At hear.com, we believe that everyone should hear well to live well. Our mission is to bring high quality hearing care to anyone, anywhere, and to change our customers’ lives through better hearing.

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.

Duration: 4 months (Ideally mid-August - mid-December 2026)

Location: Cape Town office (hybrid/flexible options can be considered)

Stipend: R8 000 per month

What You'll Be Doing

• Support the People Manager with day-to-day HR/People Operations administration during a busy August - December period.
• Assist with HR/People projects as required.
• Help keep People Operations trackers, documents, checklists, and Notion pages up to date.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, employee experience, and internal communication tasks where needed.
• Assist with preparing basic reports, summaries, templates, and project updates for People-related work.
• Help with general office and team coordination where this connects to employee experience and culture.
• Support the November Summer Party (a pivotal, annual event for our audiology partner network, the South African, and parts of our Global Team) by:
  • 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.
  • Providing practical support to the event planning team where needed, while keeping the role focused on HR/People, culture, and employee experience.

What We’re Looking For

Mindset & Energy

• Warm, organised, proactive, and eager to learn.
• Someone who enjoys people, coordination, culture, and making things run smoothly.
• Comfortable taking initiative, asking good questions, and following through on details.
• Positive, reliable, and calm under pressure, especially when coordinating multiple moving parts.
• Discreet and professional when working with people-related information.

Skills & Experience

• Education: Recently graduated or currently completing studies in Human Resources, Industrial/Organisational Psychology, Psychology or a related field.
• Experience: Some exposure to administration, HR/People, recruitment, office coordination, or people-focused work would be helpful.
• Comfortable using digital tools such as Google Workspace/Microsoft Office, Notion, communication platforms, and AI tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and good attention to detail.

What Success Looks Like

• The People Manager is well supported during the August - December period while she transitions to a part-time schedule from September.
• HR/People has a visible, supportive presence during the Summer Party period, with practical support provided to the event planning team where needed.
• Team-building and culture initiatives are handled with care, creativity, and follow-through.
• HR/People admin projects move forward reliably, with accurate trackers, documents, and updates.
• The intern becomes a trusted extra pair of hands for People Operations and employee experience work.

What You’ll Gain

• Hands-on experience in HR/People, People Operations, culture-building, and employee experience in a fast-paced healthcare-focused company.
• Exposure to real HR/People projects, internal communications, event coordination, and People Operations processes and systems.
• Mentorship and close support from the People Manager.
• Practical experience using Notion and other HRIS tools to keep HR processes organised and effective.
• Opportunity to contribute to a meaningful team culture moment through the November Summer Party.
• Potential for future opportunities within HR/People Operations if performance, business needs, and fit align.

Working Structure

• Based in Cape Town with a focus on in-office collaboration, especially around culture, office, and event coordination.
• Hybrid structure can be considered, ideally with at least 3 days in office per week (based in Town/Gardens area).
• Flexible hours, mostly aligned with standard weekdays.
• Reporting into our People Manager.

If you’re excited by the chance to support people, culture, and HR/People projects during a busy and meaningful season, we’d love to hear from you.

Application Instructions:

• Please apply online by sending your CV and a short cover letter highlighting your interest in HR/People, People Operations, culture, and employee experience.

Closing Date for Applications: Monday, 20 July 2026

About audibene / hear.com:

Audibene / hear.com is one of the fastest-growing health-technology companies ever. Our unique digital business model has revolutionised the industry, and the way hearing care is provided. Since we started our journey in Berlin in 2012, we have scaled up our team from 2 to over 1200 people in 8 international locations from Denver to Seoul. Driven by our belief that every person should hear well to live well, we have helped hundreds of thousands of customers to bring the joy of life back.

Join us on our mission to transform the hearing care industry and change people’s lives!