HR Intern

Medtronic; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 865,000 - 995,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

Medtronic in Johannesburg, South Africa, offers a Human Resources internship designed to develop practical HR experience within a global healthcare technology leader. You will work with experienced HR professionals in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, gaining exposure to onboarding, documentation, compliance, and project support.

The role is based in Johannesburg with a hybrid work model, starting November 2026 for 12 months, and requires a Bachelor of Commerce in HR Management with 0–2

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Commerce in Human Resource Management and relevant coursework.
• 0-2 years of experience; postgraduate qualification advantageous.
• Strong MS Office skills and ability to maintain confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Provide HR administration and operational support across programmes and processes.
• Process HR transactions accurately and support programme administration.
• Collaborate across HR to respond to employee and manager queries.
• Support planning and implementation of local HR projects and engagement activities.
• Provide administrative support to the HR/Legal team.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Confidentiality

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor of Commerce in Human Resource Management

Job description

Job Details

• Flexible Work Arrangement
• Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
• Full time
• R77523

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first - developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

A Day in the Life

Join Medtronic's Human Resources team and begin your career with a global healthcare technology leader driven by its Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. This internship offers an opportunity to gain practical Human Resources experience while contributing to initiatives that support our people, culture, and business objectives. You will work alongside experienced HR professionals in a collaborative and fast-paced environment, building a strong foundation for a successful career in Human Resources.

Based in Johannesburg, this hybrid internship provides exposure to a wide range of Human Resources activities, projects, and programmes. The successful candidate will support key HR initiatives while developing professional skills and practical workplace experience within a dynamic global organisation.

Internship Details

• Start date: November 2026
• Duration: 12 months
• Locations: Johannesburg
• Working hours: Full-time
• Work model: Hybrid

Responsibilities

• Provide Human Resources administration and operational support across a range of programmes and processes, including employee onboarding, documentation, filing, record management, internship activities, Employment Equity, B-BBEE, and compliance initiatives.
• Process HR transactions accurately and help ensure programmes and processes are administered effectively and efficiently.
• Collaborate across the HR function to support departmental objectives and apply consistent operational standards and procedures when responding to employee and manager queries.
• Support the planning, coordination, and implementation of local HR projects, employee engagement activities, and business initiatives.
• Provide administrative support to the HR/Legal team.

Required Knowledge and Skills

• Bachelor of Commerce in Human Resource Management
• 0-2 years of experience; postgraduate qualification will be advantageous.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, Word, Power Point, and Outlook.
• Strong attention to detail, organisational skills, professionalism, and ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Reliable, self-motivated, and able to manage multiple priorities in a collaborative and fast-paced work environment.
• Must be able unemployed
• Must be South African
• Must be between the ages of 18-30
• Must not be planning to study in 2027
• Must be able to commit to a 12-month contract
• Have not participated in a YES programme previously

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package

A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.

Our Mission - to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life - unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people.

We are engineers at heart- putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

We change lives. Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives.

We build extraordinary solutions as one team. With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough.

This life-changing career is yours to engineer. By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will...

• Build a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world
• Grow a career reflective of your passion and abilities
• Connect to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning

These commitments set our team apart from the rest:

Experiences that put people first. Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career-building resources you need.

Life-transforming technologies. No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms.

Better outcomes for our world. Here, it's about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls.

Insight-driven care. Fresh viewpoints. Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Additional Eligibility & Requirements

For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare setting is considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support.

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