Spring 2027 Human Resources Intern

The Partnership for Public Service is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization working to ensure that government is dynamic, innovative, and effectively serves the American people. The Human Resources Intern will learn core HR functions while providing administrative and project support across talent acquisition, onboarding, offboarding, training, records management, and other HR processes.

What you'll do:

• Supporting the talent acquisition process by posting positions, organizing hiring materials, creating hiring project boards in Asana and assisting with candidate communications and interview resources
• Assisting with onboarding and offboarding processes, including preparing materials, updating checklists, organizing resources and maintaining related records
• Reviewing spreadsheets, trackers and HR documents for accuracy and helping maintain organized employee records and internal resources
• Supporting the preparation and production of HR-related trainings, including organizing materials, slide decks, handouts and follow-up resources
• Helping update templates, process documents and employee-facing resources, including materials related to benefits and other HR processes
• Providing general administrative and project support to the HR team and completing other duties as assigned

What they're looking for:

• Interns must reside and have a permanent address in the Washington Metropolitan Region for the duration of their internship
• This is a hybrid internship, with an expectation of on-site work approximately two days per week once office space is available. One on-site day is Wednesday
• Business hours are Monday-Friday, 9 am to 6 pm, though exact work hours may vary depending on availability and need. Academic schedules will be accommodated; a part-time schedule may be considered. There may be occasional early morning or evening activities required
• For Spring 2027, the Partnership will prioritize hiring interns from the following schools: • Florida International University • George Mason University • Ohio State University – John Glenn College of Public Affairs and the Washington Academic Internship Program (WAIP) • Syracuse University – Maxwell School of Public Affairs • Trinity Washington University • University of California schools – UCDC Washington Center Program • University of Maryland • University of Michigan • University of Pennsylvania • University of Texas at Austin – LBJ School of Public Affairs

Benefits:

• DC-based hybrid position
• Academic schedules will be accommodated; a part-time schedule may be considered.