Government Relations Officer

• To provide support to the BU in all establishment matters relating to registration of the business activity/company with appropriate authorities, trade license procurement and renewals, approvals, correspondence, fees, processes and documentations associated with the Government Authorities of UAE.

Functional roles and responsibilities

• Provide advice on establishment matters, quasi-legal and quasi-commercial issues within GR ambit to assist unit/operation management in meeting all procedural/legal obligations in setting up and running their operations/business activities as planned.
• Optimize on time and cost associated with various commercial GR processes with a view to provide value added and specialized service to all in-house, partnership and sponsored companies of the Group.
• Monitor the expiry dates of trade licenses, agency agreements and all related documents, to ensure that their renewal process begins at least 2 months in advance and concludes on or before the due date; compile requests for issuance or renewal of trade licenses, commercial registrations, permits and agency agreements and ensure processing of the same in a timely and accurate manner.
• Draft and issue letters/complete forms in Arabic for various trade activity approvals from municipality/economic department/concerned governmental body, as and when required.
• Respond, represent and effectively deal with any employee or business interface with the law enforcement or judicial authority.
• Provide suitable assistance in GR related activities to HR team whenever required and address their queries/issues concerning the ATG and Group companies’ files with labour & immigration.
• Maintain healthy business relations with officials of various government departments, all over U.A.E. to facilitate timely issuance/renewal of trade licenses and agency agreements.

Education/certification and continued education

• Preferably graduate in any discipline (min A level or equivalent schooling)

Years of experience

• 3 to 5 years of relevant experience