Research Project Operations Coordinator

We’re hiring a highly organized Research Project Operations Coordinator to keep multiple research projects structured, on schedule, and well-documented. You’ll own the project tracker, run meeting rhythms, coordinate across research, data collection, and business development, enforce quality/formatting standards, and surface bottlenecks early so leadership can focus on insight quality and client outcomes.

Requirements

Project Tracking & Coordination

Maintain the master Project Tracker (Notion/ClickUp/Asana) with daily updates on scope, deadlines, owners, and status. Monitor progress against deliverables; flag delays/risks with clear recommendations. Meeting Cadence & Communication

Schedule weekly planning/progress/review meetings; prepare agendas, take minutes, and track action items with owners and due dates. Streamline internal communication between Research Associates, Analysts, and Field/Data Collection leads. Operational Organization

Build timelines, task boards, and checklists per project. Ensure briefs, survey links, datasets, and draft deliverables are correctly filed, version-controlled, and accessible. Quality & Delivery Support

Track review/feedback cycles and enforce formatting/submission standards across all reports. Compile inputs from teams and assemble draft client deliverables; verify completeness before submission. Process & System Improvement

Identify recurring workflow gaps; help standardize SOPs, templates, and checklists with measurable adoption. Maintain accurate databases of clients, projects, and research resources. Reporting

Issue a concise weekly operations summary (status, delays, risks, next-week plan). Produce a monthly dashboard of project performance and bottlenecks.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Project Management, or related field. 2+ years in project coordination/operations (multi-project or PMO environment). Arabic and English: excellent written and spoken communication. Proficiency with Notion / ClickUp / Asana (or similar), plus Excel/Google Sheets and Docs. Demonstrated discipline in tracking timelines, deliverables, and action items (24-hour follow-up). Strong organization, attention to detail, and stakeholder coordination skills. Experience in research/consulting/data-driven projects. Familiarity with research workflows (surveys, field ops, data QA/cleaning, analysis, reporting). Process mindset: able to design/roll out SOPs, templates, checklists and simple KPI dashboards. Proactive, accountable, and comfortable working with limited supervision. Benefits

Pension Plan Paid Time Off Training & Development