Government Relations Manager

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Job Summary

Establish and maintain links with Immigration, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Economic Departments, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor & Social Affairs, Embassies and Consulates and other private and public sector entities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Government Relations departments to process visas and any other administration related duties that may arise in daily operations.
• Research and monitor government activities that could affect the organization’s business, associates and guests.
• Acts as an ambassador for Rosewood Doha at various government meetings. Builds and maintains professional relationships with members of federal, state, and local government entities and agencies.
• Obtains employment visa and residence permits for Rosewood Doha employees and their dependents. Arranges for visit visas for employees through Embassies and consulates whenever is necessary.
• Arranges and gives guidance for medical tests for employees, dependents for the processing of residence visa.
• Be up to date with regard to any changes or amendments to the prevailing laws / rules / regulations, changes in forms / formats and other procedures.
• Arranges for cancellation or transfer of visas as requested by Talent & Culture. Ensure that all relevant documents are submitted periodically to the immigration / labour office with regard to cancelled / absconding employees in order to be deleted from the hotel’s sponsorship list.
• Monitor the renewal of permits and licenses including hotel trade license, liquor trading license, chamber of commerce certificates of registration, civil defense certificate for the hotel, etc.
• Receives requests from managers, departments and individual employees to secure visas, residences, medical tests, etc. on a daily basis, seeks the necessary clarifications and documents from the concerned parties, prioritizes and includes in the planned daily workload sheet.
• Maintains a record of expiry dates of residence permits, visas, and ensures renewal in time to avoid fines and complications.
• Arranges ID cards for the employees of Rosewood Doha & its subsidiaries.
• Involve & assist in Talent & Culture operations as and when required.
• Receives a varied amount of service requests, which are diversified in nature.
• Arrange Qatar ID Card for all Rosewood Doha employees.
• Work closely with co-workers as part of a team; work with minimal supervision; maintain confidentiality of guest information and pertinent hotel data.

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Confidentiality

Whist working for the company there will be access to a wide variety of confidential information concerning the company, guests and associates. It is vital that all such information remains confidential and must not be disclosed to anyone outside the company, guests and employees, unless otherwise stated.

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