Public Relations Officer

Job description / Role

Public Relations Officer - Honeywell Kuwait

- Labor and Immigration
- All visa activities for the assigned Legal Entities including new visas, renewal of visas, visa transfer and cancellation. All types of visas including employment; visitor; transit; Project visas
- Processing labor/immigration related registrations (new, renewal and transfers)
- Processing family visas and related documentation for employees on married status
- Point of Contact for all government authorities related to Labor and Immigration
- Maintain and update employee files and trackers with high accuracy
- Dealing with all Government Departments, Ministries, Consulates and Embassies.
- Provide guidance and assistance for Business visa submission to foreign Embassy and Consulate for outward travel.
- Processing of all Company Registration Documents (Trade license submission to Municipality and Economic Department, Chamber of Commerce, MOFA)
- Support businesses to deal with Customs, CID, Traffic Department, Police Department, Civil Defense Department, Fire Department as required.
- Lead the overall activities performed by PROs and Administrative Assistance related to Labor/Immigration
- Report and escalate any issues to the Regional Immigration Leader
- Work on continuous process improvements and develop new ideas and concepts to enable growth and ensure compliance
- Provide guidance to the Businesses with regards to applicable/new regulations in place in a timely manner

Requirements

- Five years in Public Relations Officer role within an international company
- Demonstrated experience and positive relationships with decision makers within relevant Government Departments
- Both fluent in Arabic and English written and spoken
- Computer savvy (proficient in MS Office pack)
- Driving license
- Highly confidential and trustworthy
- Diploma preferred but not essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Able to work independently

About the Company

Honeywell (NYSE: HON) is a Fortune 100 company that invents and manufactures technologies to address tough challenges linked to global megatrends such as safety, security, and energy. With approximately 122,000 employees worldwide, including 19,000 engineers and scientists, we have an unrelenting focus on quality, delivery, value, and technology in everything we make and do.