8 Center Director jobs in the United Arab Emirates

Support Relationship Management Teams by providing operational services and support to their clientele, allowing them to focus on business growth and building new relationships.

• Follow all relevant departmental policies, processes, standard operating procedures, and instructions so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner.
• Always demonstrate compliance to organisation's values and ethics to support the establishment of a value-driven culture.
• Contribute to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement and sustainability of systems, processes and practices considering global standards, productivity improvement and cost reduction.
• Assist in the preparation of timely and accurate statements and reports to meet department requirements, policies, and quality standards.

The key objective of the Manager would be to act as a liaison between clients and other internal departments.

To enhance the client experience, Managers would provide operational and administrative support, servicing clients and educating them on account services and capabilities.

Managers would also provide advisory services regarding banking regulations and regulatory requirements.

A prominent corporation is seeking a senior security executive to oversee and direct all aspects of data center security operations.

• Directly manage contract personnel responsible for daily site operations at our secure facilities.
• Respond to and resolve various security incidents, escalations, or other security-related issues in a timely manner.
• Provide on-call management support during non-business hours and participate in large-scale event responses as needed.
• Participate in regular security audits and assessments of our data centers.
• Execute established compliance processes aligned with industry standards, relevant laws, and regulatory requirements.

The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, flexibility to adapt to dynamic environments, exceptional knowledge of security best practices, and excellent written and verbal communication abilities.

Strong analytical skills are required to effectively handle diverse systems and applications.

We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply. The successful candidate will receive comprehensive training and ongoing support from a local and regional security team.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Operations Manager to oversee the daily operations of our education center.

The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring smooth and efficient functioning, managing academic and administrative staff, developing marketing strategies, and monitoring business performance.

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and organized individual to join our team and contribute to the growth and success of our organization.

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Education, Management, or related field; Master's preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in operations management, preferably in education, training, or a service-based business.
• Experience in recruitment, marketing, business development, and financial management (P&L).
• Strong leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills with students, parents, staff, and external stakeholders.
• Proficiency in MS Office and educational management software.

• Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.
• Opportunities for professional development.
• Supportive and collaborative work environment.

The Opportunity

The Director reports to the Assistant Provost of Student Affairs and provides strategic direction and leadership for the Student Counseling Center as well as the Health Clinics and Wellness Services in Abu Dhabi and Dubai campuses.

The incumbent manages the daily operations of the Student Counseling centers as well as the Health and Wellness Clinics and provides guidance and leadership to the staff at the various centers. A great share of the Director's work time is spent in overseeing clinical work and supervision preparing for events and outreach programming as well as continuously reviewing and developing policies and procedures for meeting the international standards of college counseling services and health clinics as well as towards developing appropriate measures to evaluate the delivery outcomes.

The Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Assistant Provost of Student Affairs, the Director is responsible for the Student Counseling Center & Health Clinics and Wellness Services in Abu Dhabi and Dubai campuses:

