27/01/2026
๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐. ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ๐.
Our clientโa niche higherโeducation institution launching in Dubai later this yearโis assembling a founding leadership team. At the centre of this effort sits a Senior Project Manager / PMO Lead who understands that building a college from the ground up is both a responsibility and a legacy.
As the owner of the full launch programme, you will ensure regulatory, academic, operational and studentโexperience readinessโaligning founders, academic leadership and delivery partners under one coherent, immovable goal: opening on time, to a standard that earns trust from day one.
๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ:
โช ๐ข๐๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ, guiding regulatory approvals, academic readiness, campus delivery, systems activation, recruitment and studentโservices goโlive.
โช ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น, ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ตโ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ ๐ข ๐ด๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ that brings clarity without bureaucracyโclear standards, disciplined risk management, dependency alignment and purposeful steeringโcommittee reporting.
โช ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ with CAA, KHDA and โช UQAIB requirements, ensuring the institutionโs first academic cycle is fully protected.
โช ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐
๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐โfrom founders to contractorsโaround delivery certainty, commercial discipline and studentโcentred outcomes.
โช ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐, cutโover planning and postโlaunch stabilisation to ensure a smooth opening and a confident first semester.
โช ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น, while building scalable PMO practices that support future growth.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด:
โช 8โ12+ years in project management/PMO leadership, ideally within UAE higher education or major education groups.
โช A proven record delivering complex, multiโworkstream launches with fixed goโlive dates.
โช Deep understanding of the UAEโs regulatory and education ecosystem.
โช Strong planning, risk, communication and seniorโstakeholder management skills.
โช PMP/PRINCE2 (or equivalent) strongly preferred.
If you want to help build something enduring in the UAEโs education landscape, this is your moment.
๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ โ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ.
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