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About the Role

Arabian Private Holdings is seeking a Project Management Associate to join its team in Dammam, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. This entry-level position focuses on providing execution support for key client engagements, translating strategic initiatives into actionable steps. The role involves ensuring project progression, maintaining timelines, and facilitating communication between leadership and client stakeholders. It is designed for individuals eager to learn and contribute to high-impact projects within a consulting firm.

Arabian Private Holdings operates on the principle of addressing critical business problems that may not fit traditional consulting models. The firm provides experienced partners to engage with complex challenges and develop rigorous viewpoints. Their work spans corporate strategy, governance, and operating model efficiency for significant family groups, corporations, and government entities. The firm prioritizes clarity and takes on a limited number of mandates to ensure client attention. Their hybrid operating model combines private analysis with in-person collaboration, using remote tools for analysis and report drafting, and on-site sessions for client advisement. This approach aims to ensure high performance and analytical rigor while maintaining executive-level relationships, offering associates direct mentorship from partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Track and organize project milestones to ensure deliverables for regional energy mandates remain on schedule.
• Conduct targeted market and industry research to support principals in strategic decision-making.
• Prepare concise written briefings, summaries, and meeting minutes to clarify operational choices for executive stakeholders.
• Assist holding companies and client teams in mapping and documenting current operating model processes.
• Coordinate key meetings and manage structured communications with client-side project teams.
• Maintain the firm's internal progress logs, ensuring client mandates are organized and transparent.
• Help compile board packs, structured presentations, and regular progress reports.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to write with precision.
• Strong logical organization skills and curiosity for understanding complex business operations.
• A disciplined approach to details, including structural document formatting and capturing precise action items.
• Ability to work independently, manage personal schedules, and coordinate effectively with team members.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to synthesize qualitative information into clear, structured takeaways.
• A degree or equivalent foundational knowledge in business, finance, law, or a related field.

Required Skills

• Communication (written and verbal)
• Logical organization
• Curiosity
• Attention to detail
• Independent work and time management
• Coordination
• Analytical skills and information synthesis

Work Environment and Opportunity

This is a full-time, entry-level position (0-1 years of experience) located in Dammam, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. The role offers direct mentorship from experienced partners and the opportunity to work on high-profile mandates for major holding companies and regional energy entities. The firm utilizes a balanced hybrid work environment that provides professional flexibility alongside essential team connection, fostering a focused learning environment for developing analytical and strategic advisory skills.