The successful candidate will join the Technology/SRX People Team and gain practical exposure to various HR functions, including recruitment administration, onboarding, employee records, HR systems, reporting, learning and development and employee engagement. This YES People Apprentice Jobs opportunity is suitable for candidates with an HR-related Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Degree. No previous work experience is required.
Position Details
- Position: YES: People Apprentice
- Reference Number: SHO260814-5
- Company: Shoprite
- Job Type: Contract
- Programme: Youth Employment Service (YES)
- Department: Human Resources
- Location: Brackenfell, Cape Town
- Province: Western Cape
- Country: South Africa
- Closing Date: 29 August 2026
- Experience Required: No prior work experience required
Minimum Requirements
Applicants interested in the YES People Apprentice Jobs should meet the following requirements:
- HR-related Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Degree
- No previous work experience required
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
- Basic reporting and data management skills
- Strong administration and organisational abilities
- Excellent attention to detail
- Comfortable working with technology and HR systems
- Basic ability or interest in AI prompting
- Ability to coordinate interviews and candidate communication
- Interest in Human Resources and people-related functions
Skills Required
- Human Resources administration
- Recruitment administration
- Microsoft Office
- Data capturing
- Reporting
- Record keeping
- Communication
- Organisation
- Attention to detail
- Problem-solving
- Stakeholder engagement
- Technology skills
- Time management
- Teamwork
- Ability to work with confidential information
Key Responsibilities
- Providing day-to-day HR administrative support
- Assisting with recruitment administration
- Maintaining employee records and documentation
- Supporting CV screening and candidate sorting
- Assisting with candidate shortlisting
- Scheduling interviews and sending Microsoft Teams invitations
- Communicating with candidates
- Coordinating qualification, reference, criminal, credit and other verification checks
- Capturing and tracking verification outcomes
- Maintaining recruitment trackers and vacancy updates
- Monitoring recruitment workflows and candidate progress
- Preparing reports, presentations and communication materials
- Assisting with employee onboarding and induction
- Preparing offer letters, employment contracts and take-on packs
- Supporting Adobe Sign workflows
- Tracking signed documents
- Preparing completed starter packs for Payroll
- Tracking employee numbers and communicating them to relevant stakeholders
- Maintaining new starter information
- Supporting monthly onboarding communications
- Assisting with learning and development administration
- Maintaining training and attendance records
- Supporting employee engagement and wellness initiatives
- Updating information on HR systems
- Supporting data collection, cleansing and reporting
- Assisting with people metrics and dashboards
- Supporting SAP-related administration
- Checking employee and position information
- Validating HR system data against documentation
- Supporting HR technology and process improvement initiatives
- Responding to basic employee and manager queries
- Escalating complex matters to the appropriate stakeholders
- Working with People Partners and other HR teams
Why Apply
- Talent acquisition
- Recruitment
- HR administration
- Employee onboarding
- Learning and development
- Employee engagement
- People analytics
- HR reporting
- SAP and HR systems
- Workforce planning
- Technology-enabled HR processes
- Stakeholder management
Important Notes
- This is a fixed-term YES programme opportunity.
- The role falls under Human Resources.
- Applicants must have an HR-related Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Degree.
- No prior work experience is required.
- Microsoft Office proficiency is required.
- Candidates should have an interest in HR technology, recruitment and people operations.