HR Systems & Onboarding Intern — Hybrid (Toronto)

McConnell Foundation; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 43,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Health spending account

Pension matching 6%

Holiday allowance

Employee Assistance

Virtual Medicine

Hybrid work arrangement

Home office allowance

8% vacation

Job summary

The McConnell Foundation is seeking an HR Intern to support hybrid operations from Toronto, contributing to HR systems updates, onboarding, and inclusive workplace initiatives. You will help with data management, policy updates, and employee experience improvements within a mission-driven team.

Role involves travel to Ottawa and Montreal, and collaboration across Operations and IT to build internal resources. This is a 6-month full-time contract with a 35-hour week.

Qualifications

• Degree or current enrolment in a Human Resources Management program
• 1-2 years' work experience in an administrative context
• Functional Bilingualism (B2 in English and French on the Global Scale)
• Demonstrates the values of the McConnell Foundation
• Be situated in the Toronto area
• Willingness to travel to and from Ottawa and Montreal as needed

Responsibilities

• Participate in research or benchmarking tasks.
• Assist with templating job descriptions and indexing them to our job evaluation plan.
• Support the integration of our competency dictionaries to our recruitment and performance management plans.
• Document our people and culture processes including those with other areas of operations.
• Support the onboarding process by preparing checklists, materials, scheduling, and ensuring documentation is complete.
• Collaborate with operations and IT in the development of intranet resources for employees.
• Gather policy acknowledgements and handle confidential information securely.
• Draft HR announcements, maintain internal HR platforms, and support messaging for HR initiatives.
• Travel to our different site locations and assist with different employee events in Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa as required.
• Contribute to DEI efforts, and coordinate training sessions, prepare materials, and track participation and completion of required courses.

Job description

The McConnell Foundation is seeking an HR Intern to support hybrid operations from Toronto, contributing to HR systems updates, onboarding, and inclusive workplace initiatives. You will help with data management, policy updates, and employee experience improvements within a mission-driven team.

Role involves travel to Ottawa and Montreal, and collaboration across Operations and IT to build internal resources. This is a 6-month full-time contract with a 35-hour week.