Senior Project Assistant / Coordinator

Role Description The Senior Project Assistant / Coordinator is a part-time role supporting multiple consulting engagements and internal initiatives. This hybrid position is based in Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates, with a combination of on-site collaboration and work-from-home flexibility. Day-to-day responsibilities include coordinating project timelines, preparing and updating project documentation, tracking deliverables, and assisting with status reports and presentations for client stakeholders. The role involves organizing meetings and workshops, maintaining action logs, following up with project team members, and ensuring that dependencies and risks are documented and communicated. The Senior Project Assistant / Coordinator will also support data collection and basic analysis, contribute to process improvements in project management workflows, and help maintain consistent quality and organization across all client engagements.

Qualifications

• Project coordination and administration skills, including scheduling, task tracking, documentation management, and meeting organization.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills for working with internal teams and client stakeholders, including clear written and verbal communication.
• Proficiency with productivity and project tools such as spreadsheets, presentation software, project management platforms, and shared document systems.
• Analytical and organizational skills, including attention to detail, ability to synthesize information, and structured problem-solving.
• Ability to work independently in a hybrid environment, manage multiple priorities, and meet deadlines in a consulting or professional services setting.
• Previous experience in project coordination, PMO support, or operations within HR, consulting, or related fields is strongly preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, management, human resources, or a related discipline is preferred; equivalent experience will be considered.
• Comfort working with international and cross-functional teams; fluency in English required, with additional languages considered an asset.