HR/People Operations Intern - 4-Month Internship (Cape Town)

About this role

<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">At <a href="https://www.hear.com/">hear.com</a>, we believe that <strong>everyone should hear well to live well</strong>. Our mission is to bring high quality hearing care to anyone, anywhere, and to change our customers’ lives through better hearing.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">As part of the world’s fastest-growing hearing care company, we’re on an ambitious journey to scale, aiming to double our South African business in the next two years and become the go-to hearing care company in the country. To support this growth, we’re hiring an HR/People Operations Intern.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Duration:</strong> 4 months (Ideally mid-August - mid-December 2026)</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Location:</strong> Cape Town office (hybrid/flexible options can be considered)</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Stipend:</strong> R8 000 per month</span></p> <h1><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">What You'll Be Doing</span></h1> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Support the People Manager with day-to-day HR/People Operations administration during a busy August - December period.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Assist with HR/People projects as required.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Help keep People Operations trackers, documents, checklists, and Notion pages up to date.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Support recruitment, onboarding, employee experience, and internal communication tasks where needed.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Assist with preparing basic reports, summaries, templates, and project updates for People-related work.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Help with general office and team coordination where this connects to employee experience and culture.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Support the November Summer Party (a pivotal, annual event for our audiology partner network, the South African, and parts of our Global Team) by:</span> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Helping HR/People maintain a visible, warm, and organised presence, while contributing to team-building and culture initiatives that help team members feel connected, engaged, and supported.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Providing practical support to the event planning team where needed, while keeping the role focused on HR/People, culture, and employee experience.</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h1><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">What We’re Looking For</span></h1> <h2><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Mindset & Energy</span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Warm, organised, proactive, and eager to learn.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Someone who enjoys people, coordination, culture, and making things run smoothly.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Comfortable taking initiative, asking good questions, and following through on details.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Positive, reliable, and calm under pressure, especially when coordinating multiple moving parts.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:…