PMA Consult
PMA Consult People Management Advisory

Independent HR & People Advisory · Tashkent, Uzbekistan

From registered entity to first productive hires — without the six-month HR detour.

Companies entering Uzbekistan arrive with capital, a business plan and a registered entity. What they do not have is employment infrastructure. PMA Consult builds it — senior HR judgement delivered directly, in English, Russian and Uzbek.

Fixed scope · Fixed fee · 3–8 weeks

The gap

The first hires are usually made before the paperwork exists.

Contracts drafted from a group template that does not meet local form. ENST registration missed inside its five working days. An expatriate contract signed before the confirmation was issued. People already working with nothing documented behind them. None of it looks urgent — until an inspection, a termination dispute, or investor due diligence turns three years of informal practice into a number on a page.

Since 1 January 2026, violations recorded through ENST can be processed without the employer present. The window for fixing this quietly has narrowed.

Services

The right structure, the right people, the right systems.

Scope, timeline and fee are agreed in writing before work begins. Every engagement is delivered personally rather than passed to a junior team.

HR Function Setup & Market Entry

From market entry to operational readiness

  • HR structure and operating model
  • Core HR processes and policy set
  • Recruitment and onboarding framework
  • Localization of group HR standards
  • Workforce planning and expatriate support
  • HR templates, calendar and reporting

HR Audit, Compliance & Risk

Identify risk before it becomes cost

  • HR documentation and process review
  • Employment and working-time practices
  • Policies, procedures and governance
  • Compliance gap analysis and risk mapping
  • Corrective action plan
  • Implementation roadmap

Organization, Reward & Talent

Structure, pay and performance, designed together

  • Organization design and workforce planning
  • Job descriptions, evaluation and grading
  • Salary bands and benefits framework
  • Performance management and KPI frameworks
  • Engagement and eNPS surveys with action plans
  • Talent review, 9-Box and succession planning

Learning, Leadership & HR Capability

Building the people who run the system

  • Training needs and skills gap analysis
  • Annual L&D plan and learning pathways
  • Individual development plans
  • Leadership and people management workshops
  • HR for non-HR managers, difficult conversations
  • Training effectiveness evaluation

Method

Five stages, always in the same order.

The client is left with a working system rather than a report on a shelf.

01DiagnoseWhat is actually in place, what the law and the group require, and the distance between them.
02DesignThe structure, documents and processes built for this organization, not adapted from a template.
03ImplementDocuments issued, registrations made, processes put into daily use.
04DevelopThe managers and HR staff who will run the system are trained to run it.
05SustainHandover to a named internal owner, with 30 days of post-delivery support.
  • Fixed scope
  • Fee agreed in writing before work begins
  • 3–8 weeks typical
  • 50/50 payment
  • 30 days post-delivery support

Clients

Who we work with.

  • International companies entering or scaling in Uzbekistan
  • Subsidiaries of foreign groups without a senior HR leader
  • Fast-growing local companies outgrowing informal HR
  • Organizations restructuring or integrating after acquisition
  • Industrial and construction projects building a workforce from zero
  • Companies preparing for audit, inspection or investor due diligence
  • 20+Years of HR experience
  • 50+Projects delivered
  • 10+Industries served
  • 3Languages of delivery
  • 100%Confidential engagements

Leadership

The person you meet is the person who does the work.

Founder & CEO

Ayjamal Ukubaeva

Ayjamal Ukubaeva founded PMA Consult to give organizations in Uzbekistan direct access to senior HR judgement — the kind normally available only to companies large enough to employ a full-time HR Director.

She brings more than 20 years of human resources experience across manufacturing, energy, construction, FMCG, financial services, logistics, technology and professional services, in both international groups and fast-growing local companies. Her work spans HR leadership, organization design, compensation and benefits, performance and talent management, and HR transformation.

Every engagement is delivered personally rather than passed to a junior team, in English, Russian or Uzbek. Alongside corporate work she mentors young professionals and early-career HR specialists — closing the distance between what people are taught and what workplaces actually expect.

Areas of expertise

  • HR strategy & operating models
  • Organization & workforce design
  • Compensation, grading & reward
  • Performance, engagement & talent
  • HR compliance & risk
  • Leadership & HR capability

How we work

One senior point of contact throughout. Scope, timeline and fee agreed in writing before work begins. Confidentiality applied as standard to every engagement.

Industries

Industries we serve.

  • Manufacturing & Industrial
  • Energy & Utilities
  • Construction & Engineering
  • Agriculture & Agro-processing
  • FMCG & Retail
  • Banking & Financial Services
  • Logistics & Supply Chain
  • Technology, IT & BPO
  • Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare
  • Mining & Metals
  • Professional Services
  • Education

Contact

Start with a conversation.

Describe where you are and we will tell you what needs to happen first — before anything is agreed.

Office
Tashkent, Uzbekistan