Job Description

Public Relations Officer (PRO) Employment: Full Time An Electronic Trading company is seeking to recruit a Public Relations Officer (PRO) to support its office operation. This position reports to the Admin. Purpose of Role:

• 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 Licenses 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 Dependents liaising with local UAE government ministries:

a) Obtain new employment visas / work permits for all expatriate employees. b) Monitor and renew employee residence permits. c) Facilitate obtaining and renewal of Expatriates passports for employees. d) Facilitate and follow-up cancellation of visas for employees. e) 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, 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 require 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 2 years' experience in similar job with strong experience with govt. organizations (Immigration, Ministry of Labor, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Interior Economics Etc.) in all Emirates and embassies.
• Online Skills to use the E-Services for all Ministries.
• Especially (Immigration Visa Service, Labor portal etc.)
• Educational background: Bachelors degree
• Excellent networking and interpersonal skills
• Good influencing skills
• Languages Known: Arabic and English (Speak, Write and Read is a Compulsory)
• Valid UAE Driving License
• Good Computer skills (MS Office)

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent Ability to commute/relocate:

• Sharjah: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• PRO: 2 years (Preferred)

Language:

• Arabic (Required)