Hi, I'm Maha Iftikhar, an aspiring Social Media Manager with a solid background in internal communications, stakeholder engagement, and survey-driven campaign strategies. With over two years of experience in Human Resources, I've developed strong skills in content creation, feedback analysis, and team collaboration. I'm passionate about managing initiatives that align with brand values and drive engagement. Currently, I'm excited to transition into digital branding and social media marketing. I bring a proactive mindset and a keen willingness to learn and grow, always aiming to enhance audience experiences and contribute positively to the teams I work with.

Maha Iftikhar

Hi, I'm Maha Iftikhar, an aspiring Social Media Manager with a solid background in internal communications, stakeholder engagement, and survey-driven campaign strategies. With over two years of experience in Human Resources, I've developed strong skills in content creation, feedback analysis, and team collaboration. I'm passionate about managing initiatives that align with brand values and drive engagement. Currently, I'm excited to transition into digital branding and social media marketing. I bring a proactive mindset and a keen willingness to learn and grow, always aiming to enhance audience experiences and contribute positively to the teams I work with.

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Hi, I’m Maha Iftikhar, an aspiring Social Media Manager with a solid background in internal communications, stakeholder engagement, and survey-driven campaign strategies. With over two years of experience in Human Resources, I’ve developed strong skills in content creation, feedback analysis, and team collaboration. I’m passionate about managing initiatives that align with brand values and drive engagement.

Currently, I’m excited to transition into digital branding and social media marketing. I bring a proactive mindset and a keen willingness to learn and grow, always aiming to enhance audience experiences and contribute positively to the teams I work with.

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Language

Urdu
Fluent
English
Advanced
German
Beginner

Work Experience

Junior HR Business Partner at ResearchGate
February 1, 2023 - May 31, 2023
Led internal feedback campaigns (onboarding, probation, exit), generating insights to improve employee experience. Developed communication content for change management and internal brand consistency across departments. Partnered with leaders to provide guidance on people-related matters, managed employee disputes and disciplinary sessions, and facilitated performance management processes including calibration sessions with stakeholders.
People Specialist & Recruiting Intern / Working Student at NavVis
October 1, 2021 - December 31, 2022
Designed and launched a pulse survey platform for companywide engagement, created training and onboarding content for branded communications, conducted screening interviews and filtered candidates, managed the employee lifecycle of Working Students/Interns, managed off-boarding processes, implemented internal company policies, and supported learning and development initiatives including coordinating in-house training programs.
Human Resource Generalist at Ibex – Pakistan
September 1, 2018 - December 31, 2020
Served as a shared resource between Employee Relations and Business Partner division. Managed and enhanced employee lifecycle experience, planned and executed employee engagement activities and training initiatives, conducted disciplinary meetings, terminations, and investigations ensuring compliance with policies, and aligned and streamlined payroll management data.
Management Consulting Intern at Robust Pro Canada
August 1, 2017 - March 31, 2018
Formulated and developed HR policy manual for the Karachi regional office to enhance operational efficiency. Conducted market surveys to analyze and present statistical results and assisted in consulting projects by shadowing the lead consultant.
Career Break (Maternity)
June 1, 2023 - May 31, 2025
Took a career break for maternity from June 2023 to May 2025.
Junior HR Business Partner at ResearchGate
February 1, 2023 - May 31, 2023
Led internal feedback campaigns (onboarding, probation, exit), generating insights to improve employee experience. Developed communication content for change management and internal brand consistency across departments. Partnered with leaders to understand their needs and provide guidance on people-related matters. Managed employee disputes and conducted disciplinary sessions. Facilitated performance management processes, including calibration sessions with stakeholders.
People Specialist & Recruiting Intern / Working Student at NavVis
October 1, 2021 - December 31, 2022
Designed and launched a pulse survey platform for companywide engagement—like managing audience engagement campaigns. Created training and onboarding content for branded, structured communications. Conducted screening interviews and filtered candidates for open positions. Managed the Employee Life cycle of Working Students/Interns, including contract extensions, policy training, and terminations. Managed off-boarding processes for employees and interns. Initiated, researched, formulated and implemented company internal policies. Supported all learning and development initiatives and coordinated in-house training programs.
Human Resource Generalist at Ibex – Pakistan
September 1, 2018 - December 31, 2020
Served as a shared resource between Employee Relations and Business Partner division. Managed and enhanced employee life cycle experience. Planned and executed employee engagement activities and training initiatives. Conducted employee disciplinary meetings, terminations & investigations, ensuring compliance with company policies. Aligned and streamlined payroll management data.
Management Consulting Intern at Robust Pro Canada
August 1, 2017 - March 31, 2018
Formulated and developed HR policy Manual for the Karachi regional office enhancing operational efficiency. Conducted market surveys to analyze and present statistical results. Assisted in consulting projects, shadowing lead consultant.

Education

Master of Science at EU Business School Munich
January 1, 2021 - February 28, 2022
Bachelor of Social Sciences at Institute of Business Administration- Karachi, Pakistan
September 1, 2013 - September 30, 2014
Master of Science at EU Business School Munich - Germany
January 1, 2021 - February 28, 2022
Bachelor of Social Sciences at Institute of Business Administration- Karachi, Pakistan
September 1, 2013 - September 30, 2014

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Education, Software & Internet, Other