Regulatory Government Affairs Manager

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Date: 11 Nov 2024

Location: Riyadh, 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

Mid level of authority over daily functional operation

Purpose of the Job

Manage and coordinate with Government Authorities for all Technical Regulations/Standards and all very significant issues along with ALJ & TMC.

Key Accountabilities: Description

Handling/tracking the significant and serious issues for our product in ALJ to keep a good image of Toyota and ALJ brand along with government authorities

Conduct periodical meetings/visits to the related Government authorities to strengthen the relationship and keep updated with new regulations and to have insight over new government projects

Obtain all Technical regulations, international/local standards and relevant guidance documents and provide interpretive assistance

Support education events activities with govt to reduce the gap and transfer know how about Automotive sector

Key Accountabilities: Performance Indicators

Compliance

Communication

Efficiency

Innovation and creativity

Major Activities

Provide full support to TMC in their product concern, challenges, discussion and meetings with government authorities.

Support and guide all ALJM business units and centers on how to comply and mitigate the risk of sudden laws, regulations, notifications from government.

Participate in internal or external audits from Govt. (ZATCA, MOC, GAC …etc.) which might have impact on ALJ business.

Organize and implement activities to enhance the communication with government authorities related to our major projects (CAFÉ, Spare Parts, EV ... etc.).

Enhance the presence of ALJM and influencing Govt. and Public Sectors initiatives through major education events. Development of unconventional tools and methods of building strong business bases with government sectors (Kaizen Activities)

Provide the relevant information, insights from EAD sources and networks to support Operations understand and new Government Directions and Regulations.

Promoting the Hydrogen and FCEV project in KSA by pushing govt. to issue the required regulation and exemption for our FCEV models.

Job Context

  • The job has a direct impact on the Gov. Regulations, Homologation to mitigate risk impact on the business
  • The job ensures following regulations and communicating any updates to the management and associates

Framework, Boundaries & Decision Making Authority

  • The job holder has the freedom to take needed actions within the provided legal, regulatory and company guidelines.
  • The job holder has the freedom to update, review and develop needed processes, tools, and needed interventions with legal regulatory and company guidelines.
  • The job holder has the freedom to monitor the international, regional, or national standards as the basis of technical regulation

Organizational / Functional Strategic Focus

  • The job holder takes crucial role in conducting Regulatory impact assessments
  • The job holder has a strategic role in ensuring and obtaining competent and designated conformity certificate from related entities.
  • The job holder has a crucial supportive role in avoiding any regulatory authorities premarket approvals, in-market monitor might lead to penalties

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree (Mechanical, Industry or electrical Engineering)

Minimum Experience

3 years in related field

Job-Specific Skills

Communication. Planning Risk Management Problem Solving

Languages

English / Arabic

Special Certifications / Membership

N/A

Competencies

Adaptability (Individual Contributor)
Collaboration (Individual Contributor)
Development of Self & Others (Individual Contributor)
Guest First (Individual Contributor)
Innovation (Individual Contributor)
Problem Solving (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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