People Strategy Summer Intern
DATES: June 9 – August 25 2021
COMPENSATION: $14.00/hour
MassChallenge offers an unparalleled opportunity for interns to impact the world in a big way. If you are a college student or post-graduate with a passion for people, innovation, and entrepreneurship, we want to meet you! MassChallenge internships are summer-long engagements that support all facets of business. We offer a flexible schedule, hands-on, real-world work experience, and a creative environment to learn and grow. Our Interns are self-directed individuals who are comfortable taking direction from team members, ask for help when they need it, and take the initiative to learn.
This summer, MassChallenge is looking for a People Strategy Intern to join our People Strategy (Human Resources) team. You will report to our People Strategy Associate, Britt Walsh, and have the opportunity to work closely with the rest of our small team as well as other colleagues across the organization. In this role you will learn about and contribute to all aspects of human resources including team operations, hiring and onboarding, employee engagement, inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility, and more. We are looking for a utility player to support many areas of the team. The work will be hands-on, rewarding and fun. If you’re passionate about people, want to be exposed to startups, and are eager to learn about human resources then this is the role for you!
Our Commitment to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (I.D.E.A.): We are looking for individuals from underrepresented races, sexual orientations, genders, identities, abilities, and experiences to join our team, enhance our culture, and increase our diversity of thought. We recognize that skills are gained in many ways, whether it be through professional, academic, or lived experience. We also know that it’s not always easy to apply for a job if you’re not sure you check every box in the job description. There is no such thing as a ‘perfect’ candidate, so no matter your background and how you identify, we encourage you to apply for this job if it would make you excited to come into work every day. If you have any questions about any words or “lingo” in the job description, don’t hesitate to ask what we mean in your interviews with the team.
A note on location: our offices remain closed until September 2021 so this position will be fully remote. You can work anywhere in the United States and will need to work East Coast hours.
What You’ll Do
- Support and manage employee engagement events and activities through research, planning, communication, day-of execution, and debriefs.
- Help execute our 2021 strategy for our employee wellness program called MC3C.
- Support the summer intern program by serving as a peer lead and planning and executing the end-of-summer work showcase.
- Support ongoing culture-building activities with our Events team.
- Improve the operations of the People Strategy team.
- Review current workflows, recommend how to improve them with our project management and collaboration tool Asana, and implement your recommendations.
- Clean up the People Strategy folders on our company SharePoint to ensure ease of access to important employee resources and information.
- Contribute to our inclusive hiring and inclusive onboarding efforts.
- Serve as the project manager as we update team overview videos for new employee onboarding.
- Research colleges and universities with entrepreneurship programs that can be future hiring sources for MassChallenge.
- Help build our interview question library through research.
- Schedule interviews and onboarding sessions as needed.
- Contribute to other inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility work.
- Conduct inclusive benefits research for specific employee populations to identify opportunities for MassChallenge to expand our benefit offerings.
- Participate in our I.D.E.A. working groups by contributing to research, brainstorming, planning, and execution of projects.
- Help the People Strategy team get a head start on future projects as time allows.
- Research and make recommendations for creating an employee referral program.
- Create a template for welcoming new hires to MassChallenge on our social media like LinkedIn.
- Research and recommend ways to collect candidate feedback on our hiring process.
Who You Are
- You are detail-oriented and organized.
- You can meet deadlines and produce quality work. This means you are willing to put in the effort to get the job done right, not done right now.
- You are a quick learner who listens and asks good questions.
- You have the confidence to share your ideas, participate in business conversations, and take (or give) constructive criticism.
- You have a positive disposition, ability to play well with others and find the humor in chaos.
- You have strong customer service skills.
Who We Are
MassChallenge is the global network for innovators who are working to solve massive challenges. We connect startups, experts, corporations, and communities to grow and transform businesses and economies. At MassChallenge we:
- Help entrepreneurs build the next generation of transformational businesses by connecting them with the resources, partnerships, and communities that help them launch, grow, and scale their startups.
- Help our partners build, grow, and evolve their corporate innovation practices.
- Leverage the power of entrepreneurship to strengthen global innovation ecosystems.
How We Work
Our mission is to equip bold entrepreneurs to disrupt the status quo and to create meaningful change. Our mission is BIG and so we are a team that gives 110% to it every day. Our Guiding Principles ensure we stay true to our mission and our core beliefs:
- Put Community First
- Own It
- Love the Problem
- Build for Impact
- Connect and Collaborate
Why You Should Join Us
We believe working at MassChallenge is fulfilling because of the mission, challenging because of the pace and work, and rewarding because you get to build to the next step in your career here. When you join MassChallenge you join an incredible team and network of innovators and entrepreneurs, you take ownership over significant and strategically important projects, you focus on impact and output, and you help strengthen the global innovation ecosystem.
How to Apply
In addition to completing the online application and providing your resume, please include a one-page cover letter in which you tell us why this job is compelling to you.
Employment at MassChallenge is contingent upon verification of identity and eligibility to work in the country that the position is based in, based on applicable laws.