Human Resources (HR) Intern

Private label products make up about a third of sales. Distribution centres in Nova Scotia replenish stores several times a week. Weekend availability is required.

The program:

Windlass Retail is hiring a Human Resources (HR) Intern for Immediately. Part-time or full-time remote role supporting the people team at Windlass Retail. Handling confidential data is part of the job, so discretion matters. Our team is spread across 6 countries. Headquarters is in Halifax. You will intern remotely with our team in Halifax. We have hosted remote interns from several countries before. Expect to work a schedule that overlaps with US Eastern business hours until about noon ET. You will need a stable internet connection and a backup power source (UPS or inverter).

What you'll do:

• Prepare offer letters, appointment letters and experience letters from templates
• Organise virtual induction sessions and keep the induction deck current
• Run online engagement activities like virtual quizzes, birthday shoutouts and town hall polls
• Answer routine employee questions on leave balance and holidays over Slack
• Build simple HR dashboards in Excel: headcount, attrition, joining and exit trends
• Coordinate onboarding for new joiners: documents, laptop request, welcome email and first-week schedule
• Assist with performance review cycles by sending forms and chasing pending ones

Basic qualifications:

• Have a working laptop and a stable internet connection, ideally with a UPS backup
• Available for at least 30 hours a week, work from home
• Responsive on Slack or email during working hours
• Basic understanding of HR functions from coursework: recruitment, onboarding, payroll, labour law
• Good command of MS Excel or Google Sheets: VLOOKUP, filters, basic pivots
• Clear written English for letters, emails and policy drafts
• Pursuing an MBA or PGDM in HR, or a BBA, BCom, BA Psychology or similar, graduating in 2026, 2027 or 2028

Nice to have:

• Exposure to an HRMS like Keka, Zoho People, greytHR or BambooHR
• Previous internship or volunteer role in a college placement cell
• Familiarity with Canva for internal posters and announcements

What you get out of it:

• Exposure to employee engagement in a fully remote company
• Certificate and letter of recommendation on completion
• How onboarding, attendance and payroll inputs connect to each other

Program dates: Immediately, 2 months.

Compensation: PKR 56,000 to PKR 59,000 pcm

What we offer:

• Mentorship from senior team members
• Free access to paid learning courses
• Informal dress code
• Pre-placement offer (PPO) for strong performers
• Internet allowance

Duration: 2 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Windlass Retail.