5 Policy Analysis jobs in Riyadh
Government Relations Officer (Gro)
Posted 6 days ago
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**Elia Grid International (EGI) **is a global engineering consultancy company, part of Elia Group (Belgium) and 50Hertz (Germany), specializing in complex power system challenges. Our goal is to provide **high-quality solutions** for the challenges of the **energy transition**. Our **multidisciplinary team of experts** offers strategic, technical, and regulatory advice in all fields related to power transmission, as well as a range of specialist solutions to a diverse and international client base in the power sector.
Elia Grid International has offices in Belgium, Germany, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), Malaysia, and Thailand.
**Your function**
EGI wishes to reinforce its **Finance and Corporate Affairs Department**, helping with government relations management for our offices in Riyadh. To achieve this, we are looking for a Government Relations Officer (GRO) who will play a pivotal role in ensuring smooth interactions between our organization and government authorities in Saudi Arabia. Your responsibilities will encompass administrative tasks, compliance, and liaison with local authorities.
**Typical activities involve (but are not limited to)**:
**Government Liaison**:
- Act as a primary point of contact between our company and relevant government bodies in Saudi Arabia.
- Coordinate with local authorities to facilitate business operations, compliance, and regulatory matters.
- Set up business accounts on government sites such as Absher, Qiwa, Muqeem etc.
**Visa and Work Permit Management**:
- Ensure timely renewals and compliance with immigration regulations.
**Document Preparation and Translation**:
- Prepare and submit correspondence in both English and Arabic to government authorities.
- Provide translation services for official documents related to visas, work permits, licenses, and clearances.
**Compliance and Due Diligence**:
- Stay updated on local laws, rules, and regulations in Saudi Arabia.
- Advise staff and senior management on relevant processes and procedures.
**Record Keeping and Expiry Tracking**:
- Maintain a list of internal and external contacts to facilitate embassy work.
- Track and monitor document expiry dates to ensure timely renewals.
**Requirements**:
- Saudi National
- Bachelor’s degree in law, Business Administration Law or related discipline
- 5 - 10 years of experience in a GRO role in Saudi Arabia with relevant experience liaising with government departments
- Legal and Regulatory Knowledge: In-depth understanding of local laws, labour regulations, and government processes
- Bilingual Proficiency: Native Arabic and fluency in both written and spoken English
- Attention to Detail: Ability to manage time-sensitive documents and ensure compliance
- Interpersonal Skills: Excellent communication and customer service skills
- Cultural Sensitivity: Awareness of cultural nuances and protocols
- Autonomous and willing to take initiative
**What we offer**:
- Part-time or full-time contract;
- Attractive salary package and an extensive array of fringe benefits;
- Exciting, professional and international environment in a fast-growing company;
- Unique training, personal development, and growth opportunities;
Choose EGI and help us guide the worldwide power sector into a future of clean and sustainable energy, smarter and more flexible grids, decentralized production, and HVDC systems that span across seas and land to interconnect countries, regions, and different energy markets for the benefit of generations to come.
**Location**
Riyadh
Faculty Position - Public Policy
Posted 12 days ago
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The KSPP is a newly established graduate school offering master’s and executive education programs. The first cohort of master’s students started in fall 2024. Located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on the modern KAPSARC campus, the KSPP provides an excellent educational environment.
The school aims to be a world-class institution that prepares future public policy leaders in Saudi Arabia and globally. It focuses on management and leadership, energy and climate policy, and data analytics, fostering skills to tackle policy challenges.
The KAPSARC School of Public Policy (KSPP) invites applications for a faculty position in public finance. We seek candidates with research, teaching, and outreach activities in public finance. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits, including support for children’s education, housing, and health insurance.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct impactful research, teach courses in your research field, contribute to core and elective courses, supervise capstone projects, and engage in the school’s academic community.
Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in economics with a specialization in public policy.
Faculty Position - Public Policy
Posted 12 days ago
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The KSPP is a newly established graduate school offering master's and executive education programs. The first cohort of master's students started in fall 2024. Located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on the modern KAPSARC campus, the KSPP provides an excellent educational environment.
The school aims to be a world-class institution that prepares future public policy leaders in Saudi Arabia and globally. It focuses on management and leadership, energy and climate policy, and data analytics, fostering skills to tackle policy challenges.
