People Intern

About us:

Since 1982, the firm has served farms and agricultural businesses across Western Australia. Founded in 1982, we now have 70 employees. We track time in six-minute increments.

The internship:

Harbour Tax Services is looking for an HR intern to support onboarding, employee records and internal engagement activities. Fully remote, working with the HR Team. This role is fully remote within Australia. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday. A quiet workspace and good internet are required.

Day to day:

• Organise virtual induction sessions and keep the induction deck current
• Draft and update HR policies such as leave, remote work and reimbursement, for review by the HR manager
• Coordinate onboarding for new joiners: documents, laptop request, welcome email and first-week schedule
• Build simple HR dashboards in Excel: headcount, attrition, joining and exit trends
• Track attendance and leave data and flag gaps to managers before the payroll cut-off
• Prepare offer letters, appointment letters and experience letters from templates
• Support the payroll team with input sheets and document checks
• Assist with performance review cycles by sending forms and chasing pending ones

What we're looking for:

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2027 or 2028
• Available for the full internship period
• Eligible to work in Australia
• Based in Australia for the duration of the internship
• Responsive on Slack or email during working hours
• Laptop with MS Office or Google Workspace and stable internet
• Organised and comfortable with routine documentation work
• Basic understanding of HR functions from coursework: recruitment, onboarding, payroll, labour law

What you'll learn:

• You will draft at least one policy that goes to the leadership team
• How onboarding, attendance and payroll inputs connect to each other
• Exposure to employee engagement in a fully remote company
• Certificate and letter of recommendation on completion

Duration: 4 months

Start date: Mar 2027

Stipend: $2,350 - $2,400 a month

What we offer:

• Paid holiday accrued during the placement
• Flexible working hours
• Mentoring from an experienced team member
• Laptop provided
• Home working allowance
• Access to online training

Shortlisting will begin immediately.

Duration: 4 months. Start: Mar 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Harbour Tax Services.