Human Resources Intern
Nextern Open · verified Oct 19, 2026 At a glance
Junior HR Business Partner & Generalist role at Nextern. Cartago · temporary.
Pay not stated HR Business Partner & Generalist salary
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What you'll do
- Coordinate candidate sourcing, screening and interviews, while helping prepare job descriptions and recruitment materials
- Support new-hire onboarding and help create welcome messages and materials
- Draft Spanish and English updates for staff, and assist with employer branding and HR events
- Track headcount and employee turnover in Excel, maintain HR records, and help review survey data
- Organize HR files, calendars, forms and routine reports, and update employee details in HR systems
What you bring
- You are studying or recently completed a degree in human resources, psychology, communications, business administration or a related area
- You have intermediate-to-advanced English and can use Excel formulas to organize data
- You can work with Microsoft Office and use social platforms such as LinkedIn for professional branding
- You are interested in a broad HR career that includes recruiting, communications, analytics and administrative work
Who this fits
This temporary, on-site internship in Cartago suits someone seeking hands-on exposure across HR operations and administration. The work spans both operational and administrative employee groups and calls for communication in Spanish and English.
From the employer
INTERNSHIP SCOPE
We're looking for an HR Intern to support our Human Resources team across a broad and hands-on scope: recruitment, onboarding, internal/external communications, employer branding, and people analytics. This is an excellent opportunity to build well-rounded HR experience within a regulated manufacturing environment, working across both operational and administrative employee populations.
EXPOSURE TO THE FOLLOWING RESPONSIBILITIES
Recruitment & Onboarding
- Support candidate sourcing, screening coordination, and interview scheduling
- Help prepare and update job descriptions and recruitment marketing content
- Assist in coordinating the onboarding process for new hires, including materials and welcome communications
- Support employer branding initiatives to strengthen talent attraction
Communications & Social Media
- Draft and coordinate internal communications (email, Teams, boards) for operational and administrative staff, in both Spanish and English
- Maintain consistency in tone, branding, and messaging across channels
- Assist with internal engagement initiatives and HR event coordination
People Analytics
- Support headcount, turnover, and attrition tracking using Excel
- Help maintain HR data trackers
- Assist with basic analysis for pulse surveys and other internal data collection efforts
- Support reporting requests from the HR team
Administrative Assistant
- Organize and maintain HR files, records, and documentation (physical and digital)
- Schedule meetings, interviews, and coordinate calendars for the HR team
- Prepare correspondence, forms, and routine reports
- Support day-to-day office and administrative needs of the HR department
- Assist with data entry and upkeep of employee records in HR systems
Requirements
- Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Communications, Business Administration, or related field
- Intermediate-advanced English level
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (formulas, basic data organization) and Microsoft Office generally
- Comfortable using social media platforms (especially LinkedIn) for professional/branding purposes
- Interest in a generalist HR career path spanning recruitment, communications, analytics, and administration
Benefits
Interns will receive a subsidy package to support expenses such as transportantion, meals, equipment among others.