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2018 Human Resources Fall Intern

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New York, NY, USA
Internship

NRDC is seeking a creative, detail-oriented, motivated individual to intern in our Human Resources Department. This is an excellent opportunity to gain practical experience in the HR field while working with an active, upbeat not-for-profit organization.

This internship is designed to be both educational and practical. In this position, the intern will learn how to take skills she or he may have acquired in school, and apply them in a professional setting. He or she will gain a better understanding of the role that Human Resources can play in a non-for-profit setting, and be better prepared to work in the arena of human resources.

This is a paid Internship, requires a minimum work schedule of three (3) days a week and offers flexible hours.

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • The Human Resources Intern will directly assist the Human Resources team with a wide range of projects related to HR compliance, HR data analysis, recruiting, onboarding-orientation, employee benefits, and intern programs.
Educational Background: 
Current enrollment in a undergraduate degree program with a graduation date of December 2018 or May 2019.
Skills/Experience: 

You must have an interest and aptitude to work in Human Resources, or not-for-profit management/administrative fields.

  • Must have strong grades (3.0 or better), statistical, analytical, writing, research skills as well as the confidence and maturity to assume serious responsibility. 
  • Must at least be entering Senior year of Undergraduate. 
  • Statistics major or minor is a plus.
  • Ability to prioritize tasks and handle numerous assignments simultaneously.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office and internet applications, advanced skills in Excel.
  • Must be able to start the week of September 6th, 2018 and can work through December 28th, 2018.

Organization Info

Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.

Overview
Headquarters: 
New York, NY, United States
Annual Budget : 
$100-500M
Founded: 
1970
About Us
Mission: 

The Natural Resources Defense Council's purpose is to safeguard the Earth: its people, its plants and animals and the natural systems on which all life depends.

We work to restore the integrity of the elements that sustain life -- air, land and water -- and to defend endangered natural places.

We seek to establish sustainability and good stewardship of the Earth as central ethical imperatives of human society. NRDC affirms the integral place of human beings in the environment.

We strive to protect nature in ways that advance the long-term welfare of present and future generations.

We work to foster the fundamental right of all people to have a voice in decisions that affect their environment. We seek to break down the pattern of disproportionate environmental burdens borne by people of color and others who face social or economic inequities. Ultimately, NRDC strives to help create a new way of life for humankind, one that can be sustained indefinitely without fouling or depleting the resources that support all life on Earth.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Jun 8 2018
Active Until: 
Jul 8 2018
Hiring Organization: 
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
industry: 
Nonprofit