Public Affairs Director

🌟 We're Hiring: Public Affairs Director

📍 Location: United Arab Emirates (Remote)

🕒 Employment Type: Part-Time

💼 Experience Level: Senior / Executive Leadership

🌐 Work Arrangement: Fully Remote

About Us

We are a forward-thinking organization committed to building strong institutional relationships, promoting responsible business practices, and maintaining constructive engagement with government authorities, regulatory institutions, and industry stakeholders.

We believe effective public affairs require strategic leadership, transparent communication, strong stakeholder relationships, and a thorough understanding of public policy and regulatory environments.

Our organization values integrity, professionalism, collaboration, accountability, and sustainable business development.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Public Affairs Director to lead the organization's public affairs strategy, government relations, stakeholder engagement, and institutional partnership initiatives.

This part-time remote leadership position is suited to a senior professional with extensive experience in public affairs, government relations, corporate affairs, regulatory engagement, and strategic communications.

The successful candidate will work closely with executive leadership, government representatives, regulatory authorities, industry associations, business partners, and external stakeholders to strengthen institutional relationships, monitor policy developments, and support organizational objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement comprehensive public affairs strategies aligned with organizational objectives.
• Lead government relations and institutional engagement initiatives.
• Establish and maintain professional relationships with government authorities, regulators, public institutions, and industry associations.
• Monitor public policy developments, legislative changes, and regulatory trends affecting the organization.
• Provide strategic advice to executive management on government affairs, policy developments, and regulatory matters.
• Represent the organization in official meetings, industry forums, conferences, and stakeholder discussions.
• Develop strategic partnerships with public institutions, private organizations, and relevant industry bodies.
• Coordinate government engagement activities and institutional communication initiatives.
• Support regulatory compliance initiatives in collaboration with legal and compliance departments.
• Identify potential public affairs risks and recommend appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Prepare policy briefings, stakeholder reports, position papers, and executive presentations.
• Develop communication strategies for government stakeholders and institutional partners.
• Monitor political, economic, and regulatory developments that may influence business operations.
• Support public-private partnership opportunities and strategic business initiatives.
• Build relationships with chambers of commerce, trade associations, and international business organizations.
• Coordinate with corporate communications and public relations teams to ensure consistent organizational messaging.
• Lead stakeholder mapping, engagement planning, and relationship management initiatives.
• Oversee public affairs budgets, external consultants, and relevant strategic projects.
• Provide regular reports and recommendations to senior management regarding public affairs developments.

Requirements

• At least 8–10 years of relevant professional experience in public affairs, government relations, corporate affairs, or institutional relationship management preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Political Science, International Relations, Public Administration, Law, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
• Master's degree in Public Policy, International Relations, Public Administration, or Business Administration is an advantage.
• Proven experience managing government relations and high-level institutional partnerships.
• Strong understanding of public policy, regulatory environments, government processes, and stakeholder engagement.
• Experience working with government authorities, regulatory institutions, and industry associations.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
• Strong strategic thinking, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience preparing policy briefs, executive reports, and strategic recommendations.
• Knowledge of corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and public-private partnerships.
• Ability to manage sensitive stakeholder relationships with professionalism and discretion.
• Excellent leadership, organizational, and project management skills.
• Experience in international business environments, particularly the UAE and GCC region, is an advantage.
• Understanding of regional government structures and business regulations is an advantage.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with international teams remotely.

What We Offer

• Flexible part-time engagement in a fully remote working environment.
• Senior leadership opportunities within a growing organization.
• Opportunities to develop strategic government and institutional partnerships.
• Exposure to international markets and public-private sector initiatives.
• Collaboration with executive leadership and international business stakeholders.
• Opportunities to influence public affairs strategy and organizational development.
• A professional environment that values integrity, strategic thinking, transparency, and continuous development.

🌟 Join our team and strengthen our institutional presence through strategic public affairs, meaningful partnerships, and effective stakeholder engagement!