People Team Administrator

Streets LLP; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

International exposure

Collaborative culture

Career progression

Job summary

Streets LLP in Cape Town seeks a People Team Administrator to support UK and South Africa operations from Kenilworth. You will manage HR administration, maintain records, prepare contracts, and assist recruitment with interviews and communications. This role requires strong English, data accuracy, and cross‑border collaboration.

Join a growing practice, contribute to process improvements, and engage in HR projects while supporting engagement activities across regions.

Qualifications

• Excellent spoken and written English.
• Experience in HR administration or HR operations.
• In-depth knowledge of SA employment law.
• Experience in international roles (UK preferred).
• Graduate HR qualification or working towards.
• Desirable: psychometrist accreditation.

Responsibilities

• Provide HR transactional administration across the employment life cycle.
• Maintain accurate employee records and data integrity.
• Prepare contracts, offer letters, and policies.
• Produce HR and recruitment reports for UK and SA teams.
• Ensure right-to-work and compliance documentation is completed.
• Support recruitment: advertise vacancies, coordinate interviews, candidate communications.
• Assist HR projects, audits and process improvements.
• Support employee engagement and wider People initiatives.

Skills

Excellent English

Video calls

Proactive mindset

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Multitasking

HR operations experience

UK familiarity

SA employment law knowledge

Psychometrist (desirable)

Education

HR qualification (graduate)

Job description

Role Overview

Streets is a modern, forward-thinking accountancy practice with over 33 offices across the UK and growing. We combine the expertise of a national firm with the collaborative, people-first culture of a close-knit practice. Our team supports an impressive variety of clients, from entrepreneurial start-ups to established companies, charities, and family businesses.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic, fast-growing accountancy and business advisory firm as our People Team Administrator. To support this journey, we are investing in our People infrastructure and processes. This role is based in our Kenilworth, Cape Town office, working as part of a collaborative People team supporting UK and South Africa operations. You will work closely with colleagues across the UK and South Africa using Microsoft Teams, playing a key role in supporting all People in our team.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide all HR transactional administration relating to employees' terms and conditions throughout the life cycle of their employment, processing transactions in a professional, efficient and accurate way, ensuring a high level of service.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee records, ensuring data integrity and compliance with company policies and data protection requirements.
• Prepare HR documentation, including contracts, offer letters, and policies.
• Produce HR and recruitment reports, data extracts, and management information to support both UK and South Africa People Team.
• Ensure statutory and compliance documentation, such as right-to-work checks and certifications, is completed and recorded correctly.
• Support the People team throughout the recruitment process, including advertising vacancies, coordinating interviews, managing candidate communications, and supporting candidate screening and shortlisting.
• Support HR projects, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Assist with employee engagement activities and wider People team initiatives as required.

What we need from you

• Excellent spoken and written English, with the ability to communicate clearly and professionally across all levels both internally and externally
• Comfortable collaborating via Video calls
• A proactive mindset with a desire to improve processes and ways of working.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the confidence to build relationships across the UK and South Africa.
• Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Previous experience in an HR administrative or HR operations role is essential
• Extensive understanding of SA employment law essential
• Previous working experience in an international role, particularly UK would be advantageous
• Graduate with a HR qualification (or working towards).
• Desirable: Qualified Psychometrist (or equivalent recognised qualification) with the ability to administer and interpret psychometric assessments used within the UK.

What's On Offer

• The opportunity to join a collaborative, progressive People team within a growing and forward-thinking firm.
• Competitive salary, commensurate with experience
• Exposure to an international client base
• Supportive, collaborative team culture
• Clear opportunities for career progression