Corporate Affairs Manager - DIFC

Role overview

Office and facilities

• Manage daily office operations, workplace services, supplies, visitors, contractors, access, parking, and seating.
• Oversee HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and fire-safety maintenance; liaise with landlords, service providers, and vendors.
• Organize company events, meetings, and office functions, and communicate notices, safety information, regulations, and updates.

Safety and business continuity

• Manage safety programs, inspections, training, fire drills, risk assessments, emergency plans, equipment, evacuation plans, and call trees.
• Support crisis response, evacuation, relocation, and emergency communications; investigate incidents and track corrective actions.

Leases, assets, and vehicles

• Manage leases, relocations, renovations, fit-outs, reinstatements, handovers, project schedules, approvals, and contract renewals.
• Maintain asset records and manage procurement, disposal, transfers, company housing, staff residences, vehicles, drivers, and related services.

Administration and procurement

• Manage government submissions, renewals, approvals, licenses, permits, registrations, official document processing, and company secretarial records.
• Manage approval workflows, budgets, contracts, quotations, risk assessments, vendors, invoices, and service quality.

Regional coordination and records

• Coordinate MEA and headquarters representatives, meetings, audits, training, manuals, and regional projects.
• Prepare reports and management updates, promote digitalization and process improvements, and maintain physical and electronic records.
• Support travel, accommodation, transportation, meetings, events, memberships, couriers, subscriptions, and visitor logistics.

Qualifications and profile

• At least 6 years of experience in general affairs, facilities, corporate services, government relations, or a similar field; multinational experience preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; practical knowledge of facilities, leases, contracts, assets, HSE, government documents, and budgeting.
• Strong Microsoft 365 skills and fluent English with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Familiarity with DIFC, JAFZA, or other UAE free-zone operations is advantageous; ability to travel between office locations and regions is required.