HR Intern (Located in South Africa)

KnowBe4; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 100,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly sales bonuses

Employee referral bonuses

Tuition reimbursement

Certification reimbursement

Modern high-tech work environment

Job summary

KnowBe4 in Cape Town, South Africa, invites applications for an HR Intern. The role provides comprehensive generalist HR support while also managing office operations for a 6-month period.

The ideal candidate is a final-year MBA student or recent MBA graduate with HR specialization, available for 40 hours weekly, with strong communication, confidentiality, and organizational skills. A hands-on, collaborative environment awaits.

Qualifications

• Final year MBA student with HR specialisation.
• Recent MBA graduate with HR focus acceptable.
• Available for 40 hours/week for 6 months.
• Strong communication and multitasking abilities.
• Respect for confidentiality and discretion.
• Familiarity with HR practices and processes.

Responsibilities

• Support HR operations and employee relations inquiries.
• Assist with HR benefits programs administration.
• Maintain HR documentation and records.
• Contribute to HR reporting and analytics.
• Manage office supplies and vendor relations.
• Coordinate culture events and office policies.
• Provide support to HR leadership on projects.

Skills

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Excellent communication

Customer-focused

Interpersonal skills

Confidentiality

G Suite familiarity

Education

MBA HR specialization

Tools

G Suite

Job description

KnowBe4 empowers the modern workforce to make smarter security decisions every day. Trusted by more than 70,000 organizations worldwide, KnowBe4 is the pioneer of digital workforce security, securing both AI agents and humans. The KnowBe4 Platform provides attack simulation and training, collaboration security, and agent security powered by AIDA (Artificial Intelligence Defense Agents) and a proprietary Risk Score. The platform leverages 15-years of behavioral data to combat advanced threats including social engineering, prompt injection, and shadow AI. By securing humans and agents, KnowBe4 leads the industry in workforce trust and defense.

Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Duration: 6 months

The HR Intern (South Africa) is responsible for providing comprehensive generalist support to the HR team while simultaneously managing office operations in our Cape Town location for a 6-month period. This includes supporting various human resources functions and other stakeholder functions aligned with our established company goals and objectives. In addition, the ideal candidate will take a hands-on approach in maintaining office efficiency by managing supplies, HR vendor relationships, coordinating culture events, and administrative tasks, while creating a collaborative and inclusive office environment. The position offers final year MBA HR students or recent graduates valuable exposure to both people management and operational responsibilities, serving as a foundation for their future successful career in human resources.

Responsibilities

• Support employee relations by addressing basic inquiries
• Help administer benefits programs
• Assist with employee documentation
• Contribute to HR reporting and analytics
• Manage office and pantry supplies inventory
• Coordinate with HR vendors and service providers
• Maintain office equipment and coordinate repairs whennecessary
• Help implement and maintain office policies and procedures
• Handle dispatches and official mails.
• Handling of logistical office needs including ordering ofsupplies, dealing with vendors and greeting visitors
• Provide operative and administrative support to the HRDirector (International) and HR Operations Specialist(International) in HR Projects and throughout the employeelifecycle in a confidential and sensitive manner
• Coordinate cross-functional events, end of monthlunch/dinners, staff birthdays, etc.

Minimum Qualifications

• Final Year MBA student with HR specialisation, or a recentgraduate in MBA with HR Specialisation
• Previous internship in HR preferred, though not mandatory
• Must be available for 40 hours/week internship for 6 monthsduration
• Organizational and multitasking skills
• Excellent communication abilities
• Customer focused attitude
• Strong interpersonal and customer-facing skills
• Basic knowledge of HR principles and practices
• Attention to detail
• Resourceful and proactive
• Willing to go the extra mile
• Ability to maintain confidentiality with sensitive information
• Familiarity with G-suite applications is preferred

We offer company-wide bonuses based on monthly sales targets, employee referral bonuses, adoption assistance, tuition reimbursement, certification reimbursement, and certification completion bonuses - all in a modern, high-tech, and fun work environment. For more details about our benefits in each office location, please visit www.knowbe4.com/careers/benefits .

Note: An applicant assessment and background check may be part of your hiring procedure.

Individuals seeking employment at KnowBe4 are considered without prejudice to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please visit www.knowbe4.com/careers/request-accommodation.

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