Meera Danish Barlas, Manager Marketing & Student Recruitment - Sindh Region

Meera Danish Barlas

Manager Marketing & Student Recruitment - Sindh Region

ACCA

Location
Qatar - Doha
Education
Bachelor's degree, Economics & Finance
Experience
4 years, 0 Months

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Manager Marketing & Student Recruitment - Sindh Region at ACCA
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • December 2011 to July 2014

• Responsible for end-to-end planning, execution and monitoring of ACCA’s marketing and student engagement programs for one of the biggest markets globally for ACCA.

• Worked closely with Corporate Marketing UK to create and execute different marketing campaigns using print, electronic and outdoor media.

• Responsible for formulating strategy for student recruitment via various student engagement models and creating mutually beneficial relationship with educational institutes and other stakeholders.

• Worked on development, management and execution of an overall social media marketing plan and strategy to effectively drive brand awareness and enhance brand recognition in the market.

• Managed the communications and media activity to drive brand recognition and enhance media mileage in the market.

HIGHLIGHTS:
• Instrumented and launched ACCA Student Ambassador Program which is currently being replicated in other markets.

• Nominated for the Global Chief Executive Award 2013 for most creative initiative.

• Launched ACCA Foundation Diploma in Pakistan - Pakistan being one of two markets globally to launch this new product for prospective students.

• Champion of social media, with a track record of creating and implementing successful social media campaigns with strong impact and great reach. ACCA Pakistan Facebook Page saw a growth of more than 50% in 2013.

Analyst - Projects, MIS, Investigations and Control team. at Standard Chartered Bank
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • October 2010 to November 2011
Internee at Shell
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • January 2010 to February 2010

Education

Bachelor's degree, Economics & Finance
  • at Institute of Business Management (IoBM)
  • August 2010

Specialties & Skills

Presentation Skills
Brand Management
Community Management
Social Media Marketing
Idea Generation
Budgeting and Planning
Leadership Skills
Communication skills
Marketing/branding
Presentation Skills
Writing
Creative Thinking
Student Recruitment
Social Media

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert
Arabic
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Induction Training (Training)
Training Institute:
ACCA Dubai office
Date Attended:
February 2012
Duration:
27 hours
Strategic Marketing in the Digital Age (Training)
Training Institute:
Lahore University of Management Sciences
Date Attended:
March 2013
Duration:
27 hours
Building High Performance Teams (Training)
Training Institute:
International Management Solutions
Date Attended:
August 2013
Duration:
18 hours
Product Training (Training)
Training Institute:
ACCA Bangladesh office
Duration:
18 hours

Hobbies

  • Interior Decoration
  • Tavelling
  • Designing
    Creative outlet via intermittent involvement in designing of handbags. The process involves creativity all through designing and end to end execution including photo-shoot, promotions and social media engagement with clients. www.meerabarlas.com