• Develops and updates job descriptions, assigns staff duties and responsibilities, and ensures that proper professional development opportunities are in place.
• Oversees the provision of empirically valid and culturally sensitive psychological and counseling services while maintaining confidentiality and high professional standards.
• Liaises with colleges/campus units and student groups to assess the mental health needs of students and develops the services and programs to meet such needs.
• Develops research initiatives to assess student mental health needs and relevant interventions.
• Ensures all staff adhere to ethical and professional standards that emphasize trust, respect, confidentiality, competence, and the welfare of students.
• Identifies professional development needs of clinical and administrative staff and identifies resources to meet the needs.
• Liaises with senior management, academic affairs, and student affairs staff to develop strategies to meet emerging student needs.
• Manages the crisis response system.
• Identifies referrals and relevant resources in the community.
• Strictly adheres to the professional code of ethics set by HAAD and the University.
• Coordinates with other departments/services of Student Affairs, the University at large, and external partners.
• Supervises the clinical and administrative work of the Student Counseling Center staff and counselors & the running of Health Clinics and Wellness Services in both campuses.
• Supports the strategic development of the counseling services & Health Clinics and Wellness Services and ensures future growth in line with best practices and the mission and vision of the University.
• Provides clinical supervision to counselors in keeping with the best practices of the profession and to ensure provision of the highest quality clinical services to students.
• Ensures the availability and provision of Medical services at high professional standards.
• Supervises and oversees the running of student counseling centers and the work of the Doctors and Nurses of the Health Clinics and the Wellness officers across Dubai and Abu Dhabi campuses.
• Evaluates, identifies, and executes the Student Counseling Center & the Health Clinics and Wellness Services Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and strategic objectives in collaboration with the university management and other relevant units.
• Manages and provides direction for the administration of the counseling services & the Health and Wellness services including but not limited to budgeting, staffing, record keeping, policy issues, and others as needed in accordance with Zayed University's policies and procedures on both campuses.
• Develops strategies and policies to promote empirically valid counseling services and best practices for Zayed University students.
• Ensures counseling services provide an atmosphere of trust, confidentiality, and respect to encourage students, parents, faculty, and staff of the University to seek consultation and/or referrals related to students' psychological counseling and other mental health needs.
• Supervises an ongoing outreach program to promote counseling and psychological & Health and Wellness services available to students.
• Develops quality assurance practices to provide evidence of positive outcomes for counseling and outreach services.
• Supervises Student Counseling Center & Health and Wellness staff to ensure proper delivery of all services.
• Oversees the development and operation of a confidential counseling records system.
• Oversees the supervision of counseling, social work, and outreach services.
• Oversees programming to enhance the psychological & health, medical, and wellbeing of students and to maximize students' use of counseling & health clinics and Wellness Services on campus.
• Adopts best practices in the health management & counseling field with the aim of continuous development.
• Ensures the adoption of culturally sensitive counseling and interventions.

The Requirements

Must possess a Ph.D. degree in Counseling Psychology or closely related fields (i.e. clinical school counseling, school psychology) from an accredited institution and 15 years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education, skill, or experience.

Relevant licensure or ability to acquire a license in the UAE.

Other essential requirements:

Fluency in Arabic & English preferred.

Awareness and knowledge of UAE culture.

Sensitivity and awareness of college student issues.

Professional organizational membership and engagement in the profession.

Desired or preferred requirements:

Experience working in the higher education environment.

Knowledge of Educational testing and assessment.

Has a license or ability to acquire a license to practice and supervise.

The Benefits

The University's benefits package is highly attractive with competitive salaries free of tax in the U.A.E., cash housing allowance, a one-time furniture allowance, annual vacation, airline tickets for the employee and immediate family, educational subsidies for children, and healthcare provided to the employee and sponsored family members.

While we appreciate all applications, you will be contacted only if you are selected for an interview.

For any inquiries or issues please contact

Required Experience:

Director

The Opportunity

The Director reports to the Assistant Provost of Student Affairs and provides strategic direction and leadership for the Student Counseling Center, as well as the Health Clinics and Wellness Services, in Abu Dhabi and Dubai campuses.

The incumbent manages the daily operations of the Student Counseling centers as well as the Health and Wellness Clinics and provides guidance and leadership to the staff at the various centers. A great share of the Director's work time is spent in overseeing clinical work and supervision, preparing for events and outreach programming, as well as continuously reviewing and developing policies and procedures for meeting the international standards of college counseling services and health clinics as well as towards developing appropriates measures to evaluate the delivery outcomes.

The Responsibilities

Under the supervision of theAssistant Provost of Student Affairs, the Director is responsible for Student Counseling Center & Health Clinics and Wellness Services, in Abu Dhabi and Dubai campuses:

