Hybrid People and Culture Intern

at Kora

• Job title: People and Culture Intern
• Job type: Internship
• Experience level: Entry level
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Lagos, Nigeria

About the role

• People & Culture Intern assisting with HR operations, talent acquisition, and employee engagement. Hands-on role in a fast-growing, high-performance organization focused on people and culture.

Responsibilities

• Support onboarding and offboarding activities, including documentation, checklists, and coordination.
• Assist with maintaining accurate employee records, HR trackers, and internal databases.
• Support audits, documentation updates, and general HR administration.
• Handle sensitive information with confidentiality and professionalism.
• Support hiring activities across teams by coordinating interviews and communicating with candidates.
• Assist with candidate screening tasks and interview logistics.
• Support employer branding initiatives such as job postings, career pages, and hiring communications.
• Help ensure a positive and professional candidate experience from start to finish.
• Support the planning and execution of employee engagement initiatives, internal events, and wellness activities.
• Assist with internal communications related to People programs and initiatives.
• Support culture-building activities and initiatives across teams.
• Assist the People team during performance review cycles (goal-setting, QPRs, documentation, reporting).
• Support preparation of performance-related trackers, reports, and materials.
• Assist with learning, development, and internal capability-building initiatives.
• Conduct research on HR best practices, labour laws, engagement trends, and people programs.
• Support People Analytics tasks such as data cleaning, simple reporting, and insights gathering.
• Assist with process improvement initiatives, SOP documentation, and new People projects.
• Provide administrative and operational support across the People & Culture team as needed.
• Support ad-hoc People initiatives and cross-functional projects.
• Learn and contribute across different People functions rather than being limited to a single area.

Requirements

• A recent graduate with a strong interest in People, HR, Culture, or Organisational Development.
• Curious and eager to learn across multiple People & Culture disciplines.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage sensitive information with discretion and integrity.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, startup environment.
• Proactive, reliable, and willing to take ownership of assigned tasks.
• Positive attitude, collaborative mindset, and openness to feedback.
• Creative thinker interested in improving how people experience work.
• Basic proficiency in Google Workspace; familiarity with HR tools is a plus but not required.
• You bring positive energy, are comfortable with change and can effectively manage your workload.
• Finally, you are an out-of-the-box thinker and think of new ways to disrupt the status quo.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Sponsored and tailored training
• Paid parental leave
• Paid time-off
• Flexible work style
• Annual performance bonus
• Low-interest loans
• Group Life Insurance
• Access to up to four therapy sessions monthly
• Day off on your birthday 🎂 🎁 🎉
• Employee interest groups that provide supportive communities within Kora
• Great company culture and the opportunity to work with a highly collaborative team building something great!