The objective of this internship is to provide a holistic experience of the various areas within Human Resources offering a dynamic learning environment which will equip the candidate with the basic skills that are required for a career in HR. The internship aims to encourage business graduates to participate in the USAID Firms Project internship program, designed to provide mutual benefits to both parties; whereas the intern would add value to the project activities from her/his experience and will provide support to the Human Resources component. The project will in turn provide equal opportunity to the intern, to learn about the project’s operational and administrative processes.
Specific Tasks of the Intern
The specific challenges to be addressed include recruitment, handling of administration duties, compensation and benefit management. The intern shall perform, but not be limited to, the following tasks:
- Coordinate between Chemonics employees and the Insurance company personnel regarding claims and following up on other queries. The intern will be required to maintain the existing tracker and regularly update it.
- Assist in the recruitment of short term consultants, long term employees and interns through tasks such as posting job openings, scheduling interviews, short-listing of candidates, checking references, supporting interviews and coordinating with the finalised candidates with regards to the completion of essential documents.
- Perform administrative and logistical tasks as and when required such as booking conference rooms for interviews or trainings.
- Coordinate the new staff hiring and orientation schedule with the respective departments.
- Compile and follow-up as required on paper work in relation to the probationary assessments.
- Help maintain and update personnel files and other confidential HR documents.
- Maintenance and updating of leave trackers, recruitment tracker, training tracker and other sections of the HR shared drive.
- Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor or Director of Operations and Program Support.
Job Qualifications
- A Bachelors degree from an accredited university is required. Specialisation in HR is preferred
- Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent writing and analytical skills; with fluency in English and Urdu
- An Ideal candidate would be one who is aspiring to make a career in HR and willing to work full time under high pressure situations
Duration of the Assignment
This assignment is planned to take place between May 10, 2014 and August 1, 2014 hereto for a total of 12 weeks. The intern shall abide by a five-day work week, which has been approved with regular operating hours for the USAID Firms Project from 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM with one (1) hour for lunch.
Stipend
The stipend for this internship is PKR 105 per hour, i.e. PKR 840 for 8 hours per a standard day.
Note: Applications can also be submitted through email at [email protected] till April 27, 2014. Kindly mention the position clearly in the subject line. This position is based in Lahore and no relocation allowance shall be provided.