Student Intern - Human Resources

Position Title:

Student Intern
- Human Resources

Hiring Rate: $20/hr.

Location:

Albany, NY

Nature and Scope

DASNY provides financing and construction services to public and private universities, not-for-profit healthcare facilities and other institutions that serve the public good. DASNY is divided into five major sub-divisions:
Executive Direction, Public Finance and Portfolio Monitoring, Construction Services, Counsel, Finance & Information Services. The Executive Direction division oversees all aspects of DASNY operations.

Primary Purpose

Under the supervision of the Human Resources team, the student intern will perform a variety of tasks related to the Human Resources function; including but not limited to recruitment, labor relations, on-boarding, benefits, communications, social media, and intranet site content, while modeling professional business etiquette through their conduct, skill, ethics, and integrity.

Essential Functions

* Maintains confidentiality in matters related to all functions of Human Resources.

* Assist with the creation, monitoring, and updating of recruitment posts for social media that can be used to enhance DASNY's recruitment efforts.

* Assist with researching best practices for recruiting and building relationships with colleges, advisors, associations, etc. and implementation of those practices.

* Research career fairs and events that are beneficial to DASNY.

* Conduct surveys and assist in research and analysis of HR trends, and retention strategies.

* Develop partnerships with other departments within the company to foster a culture of inclusivity.

* Review DASNY's recruitment, online orientation, and onboarding program, and offer suggestions to streamline and further automate the process.

* Assist in the development of a DASNY intern alumni network, including research and design aspects.

* Assist with DASNY University training initiative.

* Organize HR general files.

* Undertake special assignments as directed.

* Must maintain regular attendance in accordance with DASNY attendance and leave policies.

* Must adhere to the NYS Information Security Policy Standards established and issued by the Office of Information Technology Services. (Standards can be found on the Intranet.)

* Model professional business etiquette.

* Must maintain confidentiality of information and personnel records.

Minimum Qualifications

Must be a matriculated undergraduate (Freshman level or above) or graduate college student working toward a degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Communications, Media, Public Administration, Business Administration, or a related field.

Essential Skills

* Excellent oral and written communications skills.

* Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize.

* Proficiency in PC applications such as Outlook, Excel, Access, Word and PowerPoint.