Public Relations Officer (PRO)

Currie & Brown

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Ref: MP689-87

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Currie & Brown has a range of opportunities throughout the Middle East and is currently looking for a Public Relations Officer for the Abu Dhabi Office, who will be responsible for:

- Effectively managing the requirements of the company and employees in relation to immigration/labour issues and to represent the company in all government entities
- Coordinating with Regional HR department and employees to prepare paperwork, submit and process visa applications to immigration/labour offices for the following; business visas, work visas, residence visas, renewals, family visas, missionary visas, foreign visas required for other business travel
- Processing trade license and all other municipality document renewals in a timely and professional manner
- Scheduling, communicating and accompanying staff to medical appointments for visa processing
- Assisting the company and the employees with visa arrangements in other country embassies
- Understanding and providing periodical updates from the government authorities on all labour and immigration rules to keep Regional HR department abreast of the changes in the rules and regulations
- Attesting employee degree and other certificates in Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
- Assisting employee’s with obtaining the local driving licenses
- Ensuring all legal formalities have been completed for employees joining / exiting the company in co-ordination with Regional HR department
- Collecting and delivering all documents related to visas and ministry work between Abu Dhabi and Dubai offices

Requirements

- Must be a UAE National
- 5 years’ experience in Government/ Public Relations in Abu Dhabi
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- Ability to multitask, work under pressure and to meet urgent deadlines
- Ability to understand and adapt to various cultural sensitivities
- Excellent time management and prioritisation skills
- Flexible attitude with working hours

Please note that this position is open to immediately available UAE Nationals.

About the Company

Currie & Brown is one of the world's leading physical assets management and construction consultancies, dedicated to advising clients in respect of the procurement, construction, management and utilisation of their physical assets.

From airports to corporate headquarters, power stations to health and education, leisure and hotel facilities to transportation infrastructure - the sheer range of projects we are involved in gives us a vast breadth and depth of experience. Projects of this kind cannot be tackled with an 'off-the-peg, one-size-fits-all' solution. Instead, we apply flexible working and innovative thinking to provide a value-for-money, tailored solution.

We operate throughout the world and have offices in the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, India and the Middle East.

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