Public Relation Officer

Job description / Role

Novotel Sharjah Expo Centre, the first-established Novotel hotel in the city, is located next to Sharjah Expo Centre, close to Dubai, with convenient access to Sharjah's major business & leisure hubs. The wide choice of rooms, with a panoramic view of Mamzar Lagoon, offers each guest the freedom to experience their stay to the maximum. The hotel offers two great restaurants, including Tahi Arabic restaurant.

Public Relation Officer

As a Public Relation Officer you will be responsible for processing visa application, occupational health card, hotel licenses and other immigration task and administration reports. To ensure the smooth and efficient running of the Immigration Section ensuring that all the policies and procedures outlined in the departmental operations. Collect and provide periodical updates from the government authorities on all Labour and Immigration rules to keep the T&C Department abreast of the changes in the rules and procedures.

What is in it for you:

- Opportunity to work in a culturally diverse environment.
- Be part of an internationally renowned hospitality brand.
- The opportunity to develop your career and grow with endless opportunities.
- Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide
- Learning programs through our Academies
- Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world!
- Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, like Planet 21

What you will be doing:

- To process all hotel licenses, visa and work permit of hotel expatriates
- To maintain accurate filling system of all talents/ associate passport records, medical, legal documentations etc.
- Renew, update and maintain the trade license and other government certificates of all company's legal entities in the UAE to ensure that the documents are up to date
- Assist the departments in resolving any issues related to renewals to ensure that PRO services are provided as when it is required.
- Maintain confidentiality and security of company and employee documents at all times
- Follow up all expiries for active talents / associates (passport, visa, health card etc.)
- In charge of all visas, labour and immigration activities when necessary and monitor the passports and immigration papers of foreign national talents / associates in conjunction with the Immigration procedures.

Requirements

Your experience and skills include:

- Previous relevant work and hospitality experience.
- Excellent English & Arabic, both written and verbal
- Strong organizational skills
- Flexibility to respond to a range of various work situations
- Good working knowledge of computers, i.e excel, word, etc.

Your team and working environment:

- Novotel Sharjah Expo Center enjoys an excellent location, just off Dubai border, with only 15 minutes' drive from Dubai International Airport, 20 minutes from Sharjah International Airport and just a few minutes' drive from all the leisure locations.
- We have an excellent team with diverse background, education and skills making it a comfortable working environment.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.

Why work for Accor?

We are far more than a worldwide leader. We welcome you as you are and you can find a job and brand that matches your personality. We support you to grow and learn every day, making sure that work brings purpose to your life, so that during your journey with us, you can continue to explore Accor's limitless possibilities.

By joining Accor, every chapter of your story is yours to write and together we can imagine tomorrow's hospitality.

Do what you love, care for the world, dare to challenge the status quo!

About the Company

A caring employer providing respect, training and career development for our employees. An attractive employer offering more than 100 professions across the 5 continents.

We are much more than a world leader. We are 250,000 hoteliers with the same shared passion for welcoming. We take care of millions of guests in our 4,300 addresses and on our digital platforms. As an operator and franchisor (HotelServices), owner and investor (HotelInvest), we invest all our energy into making "Feel Welcome" resonate as the finest hotel promise.

From luxury to economy and in every corner of the globe, AccorHotels'​ more than 20 brands meet all the needs of business and leisure travelers seeking comfort, attention and high-quality services.