Abdulrahman Almalki

Government Affairs Advisor - KSA & Bahrain at Arcadis

• Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
• My current job since December 2014

-Leading all government affairs for Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. -Responsible of all government related matters with any governmental organizations. Including : MOL, MOI, MOFA, MCI, SAGIA, GOSI, DZIT, COC, Civil Defence, Municipality, Saudi Council of Engineers, etc. -Managing 4 PROs within Saudi Arabia. -Leading all visa related applications. Such as, work visas and visit visas. -Laising with international visa agencies to carry out the procedure of mobilizing newly hired employees. Including; mobilization calls, agent calls and introductions, tracking reports, and survying the agency services. -Laising with Saudi embassies abroad, whenever necessary. -Plans placement for visa processing, and indication of timeframes for the process. -Leading the first day induction - Government Affairs. -Tracking all company licenses, and insuring they are all updated in a timely manner. -Tracking the ongoing applications handled by PROs. -Assisting with all communications between the employees and any government entity. -Managing the enrollment/deletion of medical insurance schemes. -Managing all Arabic letters requested by employees. -Advisory of the local labor laws for employees or the company. -Updating the management of new regulations/updates on the government laws. -Carry over any new registration for the company / opening new offices, etc. -Managing HRDF; registration, enrollment, and collection. -Assisting HR & Admin team on a daily basis.