HR Intern, Applegreen

HR Intern

Location: Applegreen Head Office, 17 Joyce Way, Park West Business Park, Dublin 12

Duration: Full time fromSeptember 2023 - May 2024

Role Introduction:

The HR intern will work directly with our HR director on delivering our HR strategy and group initiatives.

This role will be a very exciting opportunity for the right candidate as you will have exposure to all elements of a HR function and gain strong multi-faceted HR skills and experience.

The candidate will provide support and take responsibility for a number of key HR activities and pillars from our current HR plan and roadmap which may include some of the below:

• Performance management
• Talent planning
• Onboarding
• Training and coaching programmes
• Leadership development
• Recruitment initiatives
• Employee engagement initiatives
• Core HR initiatives – reporting and metrics, policies and benefits structures etc
• Staff communications and HR survey
• HR planning and strategy
• HR Systems
• Quarterly quick win initiatives
• Other adhoc duties

Required skills and aptitudes:

Applegreen is in a rapid growth phase and we are looking for high calibre interns

• A dynamic individual who adapts well to change and can thrive in an organisation which is rapidly growing and evolving.
• A highly organised individual with ability to plan and organise own workload effectively for maximum impact and work flexibly around changing priorities as required
• Be a confident, people person who can fit into the Group function seamlessly and adopt a hands-on approach to developing the function.
• ‘Can do’ attitude, positive and solution orientated individual.
• Ability to work in a fast paced and changing environment.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills and teamwork skills.
• Self-starter who can work on own initiative proactively.
• Is resilient and calm under pressure.
• A team player, with exceptional interpersonal skills, and ability to influence.
• Keen learner who will immerse themselves in the on the job learning opportunities and feedback, while also investing in their own HR learning through online reading, training etc.
• Committed and ambitious in building their HR capability and career.
• Focused on best practice and keeping up to date with what is happening in the HR industry in particular for relevant initiatives.
• Interested in digital HR and recruiting channels.