Manager - Projects

Aldar Education is seeking an outstanding Manager – Projects. This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled professional to join the highly successful Aldar family of schools and to help shape the future of Abu Dhabi’s leading school group.

Since its inception in 2007 with just 250 students, Aldar Education has grown into a highly sought‑after education provider, with more than 25 owned and managed premium and super‑premium schools and academies – in partnership with some of the world’s most prestigious institutions including Rugby School, King’s College Wimbledon, and Cranleigh. The Group now serves over 38,000 students through 5,000 educators from more than 100 nationalities to deliver world‑class education across a broad range of curricula and learning pathways from nursery through to K12.

At Aldar Education, our impact goes far beyond the classroom: we are proud to contribute to the UAE’s vision for a sustainable, knowledge‑based economy through premium education. With this in mind, we hire educators and industry professionals who not only embody our values and cultural ethos but also bring a genuine passion for education – qualities central to our mission of shaping the leaders of tomorrow.

If you are passionate about excellence and ready to make a meaningful impact, we invite you to apply and be part of our journey.

• Project Delivery & Planning
  • Lead the delivery of assigned projects from initiation through to closure, ensuring agreed objectives, scope, timelines and deliverables are achieved.
  • Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, governance documentation and delivery roadmaps.
  • Manage project scope, risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies and change requests throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Monitor project performance and implement corrective actions to maintain delivery against agreed objectives.
  • Drive timely decision‑making by identifying issues requiring management input and escalating where appropriate.
  • Coordinate project mobilisation, execution, transition, handover and closure activities.
• PMO Governance & Reporting
  • Ensure projects comply with PMO governance standards, methodologies and reporting requirements.
  • Prepare regular project status reports, highlighting progress, risks, key decisions, milestones and delivery issues.
  • Maintain accurate and auditable project documentation, ensuring appropriate version control and record management.
  • Monitor project health through RAID logs, action trackers and governance reporting.
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of PMO processes, templates, reporting standards and governance practices.
• Stakeholder Management
  • Build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Coordinate cross‑functional teams to ensure alignment, accountability and timely delivery.
  • Facilitate project meetings, workshops and governance forums, ensuring clear actions, decisions and risks are documented and followed through.
  • Engage stakeholders proactively to resolve issues, manage expectations and maintain project momentum.
• Delivery Support for Strategic Programs & Special Projects
  • Lead the delivery of assigned strategic initiatives, transformation programmes and special projects.
  • Deliver projects including school openings, relocations, refurbishments, operational readiness, rebranding and other strategic initiatives.
  • Coordinate business readiness activities across Education, Operations and corporate support functions.
  • Monitor project benefits, milestones and readiness activities to support successful project outcomes.
• Continuous Improvement
  • Identify opportunities to improve project delivery, governance and PMO processes.
  • Support the development of PMO methodologies, templates, reporting tools and governance frameworks.
  • Promote best practice project management across the organisation.
• Specific Duties
  • Develop and maintain project charters, integrated project plans, schedules, RAID logs, stakeholder registers, communication plans, decision logs and project documentation.
  • Track project milestones, dependencies, deliverables and critical paths across assigned projects.
  • Prepare weekly, fortnightly and executive project reports,…