Lead Government Relations Executive

1 week ago


Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Aldar Academies Full time

Aldar Education are currently seeking an outstanding Lead Government Relation Executive for our Charter Schools in Abu Dhabi commencing immediately.

As the leading education group in Abu Dhabi, we provide inclusive and innovative learning that inspires and empowers communities. We offer a range of brands for all learners in our community, from nursery through to adult education. We offer the broadest choice of curricula. In the largest number of locations in Abu Dhabi.


Starting with one school and 250 students in 2007, Aldar Education has grown into a highly sought after education provider, now supporting over 38,000 students in 31 schools and a growing network of almost 5,000 educators, with over 100 nationalities, offering a wide range of curricula and ancillary services such as a Teacher Training Academy.


This is an exciting opportunity to join the highly successful Aldar family of schools and to help shape the future of Abu Dhabi's leading school group.


Minimum Qualifications

  • Minimum diploma in Management, Business Administration, Human Resources, Office Management or any related fields.

Minimum Experience

  • 2+ years of proven experience in administration/HR or other relevant position at school preferably governed by ADEK.

Main Duties

  • Proactively manage a variety of Secretarial/administrative activities, processes and projects working with the School Principal office/HRO to ensure efficient and timely delivery.
  • Meets and observes a wide variety of guidelines and regulations set by Aldar Education, ADEK and other regulatory bodies.
  • Spreads awareness of policies, procedures and guidelines between staff, students and parents to ensure a compliance culture within the school.
  • To be up to date with all changes in ADEK admissions and registrations policies and procedures.
  • Manage and coordinate all communications and requests from/to the ADEK.
  • Liaises with ADEK and other governmental entities as necessary to ensure an effective and expedient communication, whilst building strong relationships.
  • Provides information to and receive information from ADEK and to deal with associated requests appropriately.
  • Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
  • Contributes to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school.
  • Participates in training and other learning activities and performance development as required.
  • Reports compliance issues and recommends solutions.
  • Always ensures the highest levels of integrity and confidentiality

Specific Duties

  • Serves as an English to Arabic and Arabic to English translator for the school
  • Translates key policies and documents from English to Arabic and vice versa including completion of Arabic documentation for ADEK
  • Acts as an interpreter at parentpupil meetings, as required
  • Maintains the ADEK system including PD to ensure compliance
  • Maintains and monitors the ADEK PASS "Staff Information System" and follows up/reviews the school employees ADEK approvals issuance along with the communication with employees
  • Ensures new employees are compliant with ADEK staffing policies including policy 26 for staff licensing and qualifications.
  • Monitors the school current employees' appointment letter expiration and ensures renewals taken place whilst communicating with employees on documents submission
  • Ensures all school employees and external employees are registered on ADEK PASS system and have been issued an ADEK approval/appointment letters
  • Follows up with employees on required documents to ensure compliance with ADEK system.
  • Prepares documentation for employee visa approvals (new & renewals) and liaises with Typist and Public Relations Officer to process on time.
  • Liaises and coordinates with the PRO to issue the employees' visa and labour contract to be compliant with the issued ADEK appointment letters.
  • Liaises with HRO if employee fails to provide required documents to comply with ADEK PASS system.
  • Monitors school license on Emiratisation % to be incompliance with Government Regulations.
  • Maintains Employee filling, archiving and document controlling.
  • Ensure registration of new students are reflected on the ADEK eSIS system.
  • Ensures all current student records are accurate and up to date with respect to their eSIS registration.
  • Maintains and monitors 'Trips & Visits' records with obtaining its required ADEK approvals.
  • Any other duties as directed by the Leadership Team as required


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