Corporate Affairs Manager

📣🌟 We're Hiring: Corporate Affairs Manager

📍 Location: Bahrain (Remote)

🕒 Employment Type: Full-Time

💼 Level: Mid-Level to Senior Management

🌐 About Us

We are a forward-thinking organization committed to building trusted relationships with government institutions, regulators, communities, industry organizations, media, employees, customers, and other key stakeholders. Through strategic corporate affairs, public policy, stakeholder engagement, reputation management, and responsible business practices, we strengthen organizational credibility and support sustainable growth.

We value integrity, transparency, professionalism, collaboration, accountability, and responsible corporate citizenship.

🎯 The Role

We are seeking an experienced Corporate Affairs Manager to lead corporate affairs strategy, government relations, public affairs, stakeholder engagement, reputation management, and external communications. The successful candidate will advise senior leadership on external developments, build relationships with key stakeholders, monitor regulatory and policy changes, and coordinate strategic initiatives that protect and strengthen the organization's reputation and operating environment.

This role is ideal for professionals with expertise in corporate affairs, government relations, public affairs, regulatory engagement, stakeholder management, corporate communications, reputation management, and public policy.

🚀 What You'll Do

• Develop and execute corporate affairs strategies aligned with organizational objectives and business priorities
• Build and maintain relationships with government authorities, regulators, industry associations, community leaders, media, and other external stakeholders
• Lead government relations and public affairs activities across relevant markets
• Monitor legislation, regulations, government policies, political developments, and industry trends that may affect the organization
• Advise executive leadership on external affairs, regulatory developments, stakeholder expectations, and emerging reputational risks
• Coordinate government approvals, regulatory engagement, consultations, permits, licenses, and public-sector interactions when required
• Develop stakeholder engagement strategies, relationship maps, communication plans, and external affairs programs
• Represent the organization at government meetings, industry forums, conferences, public consultations, and stakeholder events
• Support corporate communications, media relations, executive positioning, and reputation management initiatives
• Develop responses to government inquiries, regulatory consultations, public issues, and stakeholder concerns
• Coordinate with legal, compliance, communications, HR, sustainability, commercial, operations, and business development teams
• Support crisis communications, issue management, and organizational responses to high-profile external events
• Monitor media coverage, stakeholder sentiment, public perception, regulatory risk, and emerging corporate affairs issues
• Prepare executive briefings, government affairs reports, stakeholder assessments, policy updates, and strategic recommendations
• Establish corporate affairs governance, policies, procedures, engagement standards, and reporting frameworks
• Promote ethical, transparent, and compliant engagement with public and external stakeholders

✅ What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Communications, Public Relations, Public Policy, Law, Political Science, International Relations, Public Administration, or a related field
• 7–12+ years of experience in corporate affairs, government relations, public affairs, regulatory affairs, corporate communications, stakeholder engagement, or public policy
• Proven experience managing complex relationships with government authorities, regulators, industry bodies, media, and senior stakeholders
• Strong understanding of government processes, regulatory environments, public policy, stakeholder engagement, and corporate reputation
• Excellent communication, negotiation, diplomacy, presentation, and relationship-building skills
• Strong political, regulatory, commercial, and reputational awareness
• Experience advising senior executives and representing organizations externally
• Strong crisis management, issue management, and conflict-resolution capabilities
• Ability to work independently in a fully remote environment

🌟 Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Public Policy, Public Administration, Business Administration (MBA), Law, Communications, International Relations, Political Science, or a related discipline
• Professional certifications or training in government affairs, public policy, corporate communications, public relations, crisis communications, or stakeholder engagement
• Experience in highly regulated industries such as energy, oil & gas, telecommunications, financial services, healthcare, infrastructure, construction, transportation, technology, or utilities
• Knowledge of ESG, sustainability, regulatory strategy, government policy, corporate reputation, crisis communications, community relations, and public affairs
• Experience using stakeholder, communication, and business intelligence platforms such as Salesforce, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Power BI, or similar technologies
• Experience managing regional or international corporate affairs programs
• Fluency in English is required; Arabic is highly desirable

🌟 What We Offer

• Fully remote working arrangement based in Bahrain
• Competitive salary and performance-based incentives
• Opportunity to shape corporate reputation, stakeholder relationships, and external affairs strategy
• Exposure to senior government stakeholders, regulators, industry leaders, media, and international markets
• Flexible and collaborative remote working environment
• Professional development and leadership growth opportunities
• Comprehensive benefits package