HR Internship Programme at AVI Limited – Apply Now!

Internship

AVI Limited

📍 Location: Bryanston, Johannesburg, Gauteng
💼 Division: Financial Shared Services (FSS)
⏳ Contract Term: 12 Months
⛔ Closing Date: 15 December 2025
📋 Experience Level: Internship

🏢 About AVI Limited

AVI Limited is one of South Africa’s most reputable FMCG companies, home to beloved brands across food, beverages, snacks, footwear, and cosmetics. With a strong national presence and a culture driven by innovation, performance, and collaboration, AVI continues to build brands that South Africans trust.

The Financial Shared Services (FSS) Division plays a vital role in the financial wellbeing of the entire group. This division handles key functions such as:

  • Accounts Payable & Receivable

  • General Ledger

  • Management Accounting

  • Cashbook & Treasury

  • Payroll

  • Financial Reporting

  • Master Data & Benefits

  • Business Analysis

  • Facilities & Compliance

FSS ensures accurate reporting, adherence to IFRS, smooth payroll operations, and the proper management of legal entities across South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. As an HR Intern, you will be part of this dynamic hub of operational excellence.

🌟 Role Overview

The HR Intern will provide essential administrative and operational support to the HR team, ensuring efficient employee lifecycle management. This role is ideal for a motivated graduate who is passionate about HR operations, employee engagement, training coordination, and compliance processes.

You will work directly with the HR Manager, gaining hands-on experience in:

  • HR systems

  • Recruitment support

  • Performance management

  • Payroll coordination

  • Workforce data management

  • Training administration

  • General HR processes

This internship is designed to give you full exposure to corporate HR functions while building your practical and professional skills.

🛠️ Key Responsibilities

📄 General HR Administration

  • Maintain employee files, confidential records, and HR documentation.

  • Support onboarding and offboarding processes.

  • Assist with employee changes, terminations, benefits, leave audits, and HR queries.

  • Prepare monthly HR reports and quarterly review submissions.

  • Manage HR correspondence and communication across business units.

🧾 Payroll & HR Systems Support

  • Communicate payroll deadlines and ensure accurate payroll inputs.

  • Initiate SAP workflows (recruitment, changes, terminations, allowances, overtime).

  • Maintain payroll tracker and verify monthly payroll variance changes.

  • Conduct integrity checks and data audits on HRIS systems.

🎓 Learning & Development (L&D)

  • Track training activities and submit data to L&D.

  • Support WSP, ATR, and Employment Equity submissions.

  • Coordinate induction sessions, workshops, and BU training.

  • Assist employees and managers with general training enquiries.

📊 Performance Management Administration

  • Collate IPAs (goal setting, mid-year reviews, year-end reviews).

  • Maintain status trackers and store documents on HR drives.

  • Support line managers in understanding performance processes.

🤝 Transformation & EE Administration

  • Provide data for BBBEE reporting and management packs.

  • Coordinate EE meetings and prepare minutes.

⚖️ Industrial Relations (IR) Support

  • Assist with documentation for disciplinary hearings and grievances.

  • Attend hearings when required and assist with minute-taking.

  • Maintain SAP records for IR cases.

🧑‍💼 Recruitment Support

  • Assist with B- and C-band interviews when required.

  • Support onboarding, document tracking, and communication with Talent Acquisition.

  • Draft appointment letters and manage termination workflows.

  • Conduct exit interviews and share feedback with line managers.

🏥 Benefits & Welfare Administration

  • Support pension, provident fund, and medical aid administration.

  • Assist with death and disability claim processes.

  • Coordinate the employee wellness programme (Lyra).

🎓 Minimum Requirements

  • 🎓 Completed National Diploma or Degree in HR Management or Industrial Psychology

  • 🇿🇦 South African citizen

  • 💻 Computer literate (MS Office required; Excel preferred)

  • 📑 Willing to work full-time for 12 months

  • 🗂️ Must be organized, professional, and detail-driven

💡 Key Skills & Competencies

  • Strong administrative and organisational ability

  • Good communication skills

  • Professional, confidential, and reliable

  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines

  • Problem-solving and analytical thinking

  • Teamwork and collaboration

  • Customer-service mindset

💡 Tips to Stand Out When Applying

✨ These strategies increase your chances of being shortlisted:

  • Show your HR knowledge — mention modules like labour relations, HRM, organizational behaviour, talent management, etc.

  • Highlight admin experience (volunteering, student office work, tutoring coordination, or campus leadership).

  • Demonstrate Excel proficiency — VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, basic formulas.

  • Emphasize communication skills — HR roles require clarity, patience, and professionalism.

  • Submit a clean, well-formatted CV with:

    • Full academic record

    • Relevant HR projects

    • Any SAP, HRIS, Sage, Payroll or admin system exposure

  • Express interest in corporate HR — especially Shared Services, payroll, and employee lifecycle management.

  • Write a strong motivation explaining WHY you want HR as a career.

To apply for this job please visit avi.simplify.hr.