Assistant Manager - HR Projects
About This Role
Work Location: JLT, Dubai
Visa Preference: Candidates on self-sponsored visas with immediate
start availability are preferred
We are a diversified multi-entity group operating across healthcare, diagnostics,
HR and related services, with teams spread across India and international
locations (including GCC and Asia). We are looking for a hands-on Project
Manager / Project Coordinator to support the Director in driving multiple cross-
functional projects across HR, IT, Operations, Customer Service, Corporate
Communications and other group functions.
This is not a subject-matter expert role. You will succeed if you can deeply
understand requirements, structure them into clear plans, coordinate multiple
stakeholders, and take ownership for on-time delivery across entities and
geographies. Key responsibilities
Work closely with the Directors and functional heads to understand
project objectives, scope and success measures, and translate them into
clear plans, milestones and deliverables.
Build and maintain project schedules (timelines, dependencies, RAG
status), proactively tracking progress across multiple teams and
locations.
Coordinate with HR, IT, Operations, Customer Service and Corporate
Communications to ensure tasks are clearly understood, owners are
aligned and follow-through happens.
Identify risks, issues and dependencies early; escalate with
options/solutions and drive closure with stakeholders.
Prepare concise weekly and monthly status updates, dashboards and
presentations for leadership, highlighting progress, delays and decisions
required.
Ensure project documentation (requirements, MOMs, plans, change logs,
closure reports) is updated, accurate and accessible.
Support continuous improvement of templates, trackers and ways of
working for group-level project management.Mandatory skills & competencies
A. Core project management skills
Planning & tracking: Proven ability to create and manage project plans,
milestones and task lists using tools like MS Excel, MS Project or similar,
with experience tracking multiple projects in parallel.
Stakeholder coordination: Strong experience coordinating with multiple
functions (HR / IT / Operations / etc.), scheduling and driving meetings,
and ensuring agreed actions are closed.
Risk & issue management: Ability to spot potential delays or conflicts
early, maintain risk/issue logs and drive mitigation or escalation.
Reporting & documentation: High comfort with creating structured status
reports, dashboards and clear minutes of meetings; strong written
communication skills.
B. Behavioral competencies
Ownership mindset: Talks and acts in terms of outcomes, not just tasks;
takes responsibility to “make it happen” across teams, not just pass
messages.
Communication skills: Excellent spoken and written English; able to
summarize complex multi-team situations into simple, crisp updates for
senior leadership.
Tools & technical skills (mandatory)
Strong proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint and Word for trackers,
dashboards and presentations.
Hands-on experience with at least one project / task management
tool (e.g. Jira, Trello, Asana, ClickUp, Bitrix24 or equivalent).
Comfortable working with shared drives, online collaboration tools and
basic data analysis (sorting, filters, pivot tables).
Preferred Skills
Experience in multi-entity or group company environments, especially
across GCC + Asia or similar regions.
Exposure to healthcare, diagnostics, recruitment or service
businesses.
Formal training or certification in project management (PMP, PRINCE2,
Agile/Scrum) is a plus but not mandatory. Qualifications & experience
Graduate in any discipline; MBA/PGDM preferred but not mandatory.
Total experience: 4–7 years.
At least 3 years in project coordination / project management roles
handling cross-functional projects (not just single-team internal projects).
Application Question(s):
- Please share your Visa Status (If Applicable)
Location:
- Dubai (Required)
Work Location: In person
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