HR and Recruiter Intern at Humanitarian Operations

We are looking for an HR and Recruiter Intern to manage our full cycle of recruitment, from identifying potential hires to screening to interviewing and evaluating candidates, and help us with other HR functions like employee engagement, grievance handling, and day-to-day HR and admin activities.

Your day-to-day responsibilities include sourcing candidates online, updating job ads, and conducting background checks. If you have experience with various job interview formats, including phone screenings and group interviews, and can help us recruit faster and more effectively, it's a plus.

You will play an important part in building a strong employer brand for our company to ensure we attract, hire and retain the most qualified employees. The work culture at HOPE is collaborative and relaxed. We encourage feedback and support each other to solve problems - always striving to be the best we can be. We are driven by a passion for quality and delivering outstanding products.

Responsibilities

• Design and update job descriptions
• Source potential candidates from various online channels 
• Craft recruiting emails to attract passive candidates
• Screen incoming resumes and application forms
• Interview candidates and prepare and distribute assignments 
• Advertise job openings on the company’s careers page, social media, job boards, and internally
• Provide shortlists of qualified candidates to hiring managers
• Monitor key HR metrics, including time-to-fill, time-to-hire, and source of hire
• Collaborate with managers to identify future hiring needs

Requirements

• Experience with sourcing techniques
• Understanding referral programs
• Solid verbal and written communication skills
• Sound judgment
• Must live in Greater London

Who are we? 

Humanitarian Operations (HOPE) started as a ‘First Responder Disaster Relief Agency’ on September 1st, 2004, when the Bahamian Government became overwhelmed by the disaster and destruction caused by Hurricane Frances. The team has operated and provided much-needed assistance in every major disaster location since its formation, including the Haitian Earthquake, the Indian Ocean Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, and the floods in India. It is impossible to quantify the number of lives that have been saved. 

Humanitarian Operations is now branching into our second mission; to eradicate educational inequality. We aim to make education widely available to every child in the world, regardless of their background or location, and without prejudice. 

We are growing our team and looking for like-minded individuals to bring their skills to push our mission forward. We value teamwork, honesty, and flexibility in the workplace, and creating an environment for each individual to flourish is of the utmost importance to us. 

What's it like to work at HOPE? 

At Humanitarian Operations, we do things a little differently. We are done with corporate hierarchies and work in an agile, start-up, fashion. We celebrate everyone’s individuality and ideas as exactly what they are; valuable! There are no ‘stupid questions’ or ’wrong answers’; all opinions matter. 

We offer creative autonomy in each role and take a collaborative approach to solve problems. We don’t believe in micro-management, we believe in supporting everyone to reach their best potential and finding the most efficient and innovative solutions.