Our client, an international bank in Qatar , is seeking to recruit a hardworking Public Relations Officer (PRO) to support its QATAR office operation.

This position reports to the Administration Manager.

Purpose of Role:

• Responsible for coordinating and liaising between the company and Government organisations / authorities and provide a key inter-face between the two.
• Provide quick, efficient and reliable services for all Government related jobs such as Employment Permits, Entry Visas, Medical Examinations, miscellaneous jobs related to Immigration, Ministry of Labor & Consulates, and Business Licences to the company and its group , adhering to the regular amendments in rules and regulations within very short notices.
• Respond effectively to the demands of the Businesses, employees and their families to assist them on all government related services.

Key Results/ Accountabilities

• Responsible to administer the following towards Employee and Dependants liaising with local UAE govt ministries :-
a) Obtain new employment visas / work permits for all expatriate employees.
b) Monitor and renew employee residence permits.
c) Obtain new residence visas for dependants of employees.
d) Facilitate renewal of residence visas for dependants.
e) Facilitate obtaining and renewal of Expatriates passports for employees and dependants.
f) Facilitate and follow-up cancellation of visas for employees and dependants.
g) Facilitate complex medical / police procedures on event of death of any employee or next to kin.
• Responsible to administer the following towards business facilitation on day-to-day basis:
a) Liaise with embassies / foreign diplomatic missions to enable business visits.
b) Liaise with UAE Immigration dept. in obtaining business entry visas for global business visitors.
• Administer company and joint venture companies’ licenses and tax remittances with various UAE
govt. authorities viz., Economic Department, Municipality, Chamber of Commerce and Ministry of Finance & Industries etc.
• Provide expert advice to business and employees on all visa formalities and all other gov’t related procedures.
• Accountable in maintaining accurate records for all above services.
• The ever-changing government rules and regulations requires the post-holder to be abreast of updates on information / documents and at times certain jobs have to be tacked efficiently without much notice.
• Any TO-DO-NOW jobs always have to be evaluated, prioritized and accomplished at short notices.

Requirements

To be considered for this opportunity, you must have the following skills and attributes:

• The candidate must have at least 5 years experience in similar job with strong experience with govt. organizations and embassies
• Educational background: Graduate
• Excellent networking and interpersonal skills
• Good influencing skills
• Spoken and written Arabic is a must
• Good knowledge of written and spoken English
• Valid Driving License
• Good computer skills (MS Office)