Jaffer Almagaslah, Administration & Government Relations Supervisor

Jaffer Almagaslah

Administration & Government Relations Supervisor

Hexagon PPM

Location
Saudi Arabia - Dammam
Education
Bachelor's degree, B.A General Studies
Experience
14 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :14 years, 10 Months

Administration & Government Relations Supervisor at Hexagon PPM
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • My current job since April 2021

• Manage the onboarding for foreign labour and handling all relevant requirements (Block visas, work
visas, business visa, family affairs, iqama, GOSI, benefits, Taqat, Qiwa, and Saudi Government related
portals.
• Manage the governmental licenses and commercial registrations for corporations and others that
require regulatory approval from all ministries.
• Oversee the government relations across All government entities in KSA including but not limited to
the Ministry of commerce & Investment, Ministry of Investment of Saudi Arabia, Ministry of Labor,
Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, General Organization for Social Insurance, Ministry
of Human Resource and Social Development and Foreign Embassies.
• Well versed with Saudi Government protocol, labour laws and external affairs to handle complex and
unique situations.
• Following, renewal, maintain all clients documents such CR, Saudization, GOSI, Tax, ZAKAT etc.
• Manage the daily administrative tasks related to Saudi Arabia office include: Ordering supplies,
medical and employees record, temporary pass and IDs and access.
• Administrate new/existing vendor record and maintain the tracking.

Government and Public Relations Officer at National Oilwell Varco
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • May 2017 to September 2019

•Executes all works related to Immigration, Ministry of Labor and various Departments (Private and Governmental).
• Provides visa and government relations support to the Tubular Coating Solutions Limited Facility to enhance and maintain smooth operations with all Saudi Arabian Government and Legal entities.
• Process and follow up all transactions of the company and its employees at governmental and non-governmental entities in Saudi Arabia.
• Organize Periodic renewal of licenses (Trade License, Civil Defense, Industrial License, etc.)
• Ensure the company is complaint with all local regulations and requirements - Immigration, Ministry of Labor, Ministry of Economics, Chamber of Commerce, etc.

Supervisor Government Relation at Unified Real State Devlopment
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • September 2016 to April 2017

•Supervise the daily routine work of the Government Relations Department and ensuring that each executes his daily assignment professionally and on timely basis.
•Develops excellent relations with the Passports Department, Labour Office, Civil defence, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Municipality to ensure updated information about new regulations.
•Liaises with the Ministries and other government entities to resolve issues related to obtaining Saudization Certificates, Company registration certificates, registration with the Chamber of Commerce, etc.
•Controls the in and out and the safe custody of the employees’ passports and Iqamas.
•Oversees employee notification in ample time of iqama near expiry and taking action.
•Ensures that Iqamas & work permits issued, renewed, and cancelled on time to avoid imposing fines on the company.
•Keep an update on government regulations and statutory requirements and determine their impact on the company.
•Prepares visas files & following up with Labor Office until obtaining the visas. Ensures dully signed passport form while releasing employees’ passports & keeping following up with employees until passports are restored again.

Government Relations Administrator at Hussain Al Labbad Trading and Contracting Establishment
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • April 2013 to September 2016

. Ensure to meet the Saudization Percentage set by the government.
•Responsible for Nitaqat process and GRO daily procedure.
.Build and manage communications and relationships between the company and government and semi-government agencies.
•Receive all government requests and coordinate with internal team to ensure an efficient processing of the requests.
•Ensure that all documents to be received from staff are precise and complete.
•Provide guidance to Government Relations staff.
•Liaise with relevant government bodies (Ministry of Labor, Ministry of Interior, and Medical commission, etc.) efficiently in order to ensure expediting of formalities and document processing.
•Represent the company when dealing with Government officials on sensitive or complex issues, including coordination of meetings with concerned Government and Semi-Government agencies.
•Coordinate with owner, general manager and senior representatives to process important government requests and ensure the accuracy and quality of the activity.
•Ensure quality and confidentiality of work with regards to government relation applications and requests.

Project Proctor - King Faisal Hospital at Al Arab Contracting Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Hofof
  • March 2011 to March 2013

•Participate in the local activities related to the project expanding and implementation.
•Meets work standards by following production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving operational problems; identifying work process improvements.
•Accomplishes work requirements by orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, and coaching employees.

Administrator at Sungchang and Abdullah Alshaikh Establishment for Contracting Service
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • May 2009 to March 2011

•Plan, organize, and administer the activities of the Project, office, division and clients efficiently.
•Resolves administrative problems by coordinating preparation of reports, analysing data, and identifying solutions
•Completes operational requirements by scheduling and assigning administrative projects; expediting work results.
•Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Waterproofing Supervisor at Peter Ros Ltd
  • Canada
  • May 2007 to August 2008

•Supervised and coordinates activities of workers engaged in preparing and applying waterproofing and materials.
•Implementation of a new product development process which led to the successful introduction of various products to the customers.
•Input for sales/product budget forecasting and requirement to set/control category expense budget.

Education

Bachelor's degree, B.A General Studies
  • at Columbia College
  • July 2007

B.A of Art

Specialties & Skills

Customer Service Management
Microsoft Office
Administration
Government Relations
Team Leadership
Microsoft Office
English Language
Operation Management
Labor Relation
Project Planning
Contract Administration

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, Leicester - UK (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2010
Valid Until:
January 9999

Hobbies

  • Reading, Travel and fishing