HR Intern – People Operations

About the role

GE People Operations is offering a 12-month HR internship in its People (HR) Operations team in Johannesburg, South Africa. The intern supports the team in providing professional, proactive support across employee life-cycle processes while building relationships with business units, employees and HR colleagues. The internship is described as permanent in the listing.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain employee documentation such as personnel files and labour contracts in line with local labour legislation and data privacy regulations.
• Keep the HR internal database complete, accurate and compliant with relevant legislation.
• Follow Standard Operating Procedures and update them as needed.
• Manage HR document circulation in a controlled way and ensure quality and compliance with legal and GE policy requirements.
• Build strong working relationships with the GE HR community by administering HR processes accurately and communicating early on requirements and service issues.
• Communicate proactively with HR partners and customers to resolve transactions on time, keeping them informed of progress.

Required profile

• University degree with a specialisation in Human Resources, Industrial Psychology or a similar field.
• Knowledge of local labour regulations.
• Proven ability to build and maintain team and client relationships, in person and remotely.
• Confidentiality and a controllership mindset.
• Desired: success in a customer operations or HR administration role, project/process ownership, and strong teamwork skills.

Required skills

• Proficiency in IT tools including Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.