HQ: Internship with Human Resources Office

Please note that the deadline is based on Korean Standard Time Zone (KST, UTC+9)

INTRODUCTION TO GGGI

The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is a treaty-based international, inter-governmental organization dedicated to supporting and promoting strong, inclusive and sustainable economic growth in developing countries and emerging economies. To learn more please visit about GGGI web page. 

The Global Green Growth Institute internship program provides a unique learning opportunity for students and recent graduates from diverse academic backgrounds. The program is designed for talented and motivated individuals skilled in areas relevant to GGGI’s operations. The program allows selected candidates to gain insight into the work of the Institute and provides assistance and training in various professional fields in a multicultural environment. We encourage qualified women and men, in particular, nationals of developing countries, with diverse professional, academic, and cultural backgrounds to apply. 

CURRENT OPPORTUNITY

As an HR Systems Implementation Intern, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to one of the organization’s most exciting transformation projects. Working alongside HR and project teams, you'll help implement new people systems, including our Applicant Tracking System (ATS), Performance Management System (PMS), and Learning Management System (LMS).

This internship is ideal for someone who enjoys solving problems, is curious about how technology supports business processes, and wants hands-on experience with system implementation. You don't need prior HR experience, we're looking for someone who is eager to learn, thinks carefully about how things work, and enjoys improving processes through careful analysis and testing.

You'll thrive in this role if you:

• Enjoy solving issues, working with information, data, and paying attention to details that help improve processes and systems.
• Are naturally curious, enjoy asking questions, exploring how things work, and learning by doing.
• Enjoy understanding how different processes and systems fit together and can think through problems step by step.
• Can communicate ideas clearly, whether documenting your work or discussing observations with the team.
• Are excited to learn new digital tools and enjoy discovering how new technologies can support people in the organization.
• Take various perspectives to the same problem, thinking about how different users might experience a system.
• Take initiative, enjoy working independently, and be comfortable asking for help when needed.
• Genuinely interested and highly efficient with the use of AI tools (e.g. Chat GPT, MS Copilot)

What You'll Be Doing

• Support the implementation of our new Applicant Tracking System (ATS), Performance Management System (PMS), Learning Management System (LMS), and other HR technology projects.
• Assist with data housekeeping, data migration, validation, and quality checks to help ensure information is accurate and reliable.
• Help design and execute various test scenarios that reflect how different users, such as employees, managers, HR colleagues, and administrators, will use the systems.
• Explore how the system works, identify issues, unexpected behavior, improvement opportunities, and share your observations with project team.
• Compare system functionality with HR policies and business processes to help ensure they align and work as intended.
• Document testing results, defects, and process recommendations.
• Collaborate with the HR and project teams to improve system configuration and user experience.

QUALIFICATIONS                            

Applicants to the GGGI internship program must at the time of application meet the following requirements:

• Be enrolled in a Bachelor’s (final year), Master’s or PhD program prior to internship assignment, or a recent graduate within the last 12 months.
• Experience participating in collaborative projects, through university coursework, student organizations, internships, volunteer activities, or personal projects, where you helped solve problems, improve processes, or implement new ideas or systems.
• Possess an excellent command of English.

SELECTION PROCESS

• Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered.
• GGGI evaluates applications based on: eligibility requirements, relevance of academic study and work experience (if any); and the level of interest and motivation to contribute to development work.
• Due to high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

TEMRS AND CONDITIONS

• Duration: The internship program is for at least three months and up to six months. Once selected, interns must begin your internship either prior to or within 12 months of graduation. 
• Stipend: GGGI interns receive a monthly stipend of USD $500 per month (unless agreed to be funded by sponsoring institutions). All costs related to travel, insurance, accommodation, and living expenses must be borne by either the interns themselves or sponsoring institutions.  
• Visa: GGGI will provide a supporting letter for visa. Interns will be responsible for obtaining and financing the necessary visas.  
• Travel: Intern will arrange and finance their travel to the internship location.  
• Medical Insurance: Interns must present proof of valid medical insurance to GGGI upon returning the signed internship contract.
• Confidentiality: Interns must keep confidential any and all unpublished information obtained during the course of the internship and may not publish any documents based on such information.  
• Academic Credit: Interns may get academic credit from their institution of higher education for the internship. Interns need to check with their university to confirm their academic credit policy for internships.  
• Working Hours: interns are expected to work during normal working hours. Leave should be pre-approved by the Intern Manager, and the latter should inform the Office of HR accordingly.
• Learning Outcomes: before completion of the internship, Intern Managers are expected to review the learning outcomes with the intern.
• Certificate: provided upon successful completion of the internship, upon request.