• Develops and updates job descriptions, assigns staff duties and responsibilities, and ensures that proper professional development opportunities are in place.
• Oversees the provision of empirically-valid and culturally-sensitive psychological and counseling services while maintaining confidentiality and high professional standards.
• Liaises with colleges/campus units and student groups to assess the mental health needs of students and develops the services and programs to meet such needs.
• Develops research initiatives to assess student mental health needs and relevant interventions.
• Ensures all staff adhere to ethical and professional standards that emphasize trust, respect, confidentiality, competence, and the welfare of students.
• Identifies professional development needs of clinical and administrative staff and identifies resources to meet the needs.
• Liaises with senior management, academic affairs and student affairs staff to develop strategies to meet emerging student needs.
• Manages the crisis response system.
• Identifies referrals and relevant resources in the community.
• Strictly adheres to professional code of ethics set by HAAD and the University.
• Coordinates with other departments/services of Student Affairs, the University at large, and external partners.
• Supervises the clinical and administrative work of the Student Counseling Center staff and counselors & the running of Health Clinics and Wellness Services in both campuses.
• Supports the strategic development of the counseling services & Health Clinics and Wellness Services and ensures future growth in line with best practices and the mission and vision of the University.
• Provides clinical supervision to counselors, in keeping with the best practices of the profession, and to ensure provision of highest quality clinical services to students.
• Ensures the availability and provision of Medical services at high professional standards.
• Supervises and oversees the running of student counseling centers and the work of the Doctors and Nurses of the Health Clinics and the Wellness officers across Dubai and Abu Dhabi campuses.
• Evaluates, identifies, and executes the Student Counseling Center & the Health Clinics and Wellness Services Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) and strategic objectives in collaboration with the university management and other relevant units.
• Manages and provides direction for the administration of the counseling services & the Health and Wellness services, including but not limited to budgeting, staffing, record keeping, policy issues, and others, as needed, in accordance with Zayed University's policies and procedures on both campuses.
• Develops strategies and policies to promote empirically-valid counseling services and best practices for Zayed University students.
• Ensures counseling services provides an atmosphere of trust, confidentiality, and respect to encourage students, parents, faculty and staff of the University to seek consultation and/or referrals related to student's psychological, counseling, and other mental health needs.
• Supervises an ongoing outreach program to promote counseling and psychological & Health and Wellness services available to students.
• Develops quality assurance practices to provide evidence of positive outcomes for counseling and outreach services.
• Supervises Student Counseling Center & Health and Wellness staff to ensure proper delivery of all services.
• Oversees the development and operation of a confidential counseling records system.
• Oversees the supervision of counseling, social work and outreach services.
• Oversees programming to enhance the psychological & health medical and wellbeing of students and to maximize students' use of counseling & health clinics and Wellness Services on campus.
• Adopts best practices in the health management & counseling field with the aim of continuous development.
• Ensures the adoption of culturally sensitive counseling and interventions.

The Requirements

Must possess a master's degree in Counseling Psychology or closely related fields (i.e., clinical, school counseling, school psychology) from an accredited institution and 15 years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education, skill, or experience.

Relevant license or ability to acquire a license in the UAE.

Other essential requirements:

Fluency in Arabic & English preferred.

Awareness and knowledge of UAE culture.

Sensitivity and awareness of college student issues.

Professional organizational membership and engagement in the profession.

Desired or preferred requirements:

Experience working in the higher education environment.

Knowledge of Educational testing and assessment.

Has license or ability to acquire license to practice and supervise

The Benefits

The University's benefits package is highly attractive, with competitive salaries free of tax in the U.A.E., cash housing, annual vacation airline tickets for the employee and immediate family, educational subsidies for children and healthcare is provided to the employee and sponsored family members.

To Apply

In addition to completing the online application form, attach a cover letter, a current CV, and three professional references' names and contact details.

While we appreciate all applications, you will be contacted only if selected for an interview.

For any further inquiries, please

The Opportunity

The Director reports to the Assistant Provost of Student Affairs and provides strategic direction and leadership for the Student Counseling Center, as well as the Health Clinics and Wellness Services, in Abu Dhabi and Dubai campuses.

The incumbent manages the daily operations of the Student Counseling centers as well as the Health and Wellness Clinics and provides guidance and leadership to the staff at the various centers. A great share of the Director’s work time is spent in overseeing clinical work and supervision, preparing for events and outreach programming, as well as continuously reviewing and developing policies and procedures for meeting the international standards of college counseling services and health clinics as well as towards developing appropriates measures to evaluate the delivery outcomes.

