Government Relations Senior Coordinator

Job Description

Zain Iraq is Actively recruiting to hire  Government Relations Senior Coordinator who is  responsible for guiding activities pertaining to government relations and regulatory operations making sure that business activities are compliant with regulatory standards and government regulations and regulatory requirements. Positions in this family contribute to managing and handling complaint cases received from the regulator and facilitate relations with governmental agencies based in regions

• Understand Government and Regulatory Relations strategy and plans and participate in the achievement of objectives and targets
• Implement Government and Regulatory Relations policies and procedures
• Research and analyze government regulations and statutory requirements and report changes/amendments to H.Q for action to contribute to keeping an updated file
• Follow up any new governmental procedures in the area of operations and communicate to supervisor to support proper decision making
• Confer with government officials and facilitate operational transactions with related governmental institutions
• Share with H.Q regional political environment status and directions to help decision making
• Follow up processes relating to Governmental issues concerning Zain IQ operational requirements including the issuance of visas, work permits, licenses, airports relations, green zone entry permits, regulatory permits, etc…, reports delays that will influence the business negatively

What Do You Need to Qualify

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in law, public relations-related field, or equivalent

Experience

• A minimum of 4 years of relevant experience with at least 2 years in a similar role

Competencies

Behavioral

• Achievement Driven
• Team Work
• Information Seeking
• Relationship Building

Technical

• Oral and Written Communication
• Negotiation
• Managing Information
• Technology Application
• Contract Administration and Legal Proficiency
• Policy and Regulations Setting

About Us

Zain is the pioneer of mobile telecommunications in the Middle East. We began life in 1983 in Kuwait as the region’s first mobile operator, and since the initiation of our expansion strategy in 2003, we have expanded rapidly. Today, we are a leading mobile voice and data services operator with a commercial footprint in 8 Middle Eastern and African countries with a workforce of over 6,000 providing a comprehensive range of mobile voice and data services to over 47.6 million active individual and business customers as of June 30, 2020.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, or gender.