Officer - Government Relations Ese

The Public Relations Officer performs a variety of leadership and support work to support the Ajyal cluster team with employee compliance in line with Government and Aldar Education regulations and guides the school and company on any changes that may arise.

The role will develop practices to help meet guidelines, monitor these practices, and maintain all records required to ensure and certify compliance.

**Minimum Qualifications**
- Minimum diploma in Management, Business Administration, Human Resources, Office Management, or any related fields.

**Minimum Experience**
- 3+ years of proven experience in administration/HR or other relevant position at school

**Job Specific Knowledge & Skills**
- Good Arabic and English communication skills (verbal & writing)
- Proficient computer, system, and MS office skills
- Ability to perform duties of a sensitive and confidential nature
- Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team
- Strong problem-solving and organizational skills
- High sense of urgency
- Strong customer service orientation and ability to work with a committee or a team
- Stress & Time management skills
- An understanding and knowledge of relevant legislation, policies, and procedures as well as inspection regime and requirements.

**Personal Attributes**:
Collaborative team player, empathetic listener, integrity, strategic thinker, able to convert vision into action, internationally minded, emotional intelligence, intercultural awareness, creative, persuasive, flexible and capable of managing growth and instilling high standards, adept in multicultural settings, spirited, pioneering and professional

**Main Duties**
- Proactively manage a variety of administrative activities, processes and projects working with the Cluster Senior Manager People and Culture and HRO’s to ensure efficient and timely delivery.
- Meets and observes a wide variety of guidelines and regulations set by Aldar Education, ESE and other regulatory bodies.
- Spreads awareness of policies, procedures, and guidelines with key school-based staff to ensure a compliance culture across the school group.
- Implement and be up to date with all changes in ESE policies and procedures.
- Liaises with ESE and other governmental entities as necessary to ensure an effective and expedient communication, whilst building strong relationships.
- Provides information to and receive information from ESE 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 Cluster.
- 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 Cluster.
- Translates key policies and documents from English to Arabic and vice versa including completion of Arabic documentation for ESE.
- Supports the Senior Cluster People and Culture Manager to obtain relevant employee Government approvals.
- Ensures new employees are compliant with ESE staffing policies including licensing and qualifications.
- Monitors current employees’ work permit expiration and ensures renewals taken place whilst communicating with employees on documents submission. - Follows up with employees on required documents to ensure compliance with MOHRE. - Prepares documentation for employee visa approvals (new & renewals).
- Liaises and coordinates with the HRO to issue the employees’ visa and labour contract to be compliant.
- Liaises with HRO if employee fails to provide required documents to comply with relevant governing bodies.
- Monitors school license on Emiratisation % to be incompliance with Government Regulations.
- Maintains Employee filling, archiving and document controlling.
- Any other duties as directed by the Leadership Team as required.