Recruitment Administration Intern

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees

Location:
Amman, Jordan
Grade:
I-1
Category:
General Staff
Posted Oct 14, 2026Apply by Oct 27, 2026 (5d left)
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The Recruitment Administration Intern supports the Recruitment Centre in managing HR recruitment functions, data entry, coordination of recruitment activities, and administrative tasks. The intern gains hands-on experience in recruitment workflows, HR systems, and talent acquisition processes within a humanitarian organization.

Responsibilities

  • Provides substantive support in the management of HR recruitment functions, ensuring compliance with applicable Staff Regulations and Rules, Personnel Directives and other instructions.
  • Enters and reviews data and transactions related to HR services in various Human Resources Information systems such as INSPIRA, eservice etc., including supporting system improvements, configuration updates, and implementations; checks discrepancies and coordinates with other staff members as necessary for resolution; responsible for monitoring and reporting on HR statistics, monitors data entry.
  • Develops, maintains, and updates relevant databases or spreadsheets and contributes to its design; prepares, consolidates and updates relevant statistical reports as requested; monitors various records, forms and tables for accuracy and reports issues to supervisor.
  • Assists in day-to-day operations of recruitment services and activities, including preparing Job Openings, screening applicants, inviting for tests and interviews, participating in interviews as HR ex-officio; coordinates and follows up on administrative arrangements including archiving, support in e-recruitment system and preparing statistical reports.
  • Researches, extracts relevant facts, background information and practices; analyses and presents information with recommendations; supports ad hoc HR projects.
  • Responds and drafts responses to a wide range of correspondences, queries and other communications as assigned; produces documents and reports using standard word processing packages.
  • Coordinates with other Units within the Department or other Departments in relation to HR functions; prepares regular and ad-hoc reports, including basic translation from Arabic to English and vice versa as required.
  • Performs office management and administrative functions in support of the centre.

Requirements

  • Applicants must be students who are currently enrolled in, or recently graduated (within one year of start date) from a graduate programme (second university degree or equivalent from an accredited educational institution), or the final year of a first university degree (minimum bachelor's level from an accredited educational institution) in Human Resources, Social Sciences, Business Administration, Public Administration, Psychology, or related fields.
  • Advanced English language skills is required.
  • Knowledge of Arabic or other UN languages is an asset.
  • Strong organizational and administrative skills.
  • Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
  • Proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); familiarity with SharePoint is an asset.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, multicultural team environment.
  • Discretion and ability to handle confidential information.

Skills

  • Recruitment Administration
  • HR Recruitment
  • Data Entry
  • Recruitment Coordination
  • Administrative Support
  • Talent Acquisition
  • HR Systems and Databases
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Word
  • Excel
  • Power Point
  • SharePoint Development
  • Organizational Skills
  • Administrative Skills
  • Attention to Detail
  • Multitasking
  • Written Communication
  • Verbal Communication
  • Confidentiality Management

Languages

English, Arabic