SA Emerging HR Professionals

Network Forum

The SA Emerging HR Professionals is a welcoming forum designed to support the next generation of HR talent. It provides a safe, inclusive space for emerging HR professionals to connect, share ideas, and collaborate on events where peers can meet and build meaningful professional networks.

The community focuses on exploring what it truly means to work in HR across a range of roles and environments. Through engaging meetups that combine practical case studies, open networking, and firsthand insights from experienced HR practitioners, members gain real‑world knowledge, confidence, and connections to help them grow and thrive in the HR profession.

Upcoming network forums

Committee members

The SA Emerging HR Professionals Network is led by AHRI members and HR professionals who volunteer their time and expertise to support both established and emerging HR professionals.

The network aims to expand knowledge, share practical insights, and foster learning across this specific area of HR interest in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Types of activities

  • Supporting the planning and delivery of a professional development calendar tailored to emerging HR professionals
  • Sharing and discussing ideas, career insights, and current trends impacting early-career HR practice
  • Facilitating access to experienced HR practitioners, mentors, and thought leaders to share practical knowledge and career experiences
  • Identifying learning opportunities and areas of research relevant to emerging HR professionals for potential recommendation to the AHRI national office

AHRI Assist

Find out more about attraction, recruitment and retention at AHRI:ASSIST – a member-only directory of information, reports, fact sheets, legal updates, checklists, guidelines and more.