Government Relations Officer - KSA

About the Role

Operational support in KSA office focusing on compliance such as managing government portals, managing employee HR files, acting a PoC for government authorities, assist People & Places Function with admin related tasks.

What You’ll Do

• Makes sure all business and trade Licenses are updated, follow-up official approvals and permits, to prevent unnecessary violations.
• Accurately prepare and process required legal documents like rent contract attestation in government agencies such as Ministry of Economic, Ministry of Finance, Customs, Court, Chamber of Commerce, Traffic Department and Municipality.
• When the need arises, represent the company at different offices like Airport Embassies, Police Station, Ministries/Municipalities and other government Departments.
• Assist in the on-boarding of new employees
• Execute on the wet signature process for contracts, salary certificates, reference letters and letters for Embassies/ visa application documents
• Collect & send all proper documentation to external parties (Immigration, Payroll, Benefits)
• Create and maintain individual employee files
• Offboarding employees, collect signatures for immigration documents
• Manage/maintain the various government portals, including the GAZT, MOL, GOSI and Muqeem portals (act as GOSI/MOL contact for non-electronic services)
• Assist with medical enrollments by reviewing employee submission, distribute health cards
• Partner with payroll to ensure timely registration of Saudi / GCC nationals with GOSI, and register foreign nationals with GOSI (when needed)
• Approve local payments from KSA entity (ie bank transactions)
• Act as the point of contact (alongside the GM) for any Ministry of Labour or other official inspections
• Ensure up to date with development on the ground in Saudi Arabia in terms of any changes to immigration/ other relevant policy and assist with making sure the company is compliant