Sara Javed

Senior Education Leader and Finance Professional with 20+ years of progressive experience spanning eight principal-level roles, corporate finance at blue-chip organizations, and university-level lecturing. Combines instructional leadership and Cambridge programme delivery with strong financial management and ERP expertise — a rare dual-domain profile. Proven record of building institutions from zero, securing board affiliations, achieving 100% exam results, and earning repeat appointments from former directors based on demonstrated performance.

Cambridge examinations invigilator for the British Council, Lahore.

Principal - Global School & College System - Islamabad

(2025-07 - 2026-04)

~600 students · 40+ staff

• Directed full school operations across academic, HR, administration, finance, and compliance
• Stabilised institutional operations within 90 days through clear reporting lines and accountability structures
• Introduced academic monitoring systems that improved teacher accountability and lesson delivery quality

Principal - MyStep School & College - Rawalpindi

(2023-03 - 2025-06)

~700 students · 50+ staff · Grade 1 to Intermediate · Appointed directly by former Peak Home School director

• Established the college section from scratch and secured FBISE Federal Board affiliation within the first year
• Achieved 100% board result in the college section's first-ever examination batch
• Improved matric results by an estimated 18–22% over two academic cycles through structured exam-readiness programmes
• Reduced staff turnover from approximately 35% to under 15% via transparent appraisal and mentoring systems
• Grew enrollment by approximately 25% over two years through reputation-driven referrals and community engagement

Principal — Campus Project Lead - Allied School - Rawalpindi

(2021-08 - 2023-03)

New campus build · Recruited by a parent following reputation from Peak Home School · Original 6-month brief extended to 18 months

• Hired to launch a new campus and close/merge an existing campus into it — restructured the plan so both campuses continued operating successfully instead, preserving enrollment and staff continuity
• Built the new campus from zero: recruited 25+ staff, designed systems, policies, and academic structures
• Secured 48 new admissions in October — a strong result for off-season, mid-session enrollment
• Performance led the board to extend the original 6-month engagement to a full year before handover to the campus director

Principal, Day Boarding Project - Peak Home School - Rawalpindi

(2018-02 - 2019-11)

Led a Cambridge-aligned day boarding programme of ~400 students and 30+ staff; raised pass rates by an estimated 20% through individualized learning plans and structured CPD. Built such strong institutional credibility that the school director personally returned years later to recruit Sara to lead his new MyStep venture.

Principal - The Spirit School - Rawalpindi

(2014-03 - 2017-07)

Led Cambridge O-Level and Lower Secondary delivery for ~500 students and 40+ staff; improved O-Level pass rates from approximately 71% to 88% over three years

• Introduced performance-tracking systems and reduced student absenteeism by an estimated 30% through disciplined school culture reforms

Vice Principal - The Educators — Elite Campus - Quetta

(2011-07 - 2014-02)

Coordinated academic planning, timetabling, and examination management for a large, 100+ staff campus, reducing scheduling conflicts by over 40%. Acted as effective second-in-command, managing student welfare and escalated parent matters at scale.

Lecturer, BBA (Hons) - London School of Management & Technology - Lahore

(2009-11 - 2010-08)

Delivered Marketing & Management modules at undergraduate Honours level

Manager Accounts - Elegant Air Travels - Karachi

(2010-08 - 2011-06)

Restructured accounts processes, cutting reconciliation errors by an estimated 35–40%

Finance Executive - Haleeb Foods Limited - Lahore

(2007-06 - 2009-10)

Managed vendor payments and statutory compliance across a 100+ staff FMCG plant

ERP Officer - DESCON Engineering Pvt. Ltd. - Lahore

(2005-09 - 2007-05)

Led company-wide ACCPAC ERP rollout; CFO personally intervened to retain on resignation

Incharge Admin & Accounts / Teacher - Gates College of Commerce (Evening) - Lahore

(2003 - 2009)

Retained concurrently across later roles at original manager's request

Incharge Admin & Accounts / Teacher - The Educators — Lahore Campus - Lahore

(2003 - 2005)

Contributed to campus growth from 230 to 1,800 students — a 7x increase

MPhil - Finance - UET Taxila / APCOMS (2013 - 2016)

MBA - Marketing & Finance - NCBA&E Lahore (2007 - 2009)

B.Com - Punjab Group of Colleges (2003 - 2003)

CMA - ICMA Pakistan