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Saleha Patel

@salehapatel

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Aspiring Marketing Manager blending marketing, public relations, and analytics to drive brand growth.

South Africa

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a role where I can grow into a Marketing Manager position—developing campaigns, strengthening brand presence across social media and web, using analytics for better decisions, and working toward measurable customer satisfaction and deadline-driven execution.

I completed my studies in Business Administration with majors in Marketing and Public Relations at Eduvos, along with a TEFL certificate and strong academic performance.

I’ve built hands-on marketing experience through full-time and contractor work—developing marketing campaigns, supporting brand initiatives, assisting with social media and website content, attending company events, and creating marketing collateral.

Alongside marketing, I bring business and data discipline from my HR and finance exposure: recruitment and interviews, disciplinary hearings, Sage Payroll system, and MIS and analytics for payroll and employee benefits to support better decision making.

I’m known for meeting deadlines, solving problems, and prioritising tasks while maintaining a customer-focused approach—skills I also strengthened as a travel consultant handling queries, payments, and compliance requirements.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Human Resource & Marketing

Buynsave Spar Group of Companies

Feb 2022 - Dec 2024 (2 years 10 months)

Managed end-to-end recruitment and disciplinary hearings, and supported payroll and employee benefits processing using Sage Payroll while ensuring statutory salary disbursement timelines. Led marketing campaigns with the team, assisting with social media and website content, organizing events/trade shows, and managing marketing collateral.

Recruitment Employee Relations Disciplinary Marketing Campaigns Social Media Content Event Coordination

Marketing Contractor

NXT Evolv Media

Dec 2022 - Dec 2023 (1 year)

Supported clients with social media marketing by designing brand awareness posts to strengthen presence and awareness. Planned and created web pages for user experience and developed SEO-focused online portfolios to improve search visibility for clients.

Social Media Marketing Web Design UX Oriented Page Creation SEO Online Portfolio Content Strategy Digital Marketing

Travel Consultant/Coordinator

AA Travel & Tours

Jan 2021 - Mar 2021 (2 months)

Issued tickets and maintained statistical and financial records while handling customer queries and complaints. Coordinated visa/transit documentation in line with immigration requirements for minors and processed payments with accurate quotation information.

Travel Ticketing Customer Service Record keeping Compliance Support Payment Processing

Administrator (Internship)

Galp Fuel Company

May 2022 - Present (4 years)

Assisted with recruitment support and created a marketing plan aligned with the business’s finances, while handling finance department queries. Managed store stock intake and ordering, maintained employee reports for directors/head office, updated systems for fuel purchases and inventory, and supported promotions and customer communications.

Administrative Support Recruitment support Marketing Planning Finance Query Handling Stock Intake & Ordering system updates Customer Service

Administrator Intern

Galp Fuel Company

May 2022 - Present (4 years)

Supported recruitment activities and assisted with creating a marketing plan aligned with the business’s finances. Handled finance queries, stock intake and ordering, system updates for fuel purchases and inventory, and day-to-day client communications.

Recruitment support Marketing Planning Finance & Administration Customer Service Stock Intake & Ordering system updates

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Eduvos

Bachelor of Commerce and Law, Business Administration (Marketing & Public Relations)

2019 - 2022

Activities and societies: 92% Business Management; Project team leader; Class Representative; coursework included Human Resource Management, Marketing, Project Management, Accounting, Business Law, Business Ethics, Public Relations, Business Management.

Completed a Bachelor of Commerce and Law with majors in Marketing and Public Relations as part of a Business Administration-focused degree. Delivered a research project on remote working needs in Midrand, South Africa, and led the project team.

Bolton Sixth Form College

Business Studies Diploma, Business Studies

Activities and societies: Elected Ambassador (Young Enterprise Scheme). Subjects included Accounting, HR, Aspects of Employment Law, Market Research, Developing Teams, Retailing, Marketing, Business Communication, and International business.

Completed a Business Studies Diploma with coursework covering marketing, employment law, team development, and business communication.

Ladybridge High School

GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education), GCSE

2016 -

Activities and societies: Subjects included English Language, English Literature, Maths, Business Studies, Art and Design, Science, Geography, and History; School Prefect.

Earned GCSE qualifications across core and business-related subjects. Held a school leadership role as a School Prefect.

Ladybridge High School

GCSE, GCSE

Activities and societies: School Prefect; subjects included English Language, English Literature, Maths, Business Studies, Art and Design, Science, Geography, and History.

Completed GCSE studies across English, Maths, Business Studies, and multiple sciences and humanities subjects.

TEFL Universal

TEFL Certificate, Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)

Activities and societies: Modules included The Wonderful World of TEFL, Competent and Effective EFL Teaching, Understanding Learners, Mastering Language Elements, Taking Control of English Grammar, 4 Key Skills, Planning and Presenting Lessons, Critical Teaching Skills, Management of Classroom, and Intro to Teaching Young Learners.

Completed a TEFL certificate covering core competencies for teaching English, lesson planning, classroom management, and language teaching fundamentals.