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.
Pension Plan Paid Time Off Training & Development 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.