Human Resources(HR) Intern

Human Resources(HR) Intern

Duty Station: Nairobi

Contract Type: Full time (40 hours per week)

Contract Duration: 6 months from July to December 2024

Starting Date: 1st July 2024 or earlier

Permits required: Candidates are required to have the right to live and work in Kenya

Monthly Stipend: KES 35,000

Terre des Hommes NL

Terre des Hommes Netherlands (TdH NL) aims to protect children by preventing and stopping child exploitation and by empowering children to make their voices count. TdH NL focuses on sexual exploitation of children, forms of child labour, child trafficking and migration, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and on child protection in humanitarian crises. For each of these forms of child exploitation, TdH NL is developing and implementing projects and programmes through local partners, mainly in Asia and Africa. In Africa, TdH NL works in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Madagascar and Tanzania.

The values of TdH Netherlands are: Responsible, Bold, Human-Centred and Playful.

For more information on the work of Terre des Hommes Netherlands, please visit: https://www.terredeshommes.nl/en/ .

Objectives of the internship

Human Resources (HR) Intern will learn and apply international employment laws in HR projects. S/he will work closely with HRBP-Africa to provide support in administering of HR programs, processes, and systems. Also, s/he will work with the country team to provide support in implementation of HR processes and systems in accordance with local rules and regulations. S/he will have an opportunity to learn and implement specific projects in Human Resources programs including but not limited to Recruitment, Onboarding, Policy review and HRMIS.

Position in the organization

The Intern will be under the guidance and leadership of the HRBP-Africa region based in Nairobi.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

(General overview but not limited to)

• Keep up to date and learn the various employment labour laws and HR regulations of the countries that TdH NL operates in Africa region
• Collaborate with HRBP to review and update HR policies/Handbook
• Assist with data cleaning on the K-Drive, and upload of necessary files to the HR system Bamboo in consideration of the Data protection requirements of all the files on K-drives
• Depending on job openings, manage job post on job boards, careers pages and social networks
• Screen job applications and resumes through online platform
• Assist in updating onboarding guidelines and conduct new hire evaluation
• Performing any other duty as may be assigned by the line manager.

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s degree program in Human Resources Management or similar field OR
• Recently completed (less than a year) a bachelor’s/master’s degree program in Human Resources Management but with ongoing CHRP qualification studies.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• French language will be an advantage
• Familiarity with the Human Resources Information System will be an added advantage.

Competencies

• Confidentiality
• Accuracy and great attention to detail
• Planning and organising

Our Commitment to Diversity, Integrity and Child Safeguarding

We are not looking for just one type of person – we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas and challenge our thinking. We are especially interested in people whose lived experiences help us to see things we might otherwise miss, and enable us to do better work with and for children. Whether or not you meet 100% of the criteria, we want to hear from you, because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world.

TdH NL is particularly committed to keeping children and vulnerable individuals safe, and has zero tolerance on (child) abuse. Every TdH NL employee is bound by the TdH NL Code of Conduct that describes the expected behaviour by staff, in particular with regards to Safeguarding children and (young) adults in our programmes. Child safeguarding measures are part of our selection and recruitment process. By submitting your application you accept that TdH NL will conduct such pre-employment screening for successful candidates. TdH NL participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.