The application deadline was 29 August 2026.
Shoprite is recruiting a YES People Apprentice: HR Technology & People Support in Brackenfell, Cape Town. The Shoprite YES Learnership 2026 is a fixed-term Youth Employment Service programme within the Technology / SRX People Team and gives an HR graduate practical exposure across recruitment, onboarding, employee administration, learning and development, HR systems, reporting and people operations. No prior work experience is required. The role is designed for someone with an HR-related Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Degree who wants to develop a broad understanding of Human Resources while working with People Partners and stakeholders in a large technology environment.
Shoprite YES Programme Overview
- Company: Shoprite Group
- Position: YES: People Apprentice
- Location: Brackenfell, Cape Town
- Job Category: Human Resources
- Reference Number: SHO260814-5
- Job Type: Fixed-term Contract / YES Programme
- Application Deadline: 29 August 2026
Talent Acquisition Support
A substantial part of the programme involves supporting recruitment activity for the Technology / SRX People Team. The apprentice will assist with recruitment administration, candidate communication and the coordination work that keeps vacancies moving through the hiring process. This gives the learner direct exposure to the practical steps behind talent acquisition rather than only theoretical HR concepts.
- Assist with CV screening, candidate sorting and shortlisting support.
- Schedule interviews and send Microsoft Teams invitations.
- Support candidate communication and feedback tracking.
- Maintain recruitment workflow trackers and vacancy status updates.
- Track approvals and candidate progress through recruitment stages.
- Keep recruitment records accurate for reporting and follow-up.
Verification and Recruitment Checks
The apprentice will also coordinate employment-related checks, including MIE, qualification, reference, criminal, credit and identity verification. Outcomes need to be captured, tracked and filed, with concerns escalated where necessary. This part of the role introduces the learner to the governance and record-control side of recruitment, where accuracy and confidentiality are important.
Onboarding and Employee Administration
Once candidates move into employment, the role continues into onboarding support. The apprentice can assist with offer letters, employment contracts, take-on packs and related documentation. Adobe Sign workflows are used for contracts and approval documents, and completed packs need to be stored in the correct folders.
- Assist with onboarding, induction and store-immersion administration.
- Prepare offer letters, employment contracts and take-on packs.
- Track signed documentation.
- Support submission of new-starter packs to Payroll.
- Track employee-number generation.
- Maintain new-starter lists and onboarding records.
- Support communication to new employees and hiring managers.
HR Systems, Data and Reporting
The programme includes exposure to HR systems and data quality. The apprentice will update and validate information across platforms, support data collection and cleansing and help compile people metrics and dashboards. The official vacancy refers to SAP, ATS, SharePoint trackers and onboarding records, giving the learner experience with the systems and controls used to keep employee and recruitment data accurate.
There is also an improvement element: the apprentice can help identify opportunities to make administrative processes more efficient through technology and support system-related process improvements or user adoption where required.
Learning and Employee Engagement
The role supports learning and development administration, including training records and attendance tracking. It also provides exposure to employee-engagement initiatives, culture activities and wellness campaigns. Together with recruitment and onboarding, these tasks give the learner experience across several stages of the employee lifecycle.
Qualification and Entry Requirements
- HR-related Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Degree.
- No prior work experience required.
- Microsoft Office proficiency, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
- Basic reporting and data-management ability.
- Comfort working with systems and technology.
- Strong administration and attention to detail.
- Basic ability or interest in Artificial Intelligence prompting.
Areas of HR Exposure
Shoprite identifies a broad set of areas where the apprentice can build foundational knowledge, including talent acquisition, onboarding, employee engagement, learning and development, people analytics, HR reporting, HR systems, workforce planning, governance and business partnering. This breadth makes the programme particularly useful for an HR graduate who has not yet decided on one specialist area of the profession.
How to Apply
Applications are submitted through the official Shoprite eRecruit portal. Use reference SHO260814-5 when opening the YES: People Apprentice vacancy.
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