The Responsibilities

Under the supervision of theAssistant Provost of Student Affairs, the Director is responsible for Student Counseling Center & Health Clinics and Wellness Services, in Abu Dhabi and Dubai campuses:

• Develops and updates job descriptions, assigns staff duties and responsibilities, and ensures that proper professional development opportunities are in place.
• Oversees the provision of empirically-valid and culturally-sensitive psychological and counseling services while maintaining confidentiality and high professional standards.
• Liaises with colleges/campus units and student groups to assess the mental health needs of students and develops the services and programs to meet such needs.
• Develops research initiatives to assess student mental health needs and relevant interventions.
• Ensures all staff adhere to ethical and professional standards that emphasize trust, respect, confidentiality, competence, and the welfare of students.
• Identifies professional development needs of clinical and administrative staff and identifies resources to meet the needs.
• Liaises with senior management, academic affairs and student affairs staff to develop strategies to meet emerging student needs.
• Manages the crisis response system.
• Identifies referrals and relevant resources in the community.
• Strictly adheres to professional code of ethics set by HAAD and the University.
• Coordinates with other departments/services of Student Affairs, the University at large, and external partners.
• Supervises the clinical and administrative work of the Student Counseling Center staff and counselors & the running of Health Clinics and Wellness Services in both campuses.
• Supports the strategic development of the counseling services & Health Clinics and Wellness Services and ensures future growth in line with best practices and the mission and vision of the University.
• Provides clinical supervision to counselors, in keeping with the best practices of the profession, and to ensure provision of highest quality clinical services to students.
• Ensures the availability and provision of Medical services at high professional standards.
• Supervises and oversees the running of student counseling centers and the work of the Doctors and Nurses of the Health Clinics and the Wellness officers across Dubai and Abu Dhabi campuses.
• Evaluates, identifies, and executes the Student Counseling Center & the Health Clinics and Wellness Services Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) and strategic objectives in collaboration with the university management and other relevant units.
• Manages and provides direction for the administration of the counseling services & the Health and Wellness services, including but not limited to budgeting, staffing, record keeping, policy issues, and others, as needed, in accordance with Zayed University’s policies and procedures on both campuses.
• Develops strategies and policies to promote empirically-valid counseling services and best practices for Zayed University students.
• Ensures counseling services provides an atmosphere of trust, confidentiality, and respect to encourage students, parents, faculty and staff of the University to seek consultation and/or referrals related to student’s psychological, counseling, and other mental health needs.
• Supervises an ongoing outreach program to promote counseling and psychological & Health and Wellness services available to students.
• Develops quality assurance practices to provide evidence of positive outcomes for counseling and outreach services.
• Supervises Student Counseling Center & Health and Wellness staff to ensure proper delivery of all services.
• Oversees the development and operation of a confidential counseling records system.
• Oversees the supervision of counseling, social work and outreach services.
• Oversees programming to enhance the psychological & health medical and wellbeing of students and to maximize students’ use of counseling & health clinics and Wellness Services on campus.
• Adopts best practices in the health management & counseling field with the aim of continuous development.
• Ensures the adoption of culturally sensitive counseling and interventions.

The Requirements

Must possess a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology or closely related fields (i.e., clinical, school counseling, school psychology) from an accredited institution and 15 years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education, skill, or experience.

Relevant license or ability to acquire a license in the UAE.

Other essential requirements:

Fluency in Arabic & English preferred.

Awareness and knowledge of UAE culture.

Sensitivity and awareness of college student issues.

Professional organizational membership and engagement in the profession.

Desired or preferred requirements:

Experience working in the higher education environment.

Knowledge of Educational testing and assessment.

Has license or ability to acquire license to practice and supervise

The Benefits

The University’s benefits package is highly attractive, with competitive salaries free of tax in the U.A.E., cash housing, annual vacation airline tickets for the employee and immediate family, educational subsidies for children and healthcare is provided to the employee and sponsored family members.

To Apply

In addition to completing the online application form, attach a cover letter, a current CV, and three professional references' names and contact details.
While we appreciate all applications, you will be contacted only if selected for an interview.

For any further inquiries, please

Lead Operations Director

The Lead Operations Director is responsible for overseeing the efficient and seamless operations of our learning centers. This role entails managing all aspects of center operations, including staff management, health and safety, sales and marketing, and compliance with regulatory guidelines.

This position plays a crucial role in creating a safe, nurturing, and educational environment for young children. The successful candidate will have excellent leadership skills, be able to motivate and inspire teams, and possess strong communication and problem-solving abilities.