Government Relations & Corporate Compliance Specialist

About the role

Linnk Group is recruiting, for its client in Qatar, an experienced Government Relations and Corporate Compliance Specialist based in Doha. This is a yearly renewable contract. The role takes ownership of government, immigration, licensing and regulatory activities, navigates complex government processes, builds relationships with authorities and ensures timely delivery of business and employee requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Drive immigration and government processes such as visas, residency permits, QIDs, sponsorship transfers, renewals and cancellations.
• Manage the submission, follow-up, escalation and completion of government applications and approvals.
• Build and maintain relationships with government authorities, ministries, free zone entities and external service providers.
• Ensure compliance with labour, immigration and regulatory requirements.
• Manage renewals of commercial registrations, licenses, permits, establishment records and statutory company documents.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory changes and coordinate compliance actions.
• Support company restructuring, legal entity updates, name changes and registration amendments.
• Coordinate document legalization, attestation, translation and certification.
• Track employee and company compliance activities, deadlines and risks, and resolve pending government matters affecting employees or operations.
• Partner with HR, Legal, Finance, Procurement and business stakeholders, and support inspections, audits and compliance reviews.

Required profile

• 5+ years of experience in Government Relations, PRO, Immigration, Corporate Administration or Compliance within Qatar.
• Deep knowledge of Qatar's labour, immigration, licensing and regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated experience managing corporate registrations, licenses and government approvals.
• Experience supporting company changes, restructuring or legal entity amendments is highly advantageous.
• Fluent Arabic and English.
• Valid Qatar driving licence.