HR Assistant – Hollywoodbets
Company: Hollywoodbets
Position: HR Assistant
Location: Umhlanga, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
Employment Type: Full Time
Job Category: Human Resources
Posting Date: 24 August 2026
Closing Date: 1 September 2026
Job Overview
Hollywoodbets is offering an exciting opportunity for an HR Assistant to join its team in Umhlanga, Durban. This role is suited to an organised, people-focused individual who is interested in building a career in Human Resources and wants to gain practical exposure to a fast-paced HR environment.
Hollywoodbets has grown from its Durban roots into a major South African brand with operations across Africa and the United Kingdom. The company describes its culture as energetic, ambitious and focused on development, making this an opportunity for someone who wants to learn, contribute and grow within a dynamic organisation.
The HR Assistant will provide day-to-day administrative support to the Human Resources function. The position involves recruitment administration, onboarding, employee records, HR systems, industrial relations support, reporting and other HR-related activities.
The successful candidate should be comfortable dealing with confidential employee information, communicating with applicants and employees, keeping records accurate and ensuring that administrative processes are completed on time.
Key Responsibilities
Recruitment and Selection
The HR Assistant will support recruitment activities and help ensure that vacancies are processed efficiently.
Responsibilities include:
- Sourcing and shortlisting applicants for selected vacancies.
- Scheduling interviews for the Human Resources Consultant and management.
- Ensuring applicants submit all required documentation on time.
- Conducting pre-employment checks and reference checks for selected candidates.
- Ensuring new employee information and documentation is accurately submitted to Payroll before the monthly cut-off.
- Assisting with general recruitment administration.
Strong organisation and communication skills will be important when coordinating candidates, interviews and documentation.
Onboarding and Induction
The successful candidate will assist with bringing new team members into the organisation.
This includes:
- Liaising with Area Managers and Training Facilitators regarding training dates.
- Assisting with new employee induction.
- Providing orientation information packs.
- Reviewing relevant company policies with new team members.
- Gathering required payroll information.
- Explaining benefit funds and obtaining the necessary signatures.
- Ensuring onboarding documentation is completed and maintained correctly.
The role requires someone who can make new employees feel welcomed while ensuring that all administrative requirements are properly completed.
Terminations
The HR Assistant will also provide administrative support during employee termination processes.
Responsibilities include:
- Ensuring relevant parties are informed of terminations timeously.
- Consolidating weekly termination updates.
- Maintaining accurate records relating to employee movements.
Confidentiality, professionalism and attention to detail are particularly important when dealing with sensitive employee information.
Industrial Relations Support
The successful candidate will assist with various Industrial Relations administrative activities.
This includes:
- Assisting with the tracking of IR actions.
- Ensuring signed warnings are uploaded onto the relevant system on time.
- Maintaining accurate records.
- Providing administrative assistance where required.
HR Systems and Records
Maintaining accurate employee information is a key part of the role.
The HR Assistant will be responsible for transactional HR administration, including:
- Filing.
- Data capturing.
- Updating employee records.
- Maintaining team member files.
- Conducting regular employee file audits.
- Supporting the maintenance of HRIS and ESS information.
- Ensuring records are accurate and up to date.
Good computer literacy and attention to detail are therefore essential.
Reporting and Ad Hoc Duties
The successful candidate may also be required to assist with HR reports and other administrative requirements.
This can include:
- Preparing ad hoc reports.
- Gathering and maintaining HR information.
- Assisting HR team members with administrative tasks.
- Supporting the day-to-day operation of the Human Resources function.
The ability to manage changing priorities and complete tasks within required deadlines will be valuable.
Minimum Requirements
Applicants should have:
- A completed or currently studied relevant Diploma or Degree qualification.
- Knowledge of relevant labour legislation, including:
- Employment Equity Act (EE Act)
- Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA)
- Labour Relations Act
Advantageous
The following would be beneficial:
- A valid driver’s licence.
- 2–3 years’ report-writing experience.
Skills and Competencies
Hollywoodbets is looking for someone who can communicate effectively and work professionally with different people across the organisation.
Important skills include:
- Strong communication.
- Good listening skills.
- Interpersonal skills.
- Administrative ability.
- Computer literacy.
- Problem-solving.
- Organisation and attention to detail.
- Ability to handle confidential information.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to manage multiple administrative tasks.
- Professional and reliable approach to work.
The ideal candidate should also be willing to learn and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where priorities can change.
Why Join Hollywoodbets?
Hollywoodbets positions itself as a company where employees are encouraged to innovate, embrace challenges and grow. The organisation promotes development and aims to create an environment where employees can build their careers.
For someone pursuing a career in Human Resources, this role provides exposure to several areas of the HR function rather than focusing on only one type of administration. The successful candidate can gain practical experience in recruitment, onboarding, employee records, HR systems, Industrial Relations and HR reporting.
It is therefore well suited to an individual who is eager to learn, enjoys working with people and wants to develop their HR career within a busy organisation.
Company Values
Hollywoodbets expects its employees to actively promote and demonstrate the company’s values. Team members are encouraged to lead by example, work collaboratively and contribute positively to the organisation.
The successful HR Assistant will be expected to represent these values in their interactions with applicants, employees, management and colleagues.
Job Summary
- Position: HR Assistant
- Company: Hollywoodbets
- Location: Umhlanga, Durban
- Province: KwaZulu-Natal
- Category: Human Resources
- Employment: Full Time
- Posting Date: 24 August 2026
- Closing Date: 1 September 2026
- Minimum Qualification: Relevant Diploma/Degree completed or in progress
- Key Knowledge: Labour legislation
- Advantageous: Valid driver’s licence and report-writing experience
If you’re building your HR career and want hands-on exposure across recruitment, onboarding, employee administration and HR systems, this could be an opportunity worth going for. Apply before 1 September 2026.