Government & Stakeholder Relations Manager

Role Overview

This position involves coordinating host country integration and stakeholder engagement for a major international football tournament hosted in Saudi Arabia. The hiring organization is the Local Organising Committee (LOC) seeking a professional with strong expertise in government relations, public-sector coordination, and stakeholder management within major event environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage and coordinate with government, semi-government, regulatory, and private sector entities.
• Maintain comprehensive stakeholder databases, engagement trackers, action and commitment records.
• Arrange and facilitate meetings and integration sessions between government representatives and internal teams.
• Track and manage stakeholder commitments, outstanding actions, and dependencies.
• Enable communication and information sharing between project teams and governmental bodies.
• Develop meeting agendas, coordination documents, status reports, dashboards, and engagement summaries.
• Monitor stakeholder engagement progress and escalate any significant issues or dependencies.
• Support coordination of transportation, mobility, infrastructure, technology, and venue requirements.
• Keep accurate logs of all stakeholder correspondence and engagement activities.

Candidate Profile and Requirements

• At least 6 years of relevant experience in government relations, stakeholder engagement, public-sector coordination, project coordination, or major events.
• Proven background working directly with government ministries, authorities, semi-government, or institutional bodies.
• Capability in handling multiple stakeholders and managing complex actions and coordination.
• Experience in large-scale international sporting events, entertainment events, or projects of similar complexity is highly preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, International Relations, Business Administration or related areas.
• Fluency in both Arabic and English, with strong communication skills.
• Project management or stakeholder engagement certifications such as PMP considered advantageous.

Who Should Apply

This opportunity is ideal for professionals with backgrounds in government relations, public-sector coordination, stakeholder engagement, event operations, and project coordination. Those experienced in managing complex stakeholder ecosystems across government and project teams are encouraged to apply.

Additional Details

• Contract duration: 6 months fixed-term, commencing as soon as possible through March 2027.
• Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; onsite presence required.