Maira Sharif

Operations and program management professional with 6+ years in education administration, admissions coordination, student affairs, STEM program management and remote operations. Co-founded a school's A-Level program and managed its operations for five years, delivering a 100% university placement rate for 50+ students a year. Currently manages day-to-day operations for a remote coding school, reporting to the CEO, across student onboarding, scheduling, instructor management, partnerships, CRM and CMS administration, dashboards and HR administration.

Operations Coordinator & Partnerships Lead - Code School, Pakistan - Remote

(2025-10)

• Manage day-to-day operations, reporting directly to the CEO, including student onboarding, class scheduling, instructor coordination and team management.
• Administer CRM and CMS platforms for national and international students and customers, from onboarding to class scheduling, with 100% scheduling accuracy across all active program tracks.
• Manage instructor performance by evaluating teaching quality and training needs, and coordinate cross-functional remote teams (marketing, instruction, operations) through shared tracking systems.
• Lead partnership management with national and international schools, including stakeholder relationship management, on-site partner evaluations and external representation.
• Build operations and lead-tracking dashboards for 200+ leads across multi-channel sales pipelines, reducing response time by approximately 30% and eliminating missed follow-ups.
• Automated CRM and communication workflows, saving 8 to 10 hours of admin per week; run email and WhatsApp outreach campaigns by pipeline stage.
• Handle vendor management and budgeting, and process monthly instructor billing (PRFs).
• Provide administrative support: calendar management, inbox management, meeting and class scheduling, travel booking and data entry.
• Support HR administration and recruitment: CV screening, fit and motivation interviews with structured evaluations, employment contract drafting and new hire onboarding.

A-Level Program Manager | Student Affairs & Operations | STEM Coordinator - EMS High School - H-11/4, Islamabad

(2019-10 - 2025-08)

Held concurrently: A-Level Program Manager covering student affairs, operations and admissions counseling, and STEM Coordinator (Grades 4 to 8).

• ADMISSIONS & STUDENT AFFAIRS
• Delivered a 100% university placement rate for 50+ advised students a year across 4 admission cycles, with offers from NYU Abu Dhabi, NYU New York, UCL, King's College London, University of Michigan, Boston University, UC Davis, Amherst, NUST, AKU, FAST and GIKI.
• Managed university application processing for 100+ applications on Common App, UCAS and direct university portals with 100% on-time submission and zero data errors across 4 cycles; liaised with admissions offices on student queries.
• Managed parent communication as main point of contact for national and international admissions; handled IGCSE and A-Level exam registration, including Pearson Edexcel; provided SAT, ACT and NET test preparation for 50+ students a year.
• ACADEMIC OPERATIONS & ADMINISTRATION
• Co-founded the school's A-Level program as one of a three-person founding team with school leadership, then managed its operations for five years as the point person for all A-Level matters, coordinating faculty across 5+ departments.
• Developed SOPs and counseling frameworks adopted as institutional standards, and produced leadership reports and presentations for decision-making and external stakeholder reporting.
• STEM, ROBOTICS & PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
• One of the main mentors and the point person for high school students in international robotics and STEM competitions, 2019 to 2025: managed, mentored and led EMS students in Robo-League, WRO, Destination Imagination, WAICY (AI) and the Breakthrough Junior Challenge, plus all A-Level extracurriculars, winning awards in 8+ national and international competitions.
• As STEM Coordinator for Grades 4 to 8, developed the Grade 4 and 5 STEM curriculum and mentored Grade 4 to 8 teachers.
• Founded the Makerspace (a Grade 8 STEAM program blending science and the arts) and led the robotics program.
• Won three consecutive National Science Bowl Championships (2022, 2023, 2024) as head instructor and mentor, and initiated the in-school EMS Science Bowl.
• Founded and built the school's first science lab for A-Level, O-Level and Matric students (200+ a year): researched equipment and software, wrote lab SOPs, and managed procurement, safety compliance and staff training.
• Founded and built the A-Level Media Lab: specified equipment, set up the facility and launched student podcasting.
• Conducted A-Level Physics, Chemistry and Biology practicals, and supported IGCSE and Matric teachers with their lab sessions.
• Designed and launched the EMSTEM Program from concept to full adoption, combining leadership, entrepreneurship and technical education for 200+ students a year, with 5+ external partners including LearnObots.
• EVENTS & MEDIA
• Managed 10+ national and international events end to end (planning, logistics, travel, stakeholder communication, on-ground execution) with zero critical failures.
• Led Breakthrough Junior Challenge (international) entries for three consecutive years, scripting and filming student videos; students placed in the top 10 in 2023 and 2024.
• Managed all event media: photography, videography, and brochure and pamphlet design in Adobe Suite and Final Cut Pro.

Bachelor of Science - Electronics and Electrical Engineering - International Islamic University, Islamabad