Recruitment Intern

Recruiter:

Signa Opportunity

Job Ref:

JHB000845/SZ

Date posted:

Friday, February 6, 2026

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

SUMMARY:
Signa Opportunity is recruiting unemployed youth for quality workplace experience through the Youth Employment Service (YES) initiative.

About the YES Initiative
The initiative was launched by the President in 2018 and is a partnership with the government and labour department to collectively devise a national plan to build economic pathways for South Africa’s youth by creating workplace opportunities for South African youth over a period of 12 months.

Position: Recruitment Intern

Stipend: R7,500

Location: Gauteng (Sandton)

POSITION INFO:
About the role
Under the guidance of the Senior Talent Acquisition, and in line with the company values, support the work of the acquisition team in providing effective recruitment administration.

Responsibilities

CV Editing

Pay meticulous attention to detail in CV formatting and summary.
Highlight relevant job spec matches and minimize irrelevant work history.
Minimising irrelevant and unrelated work history.

System management

Uploading of CV’s to the relevant system paying attention to detail.
Scheduling of interviews according to availability on calendars.
Filing activities, comments, loading of candidate information in correct manner.
Making sure all information is provided within the needed channels.
Assisting in creating of a pool of candidates.
Adding of a new role or advert to the system for processing.
Updating current role information on the system.
Rejecting of candidates through the correct measures.
Verification houses/ Reference / Employee verification
Adding new request to the verification system.
Booking of appointments for fingerprinting and confirmation to individuals.
Preparation and administration of consent forms to and from individuals.
Follow ups to be done on outstanding verifications with regular feedback.
Handling of invoices from the verification site for processing.
Handling of email and telephonic reference checks on candidates
Following up on references and providing feedback on related checks.

General administration

Management of information obtained and collected as needed.
Handling of phone calls as required.
Scheduling of system training if and when needed.
Acting as the first point of contact through the management of phone calls.

Ad Hoc tasks

Stay adaptable to changing organizational needs and take on additional responsibilities as required from senior management.

Minimum Requirements

South African Unemployed youth between the ages of 18 and 34.
Must not have participated on the YES programme before.
Matric.
Qualification within HR or related Field.

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