Human Resources Intern at Mercy Corps

Ref no: ABV/OPS/2018/00002
Date of Internship: 4th June 2018
Duration: 6 months
Reports directly: to the HR Officer, and indirectly to the Senior HR Officer

Job Description

• The HR Intern will be responsible for working with his/her direct line manager and other members of the HR department in order to complete all outstanding employee and job filing, manage the departmental calendar, provide backend HR documentation & data collation support as well as internal customer service & external customer support services.

Responsibilities

• Review all job files and ensure that they are all populated by end of assignment
• Review all staff files and ensure that they are populated by end of assignment
• Active calendar management for the HR team
• Provide event management support during clinics, retreats, training sessions & events
• Prepare Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents as and when needed
• Complete and mail out regret letters to unsuccessful candidates
• Coordinate candidate interviews, physicals, and testing under the direction of the Talent Officer
• Processing of back end HR documentation including but not limited to payment requests, travel requests, etc
• Carry out any other duties as required

Learning Objectives
At the end of the internship period, the intern should have acquired the following skills and knowledge:

• Learning goals
• Develop a working knowledge of HR information databases and searchable resources.
• Attends seminars and meetings relative to the HR profession.
• Cultivate interpersonal skills
• Develop negotiating and public speaking skills
• Read all assigned literature
• Work goals
• Complete all outstanding filing
• Proofread HR documents as required.
• Actively manage the team calendar
• Provide onsite and offsite event management

Qualifications

• A minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in a Social Science
• Excellent Communication skills
• A demonstrated ability to multitask and process information into action in a timely manner
• Ability to use the following Microsoft Productivity tools: Excel and Word
• Fluency in English Language and any other Nigerian languages

Working Conditions:

• The intern will be expected to work 40 hours a week
• The intern will be paid a monthly allowance of N60,000
• The intern will be entitled to full health insurance