Government Relations Manager - LXR Eastern Mangroves Abu Dhabi (Pre-Opening)

Government Relations Manager - LXR Eastern Mangroves Abu Dhabi (Pre-Opening)

LXR Hotels & Resorts is a collection of independent, luxury properties that celebrate the unique character of each destination. Every hotel in the LXR portfolio offers a bespoke experience, combining authentic service with refined elegance and cultural richness. At LXR, we believe in creating unforgettable moments for our guests—and extraordinary opportunities for our team members.

As Government Relation Manager, you are ultimately responsible for overseeing the whole immigration and visa responsibilities, as well as manage any legal and government duties related to the hotel while supporting employee relations and departmental goals

What will I be doing?

Specifically, you will be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards:

• Managing all applications of visas and cancellations and deal directly with immigration department for visa matters for team members, hotel management and their families
• Ensures that all hotel permits and licenses are obtained and in line with the legal and governments' requirements
• Tracking the renewal of hotel permits and licenses
• Manage the government relation department’s budget and expenses
• Ensure the safekeeping of all team members passports
• Keep records of passports and visa expiry dates, inform team members in advance of passport expiry dates and extend/renew visas prior to expiry dates
• Maintain good relations and visits to the immigration, labour office, health department, ministry of information, traffic police as well as all government departments and ministries
• Provides assistance on police and court cases, immigration and labour issue and other related matters
• Ensures that all food handlers are having occupational health cards and ensures that expiring cards are renewed on time
• Provides assistance in obtaining visas for travelling key personnel
• Organize/Facilitate appointments for the Emirates ID card for team members
• Maintain and update all required reports in the system
• Carry out the fire, safety and evacuation procedures as required by the hotel fire policy
• Assist with other government relation tasks and resolve team members and management queries

What are we looking for?

A Government Relation Manager is always working on behalf of our Guests and working with other Team members.

To successfully fill this role, you should maintain the attitude, behaviours, skills and values that follow:

• Previous experience of managing government relation responsibilities
• High level of computer skills proficiency
• Excellent leadership, interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work on own and in teams
• Accountable and resilient
• Commitment to delivering a high level of customer service
• Ability to work under pressure
• Flexibility to respond to a variety of work situations
• Excellent grooming standards both physically and communicatively
• Positive attitude
• Good communication and people skills
• Knowledge of the Abu Dhabi laws and regulations
• Luxury hospitality experience in a similar role

• Fluent in writing and speaking Arabic

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What will it be like to work for Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts?

Waldorf Astoria provides guests the exceptional environment and the personalised attention of True Waldorf Service that creates a singular experience. If you understand the value of personalised attention and know how to treat even the most extraordinarily different experiences with the same rich level of customer service, you may just be the person we are looking for!