Government Relations & Corporate Compliance Specialist
Qatar
Experience: Not applicable
Conventional Energy
Introduction
- We are seeking a highly knowledgeable and proactive professional who can take ownership of government, immigration, licensing, and regulatory activities; navigate complex government processes; build strong relationships with relevant authorities; and ensure timely execution of critical business and employee-related requirements.
What are you going to do
- Drive immigration and government-related processes, including visas, residency permits, QIDs, sponsorship transfers, renewals, and cancellations.
- Manage the timely submission, follow-up, escalation, and completion of government applications and approvals.
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with government authorities, ministries, free zone entities, and external service providers.
- Ensure compliance with labour, immigration, and regulatory requirements.
- Manage renewals of commercial registrations, licenses, permits, establishment records, and statutory company documents.
- Monitor changes in legislation, government requirements, and regulatory processes and coordinate required compliance actions.
- Support company restructuring, legal entity updates, company name changes, registration amendments, and other corporate change initiatives.
- Coordinate document legalization, attestation, translation, and certification requirements.
- Track employee and company compliance activities, deadlines, and associated risks.
- Drive timely resolution of pending government matters that may affect employees or business operations.
- Partner with HR, Legal, Finance, Procurement, and business stakeholders on government-related activities.
- Support government inspections, audits, and compliance reviews as required.
Essential skills and knowledgeÂ
- 5-8 years of experience in Government Relations, PRO, Immigration, Corporate Administration, or Compliance within Qatar.
- Deep knowledge of Qatar labour, immigration, licensing, and regulatory requirements.
- Demonstrated experience managing corporate registrations, licenses, and government approvals.
- Experience supporting company changes, restructuring, registration updates, or legal entity amendments is highly advantageous.
- Strong understanding of government portals, processes, and stakeholder management.
- Fluent Arabic and English communication skills.
- Valid Qatar driving license.
- Highly knowledgeable in Qatar government and immigration processes.
- Proactive, resourceful, and able to work independently.
- Comfortable engaging directly with government officials and external stakeholders.
- Persistent in driving actions through to completion.
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail.
- Able to prioritize competing deadlines and work under pressure.
- Solutions-focused, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
What we offer
- Salary:
- Monthly Rate in QAR (All inclusive)
- Work Schedule:
- 8 Hours / 5 Days
- Duration:
- 1 year, with possible extension
- Location:
- Qatar