Country Public Affairs Manager

VitalAire; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Public Affairs Manager to drive healthcare initiatives in Saudi Arabia. This role involves coordinating with public decision-makers, developing a public affairs strategy, and ensuring compliance with regulations. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in healthcare, excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to articulate complex ideas. Join a dynamic team committed to improving healthcare outcomes and making a significant impact in the community. If you are passionate about public affairs and healthcare, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Strong appetite for healthcare subjects.
• Good interpersonal skills to cultivate relationships.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate engagements with public decision makers.
• Conduct legislative and regulatory monitoring in the country.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Healthcare Knowledge

Public Policy Formulation

Communication Skills

Education

Master in Public Policy

Business Administration

Engineering/Healthcare Degree

Job description

Context

VitalAire has been present in Saudi Arabia since 2017, offering healthcare specialties (such as diabetes care plans, home healthcare, respiratory therapy, and sleep disorders), with collaboration with local authorities and partners.

Mission and responsibilities

The Public Affairs Manager coordinates engagements from the VitalAire Arabia with public decision makers in Saudi. His/her main responsibilities are:

• Conducting legislative and regulatory monitoring in the country,
• distributing this information to business owners in the affiliate and alerting the Corporates and International Affairs team about major policy changes that could impact the Group;
• Developing and maintaining the local network with institutions, public bodies, associations by involving the relevant internal contacts if necessary;
• Defining the country's public affairs strategy, actions plan and implementation;
• Contributing to impact analysis of public policies with the operations team and subject matter experts;
• Ensuring the dissemination of the Group advocacy positions with his/her colleagues in the country;
• Assisting the Country General Manager/Leadership in the various interactions with institutional audiences / events;
• Ensuring compliance with public affairs and ethics rules applicable in the country and within the Group.

The Public Affairs Manager Position is based in Riyadh with reporting to the GM and reports functionally to the Corporate European and International Affairs Team.

Profile and required skills:

• Strong appetite for healthcare subjects.
• Good interpersonal skills in order to cultivate and sustain relationships across a broad spectrum of stakeholders (internal and external).
• Ability to formulate and articulate complex ideas clearly.
• Master in Public Policy or business administration, or an Engineering/Healthcare degree with a minor in Public policies.
• A good general knowledge (technical, economic and regulatory) of the healthcare in Saudi is recommended.
• Languages:
• Arabic: Perfect command (written and spoken, mobilized to convince).
• English: proficient level required.