Human Resources Intern

Solar plaza is looking for a Human Resources Intern (32 to 40 hours per week) About Us

At Solar plaza, we believe meaningful connections drive the energy transition. Through our international B2B conferences, market insights, and digital platforms, we bring together renewable energy professionals from around the world to share knowledge, build partnerships, and shape the future of solar and energy storage. Based in Rotterdam, our diverse team of 40+ colleagues from more than 15 nationalities is passionate about creating impactful experiences that help accelerate the global energy transition.

Are you curious about people and what makes a great employee experience? Would you like to gain hands-on experience across different areas of HR rather than just observing from the sidelines?

As our HR Intern, you’ll gain hands-on experience across the full employee journey
—from recruitment and onboarding to employee development, engagement, and offboarding. You will work closely with our HR Associate and Finance & HR Manager, gradually taking on more responsibility as you grow into the role.

We want this internship to be a meaningful learning experience
. Alongside your day-to-day responsibilities, you will have the opportunity to work on an HR project tailored to your interests, learning objectives, and the requirements of your study program
.

We're looking for a proactive and curious student who enjoys working with people, takes initiative, and is eager to learn how HR works in practice within a fast-paced, international organization.

We’re looking for a curious, motivated, and people-oriented student who enjoys working with people from different backgrounds and pays attention to detail. You communicate clearly, take initiative, and can work independently, while knowing when to ask for support.

You don’t need previous HR experience. What matters most is that you’re genuinely interested in HR, eager to get involved, and bring a positive attitude to the team
.

This internship will give you hands-on experience across the employee journey
, from recruitment and onboarding to employee development, engagement, and offboarding. You’ll work closely with our HR Associate and Finance & HR Manager and gradually take on more responsibility across different HR activities and projects.

You’ll learn how recruitment works from application to onboarding and support different parts of the process.

• Candidate selection: Review applications and help assess candidates against vacancy requirements.
• Screening & interviews: Help prepare questions and coordinate interviews. As you gain confidence, you may conduct screening calls yourself.
• Candidate experience: Communicate with candidates and help create a professional and positive experience.
• Recruitment coordination: Help coordinate interviews, assessments, reference checks, and other hiring steps.
• Onboarding: Support onboarding and help new colleagues feel welcome from day one.

As part of your internship, you’ll have the opportunity to explore an HR topic in more depth and work on a project that connects your learning goals with a real HR need at Solar plaza.

Together, we’ll define a project—or, where appropriate, several smaller projects—based on your interests, learning objectives, the requirements of your study program, and our HR priorities at the time.

Possible projects include:

• Evaluating and improving our onboarding process
• Researching and improving the candidate experience
• Analyzing our recruitment funnel and KPIs
• Improving our learning and development approach
• Exploring how AI can be used to improve HR processes and the employee experience
• Developing or improving HR dashboards and…