of Employee related visa renewal, issuance, and cancellation.
• Timely renewal of the organization trade license.
• Oral and writing communication skills.
• Interpersonal skills
• Ability to prioritize and plan effectively.

Roles, Responsibilities, Duties

Liaison with Regulatory Authorities

• Liaising with UAE regulatory and other governmental entities to ensure effective and expedient communication, whilst building strong relationships.
• Transmitting and receiving information from governmental authorities, and correctly respond to related demands.

Communication

• Collecting and giving regular updates on all work and migration standards from the government offices to update and inform the executive/senior executive for any changes in procedures and rules.

Documentation

• Processing and clearing the required documents from the Ministry of Human Resources & Emiratization.
• Submitting, following-up and gathering all new work and business visas to guarantee that the visas are handled and processed on time.
• Renewing, updating, and keeping up all workers and their dependents’ visas and work contracts on time.
• Ensuring organization trade licenses is updated, follow-up on official approvals and permits, to prevent unnecessary violations.
• Converting important papers into Arabic and English as required.
• Maintaining Employee filling, archiving, and document controlling.