Project Coordinator

Role overview

Client impact and engagement

• Own the full lifecycle management of smaller internal projects or client engagements overseen by a Project Manager.
• Build and manage project plans tracking work in progress with account teams.
• Provide administrative and technical support to client teams and coordinate multiple client engagements.
• Manage daily engagement operations, including project and financial reporting; escalate issues appropriately.
• Manage engagement administration and survey or assessment support tasks.
• Format, create, and assemble engagement documents and media.

People and firm building

• Support Project Managers with PMO setup and delivery of larger engagements; work with the team to ensure deliverable quality.
• Collaborate with other business functions, delegate activities to project administrators, and assist with new-hire training as appropriate.
• Develop relationships with the team, internal functions, and clients; identify opportunities to improve project management processes.
• Contribute to proposals with guidance and a scope defined by the prospect lead.

Role knowledge

• Follow Heidrick Consulting project management processes and use software tools to administer and support client delivery.
• The description identifies Latitude, Kimble, PeopleSoft, Culture Connect, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint as systems and tools.
• Understand engagement profit and loss, use business templates and branding appropriately, and apply stakeholder management.

Basic qualifications

• At least three years of project management experience in a similar corporate environment within consulting or professional services.
• Arabic speaker; currently based in Riyadh with the right to work there.
• Project Management qualifications.

Preferred qualifications

• An undergraduate degree is preferred.
• Preferred qualities include attention to detail, organization, planning, time management, deadline management, and handling multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Preferred experience includes project planning, delivering projects without close supervision, client service, communication, negotiation, numerical skills, stakeholder management, and proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and project management software.