Junior People Administrator - HR Support (Remote SA)

Brandtech-1; Durban; Remote; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Brandtech+ in South Africa is seeking a Junior People Administrator to support the HR Business Partnering team and deliver high-quality service to employees and stakeholders. This role suits someone with an interest in People Partnering and a drive to grow within an international HR team.

You will handle robust administration for the South African market, on-boarding, benefits, and HR policy guidance while maintaining accurate records and ensuring compliance across our systems.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in a professional HR support role.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task and manage customer services across multiple clients/departments with conflicting demands.
• Keen attention to detail in the execution of all work.
• Proactive approach to tasks with flexibility in a fast-paced environment.
• Enjoy being part of a team and contributing to its success.
• Creative problem solver with analytical and self-starter mindset.
• Practical experience using Excel and HRIS exposure.

Responsibilities

• Create employee lifecycle documentation (offer letters, contracts of employment, variations, termination letters).
• Support in HR/IR documentation (absence, performance, disciplinary, grievances, redundancy).
• Maintain employee records in HR databases and ensure compliance.
• On-boarding administration for new starters, inductions, background and reference checks.
• Administer employee benefits and enrollment data.
• Assist with HR queries in a professional manner with People Partner support.
• Manage the HR inbox within defined SLAs.
• Support performance appraisal processes.
• Provide policy guidance to employees and line management.
• Understand local employment law and best practices.
• Support safer recruitment – references, right to work, data protection.
• Assist People Partnering team with process improvements.
• Liaise with payroll and finance on people-related issues.
• Support ad-hoc projects, reporting, and market-specific tasks.
• Manage HR operations to ensure audit readiness and proper documentation.

Skills

HR administration

Communication

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Attention to detail

HRIS exposure

Excel

Team player

Tools

Sage

Peakon

Insiders Academy

Job description

Brandtech+ in South Africa is seeking a Junior People Administrator to support the HR Business Partnering team and deliver high-quality service to employees and stakeholders. This role suits someone with an interest in People Partnering and a drive to grow within an international HR team.

You will handle robust administration for the South African market, on-boarding, benefits, and HR policy guidance while maintaining accurate records and ensuring compliance across our systems.