HR Government Relation Manager

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Date: 18 Jan 2026

Location: Jeddah, SA

Company: Abdul Latif Jameel Company Limited

Abdul Latif Jameel comprises diversified businesses with deep roots in the Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey (MENAT region). Strong networks and long-established relationships make us a powerful partner, opening doors for those who want to do business in the region.

Our businesses represent some of the world’s leading brands, earning us their trust and building long-lasting and mutually beneficial relationships. Our commitment to anticipate and support our partners’ needs has driven our success.

From our modest beginnings 75 years ago as a small trading business and then a Toyota distributorship in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, we have established an extensive operations infrastructure, built the largest vehicle distribution network in Saudi Arabia, and, along the way, we have accumulated comprehensive automotive expertise throughout the region.

Applying our vast experience in the automotive sector, we’ve used our expertise and operations infrastructure to diversify into new sectors that contribute to the ‘infrastructure of life’ in the MENAT region.

Financial Job Dimensions

Degree of supervision

General supervision over operational activities

Level of Authority

General Authority over daily functional operation

Purpose of the Job

Assist in the implementation of the organization’s employee relations strategy to minimize the negative impact of associates’ grievances and collective labor disputes as per Saudi Labor Laws and Regulations and approved company policies and procedures.

Key Accountabilities: Description

Quality and compliance

Customer satisfaction

Key Accountabilities: Performance Indicators

Major Activities

• Review bargaining trends and issues as well as employment standards, regulations, and laws to understand how these affect the organization and adapt appropriate employee relations practice.

• Coordinate with functional and operational line managers, associates, and representatives to investigate and resolve associates’ grievances and complaints within the bounds of authority to improve associates’ grievance mechanisms.

• Attends in the dispute resolution procedures with employees, government agencies, labor relations authorities and other agencies to protect the company’s interests.

• Assist the manager to ensure that all employer-employee relationships in the company are conducted in a way that complies with relevant collective agreements, individual employment contracts, regulations, laws and company’s employment policies and procedures.

• Prepare materials for legal counsel, mediators and external consultants and manage these relationships to ensure the company’s interests are well represented.

• Implement the defined strategies to prevent the recurrence of associates’ grievances and complaints in order to maintain a productive and harmonious workplace in the company.

Job Context

N/A

Framework, Boundaries & Decision Making Authority

N/A

Organizational / Functional Strategic Focus

N/A

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree is recommended

Minimum Experience

Minimum 5 year experience in Human Resource or Personnel Administration

Job-Specific Skills

• Time Management

• Active Learning

• Stress Tolerance

• Achievement/Effort

• Problem Sensitivity

• Deductive Reasoning

• Inductive Reasoning

• Inter-Personal Relationship

• Communication Skills

Languages

English / Arabic

Special Certifications / Membership

N/A

Competencies

Ensures Accountability (Individual Contributor)
Plans & Aligns (Individual Contributor)
Focuses on the customer (Individual Contributor)
Learns Through Reflection (Individual Contributor)
Fosters Collaboration (Individual Contributor)

Why Work for Us?

With a truly international footprint and more than three quarters of a century of commercial success behind us, we are today, not only a leading employer across the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (MENAT) region, but also offer exciting opportunities worldwide, from Chile to Japan, from the UK to Australia.

Our values guide the way we work with our business partners, within our communities, and with each other.  

Through Respect, Innovation, a Pioneering Spirit, and Empowerment, we are proud of our culture which sees ideas blossom, people thrive and successes flourish.

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