Business Administrator Mahali Program (UAE Nationals)

Location: Dubai

Employment Type: Full-Time, Onsite

About noon

We're building an ecosystem of digital products and services that power everyday life across the Middle East—fast, scalable, and deeply customer-centric. Our mission is to deliver to every door every day. We want to redefine what technology can do in this region, and we're looking for an Account Manager who can help us move even faster.

noon's mission: Every door, every day

What you'll do:

Team noon has some of the fastest, smartest, and hardest-working people we've encountered. We are looking for ambitious and passionate Emirati to join our Mahali team at noon. We're looking for a highly organised, proactive Business Administrator to support the day-to-day operations of the Mahali program. This is an office-based role responsible for keeping the program running smoothly behind the scenes, from administration and scheduling to partner coordination, documentation, reporting, and internal support.

You'll work in helping ensure that program activities, partnerships, communications, and operational requirements are managed efficiently and professionally. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, dependable, comfortable managing multiple priorities, and able to take ownership of tasks from start to finish.

What You'll Do

• Provide day-to-day administrative and operational support to the Mahali program team.
• Manage calendars, meetings, schedules, bookings, and internal coordination.
• Support the planning and administration of workshops, webinars, training sessions, onboarding days, and community activities.
• Coordinate with partners, suppliers, speakers, venues, and other stakeholders as required.
• Prepare documents, presentations, meeting notes, reports, trackers, and other program materials.
• Maintain accurate databases, contact lists, participant records, and program documentation.
• Ensure files, documents, contracts, and program records are organised and kept up to date.

What You'll Need

• Preferred 2 - 4 years of experience in business administration, office administration, operations, or a similar role. (Not super important, but will be good to have)
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and a structured approach to managing tasks.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English and Arabic.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office / Google Workspace, including Excel or Google Sheets.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Strong follow-through and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, growing business where priorities can change quickly.

Bonus If You Have

• Experience supporting a program, startup, SME, education, community, or business development team.
• Experience coordinating events, workshops, training programs, or partner activations.
• Experience working with government entities, universities, chambers, SME organisations, or other ecosystem partners.
• Familiarity with CRM systems, reporting dashboards, project management tools, or database management.
• A genuine interest in supporting entrepreneurs, SMEs, and the growth of local businesses.

Why Join Us

Mahali is building a platform that supports local businesses and entrepreneurs, and this role plays an important part in making that work happen every day. You'll be at the centre of the program's operations, working with a collaborative team and gaining exposure to partnerships, business development, community programs, and entrepreneurship.

If you're organised, hands-on, detail-oriented, and someone who takes pride in keeping things running smoothly, we'd love to meet you.