Assistant Manager(HR Projects)

Location- Dubai Position-Assistant Manager(HR Projects) 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).