Ifza is an experienced educator, having completed teaching at secondary level in a religious school setting in England, while now transitioning back to her roots in primary education in an international setting in the Middle East. Her teaching journey spans diverse contexts, including working as a tutor for NEET and hard-to-reach students, which equipped her with a deep bank of alternative strategies and trauma-informed practices. She believes education must meet students where they are - not where systems expect them to be - and her work consistently reflects that ethos.

Ifza is neurodiverse, having been diagnosed with ADHD during the first year of her PhD - a discovery that offered long-awaited answers and strengthened her resolve to advocate for access, energy-sensitive working, and systems of belonging. She is known for her forthright voice on LinkedIn and her blog, where she writes on justice, hypocrisy, structural exclusion, and building systems with integrity.

She is also the founder of A Career in Careers, a global interview series highlighting diverse voices within the sector, which organically evolved into an international platform for practitioner storytelling and visibility.

In 2024, Ifza was appointed the first-ever Reading Lead at a Category B male prison, where she developed a whole-prison literacy strategy.

She is currently developing two major ventures: Rizq Jobs, a diversity-led job board focused on inclusive recruitment and employment equity, and Al-Firdous Waqf, a Muslim charitable trust she is co-founding with her business partner, Mohammed Hakeem, to transform access to community funeral services, death committees, and burial provision.

Ifza also served as a school governor and was the first-ever Muslim board member of YMCA Derbyshire, where she helped steer the organisation’s EDI approach and bring community-rooted perspectives into strategic decision-making.

Her work is lived, layered, and unapologetically practical. Her book weaves together her journey as an educator, scholar, mother, and social justice practitioner - offering an honest, grounded, and action-focused guide to equity in careers work and beyond.