The KAPSARC School of Public Policy (KSPP) invites applications for a faculty position in public finance. We seek candidates with research, teaching, and outreach activities in public finance. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits, including support for children's education, housing, and health insurance.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct impactful research, teach courses in your research field, contribute to core and elective courses, supervise capstone projects, and engage in the school's academic community.
Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in economics with a specialization in public policy.
Adjunct Faculty Position - Economics/Public Policy
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The KSPP is a newly established graduate school that offers master’s and executive education programs. The first cohort of master’s students commenced their graduate studies in the fall of 2024. Situated in the thriving capital city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on the state-of-the-art KAPSARC campus, the KSPP is well-placed to offer students an exceptional educational experience.
The KSPP’s vision is to be a world-class education and research institution that prepares the next generation of public policy leaders and professionals within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and globally. To achieve this vision, the school is committed to providing high-quality educational programs and creating a bridge between academia, industry, and government. As the first public policy school in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the KSPP is uniquely positioned to offer public policy degrees focusing on management and leadership, energy and climate policy, and data analytics. By providing concentrations in these areas, the school aims to help students develop the skills and knowledge necessary to address pressing policy challenges and make a meaningful impact in their communities and beyond.The KAPSARC School of Public Policy (KSPP) invites applications for a faculty position in public management.
The KAPSARC School of Public Policy (KSPP) invites applications for a faculty position in public management.We welcome candidates from any subfield of public management, including those with research interests that intersect with political science, decision science, and/or economics. The KSPP offers a highly competitive salary and benefits package, including children’s educational support, housing support, and premier health insurance.
Responsibilities:
- The successful candidate will be expected to carry out impactful research, teach courses related to the candidate’s research field, contribute to core courses and/or electives in public sector management and leadership, supervise capstone projects, and contribute to the overall academic environment of the School.
Qualifications:
- The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. in management science, political science, or similar disciplines with a track record of research on public management topics.
Principal-Econ Dev Compliance, Public Policy - AWS & AWS ED
Posted 26 days ago
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We are looking for an effective leader to fill our Economic Development Compliance Principal role and help our team support AWS' rapid expansion. The role will be responsible for compliance, analysis, reporting, and realization of our economic development and incentives portfolio and driving economic development and incentive policy initiatives. The role is also responsible for building and maintaining relationships with authorities having jurisdiction.
Key job responsibilities
· Resolve compliance directly with national, state, and community economic development, workforce and labor, taxation, and other key government agencies
· Build and maintain relationships with authorities having jurisdiction
· Oversee ongoing compliance matters: forecasting, monetizing, commitment tracking, and program implementation
· Develop tools and procedures for collecting Legal, HR, Tax, Finance, Accounting, Infrastructure, and Payroll data to prepare consistent application and compliance filings for government agencies on an ongoing basis
· Collaborate on compliance with Legal, Tax, HR, Finance, Payroll and other business partners
· Manage relationships with outside professional service providers
· Research and issue-spot contractual, statutory, or regulatory requirements
· Analyze, scrutinize, and build reports from large Excel data sets
· Identify and drive opportunities for automation and process improvement
· Develop impactful monthly/quarterly metrics and reporting
A day in the life
You will work directly with a global portfolio of governments, granting agencies, and economic development organizations. Internally you will lead efforts to partner with allied teams who also support expansion projects and economic development transactions. Principal duties include day-to-day management of our economic development incentives program and mechanisms, portfolio analysis, internal process improvement, and internal/external communication with senior leadership. You will lead the implementation of new tooling and mechanisms, improving and inventing internal processes to drive efficiency. You will be expected to conduct incentives research and bench-marking analysis, review legal agreements, and provide incentive pursuit and application support.
Basic Qualifications
· 12+ years of compliance, credits and incentives, public policy, or program management experience
· 5+ years of people or consultant management experience
· Experience managing a multi-jurisdictional portfolio
· Experience analyzing and summarizing tax code, law, or contracts · Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to leadership
· Experience producing audit-ready compliance documentation and managing audits
· Bachelor's degree in public policy, finance, accounting, tax, business, economic development, or data center infrastructure experience
Preferred Qualifications
15+ years of compliance, credits and incentives, public policy, or program management experience
· 8+ years of people or consultant management experience
· Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
· Proficiency in Excel
· Active CPA license or other relevant professional certification
· Demonstrated track record of success in developing successful partnerships with governments or regulators
· Experience with CRM, project management, data visualization, and automation tools
· Excellent stakeholder management skills
· Public policy, economic development, data center infrastructure or government affairs experience
· MBA, Master of Tax, JD, LLM
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