Executive - Government Relations

**Job Description** To manage end\-to\-end employee Visa related services, and ensuring businesses are able to operate effectively under UAE employment frameworks (labor/immigration/free zone). This role is the key influencer in terms of understanding regulatory change and legal compliance within the UAE federal labor market. The Officer \- Visa Services responsible for integrating people, systems and processes to develop a fit for purpose Government Services delivery model for the Group. The job holder will always require the business needs and ensure businesses are enabled to operate **Responsibilities** * Visa Services: + Provide all type of visas (employment/mission/family/visit/domestic) as and when required by the Group companies/directors in accordance with P\&C Policy and procedures. + Responsible for all renewals \& cancellation. + Arrange visa cancellation or legal steps to clear records of ex\-employees without delay to avoid legal risk to the Group due to the imposition of overstay fines. + Validate Expenses and ensure funds availability. * MOHRE Services: + Provide all type of work permits (permanent, temporary, guardian, mission). + Provide LC Renewals on time. + Facilitate TAWJEEH lectures for semi\-skilled and unskilled workers within the given time frame to facilitate the issuance \& renewals of Labor Cards. + Validate Expenses and ensure funds availability. + Ensure establishment information is updated on time. * Medical Services: + Ensuring that all medical test conducted within the allowed time frame. + Updating the system through out process. + Always try to find the best convenient center to BU’s to ensure efficiency. + Validate Expenses and ensure funds availability. * EID Services: + Looking after EID typing services (new, \& renewals) + Validate Expenses and ensure funds availability. * Gulfanisation + Pension registration/Cancellation of all GCC Nationals. * Customer Service Focused – you are a service provide to the Group business so you must provide solutions, both short\-term (sticking patches) and long\-term (strategic plans) to your stakeholders. * Must be able to priorities and manage multiple workload requests. * Build strong connections with the Government Entities to unexpected changes happen in Labor \& Immigration rules and procedures being able to communicate these and stay ahead of the curve. * Complexity of documentation and various modes of payment. * Manage to deal and work with different systems to provide an equal service to all Stakeholders. * The processes which this role will be responsible for, are including but not limited to; + Government Relations \- Visa Services: + MOHRE Services (Labor Card Life Cycle) + Visa Services (Visa Life Cycle) + Medical Test Services + EID Services + Establishment Immigration Card (Immigration Computer Card) + Bank Guarantee Refund process + MOL Complaints process (UAE Nationals) + Absconding process **Qualifications** Education * High School or Diploma Knowledge and Skill * Advanced User of office productivity tools \& techniques (e.g. MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Visio, etc.). * Good communication and interpersonal skills in both official languages (oral and written). * Strong planning and organizational skills. * Strong understanding of Business goals. **Experience** * Minimum 2 years of directly related experience in government relations services. * Tasheel systems. * GDRFA Smart Channels. * Demonstrable experience in practice HR in the UAE along with the interpretation of UAE labor law.