Public Relations Officer

What you will do

The Public relations officer will be reporting to the Plant Manager and will be based in Umm Al Quwain / Dubai. You will be supporting your manager to deliver;

• Responsible for coordinating and liaising between the company and Government organizations / 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. 

How you will do it

PRO responsibilities will be;

• Responsible to administer the following towards Employee and Dependents 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 dependents of employees.

d) Facilitate renewal of residence visas for dependents.

e) Facilitate obtaining and renewal of Expatriates passports for employees and dependents.

f) Facilitate and follow-up cancellation of visas for employees and dependents.

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.

What we look for   

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent combination of education/experience
• Must have at least 5 years’ experience in similar job with strong experience with govt. organizations and embassies.
• Excellent networking and interpersonal skills
• Good influencing skills
• Fluent language skills in English.
• Valid Driving License
• Good computer skills (MS Office)