Recruiter Admin Intern

About the role

Helios Towers, an independent telecoms infrastructure company with a large tower portfolio across Africa and the Middle East, is looking for a Recruiter Admin Intern to join its People Team in Kinshasa. The intern supports the day-to-day administration and coordination of recruitment activities, including candidate screening, interview coordination, recruitment reporting and onboarding administration, and helps deliver a positive experience for candidates and hiring managers. The internship is offered through the Mastercard Foundation Associate Program.

Key responsibilities

• Draft, post and manage job adverts on internal and external recruitment platforms
• Screen applications and identify candidates matching the criteria set with hiring managers
• Maintain an accurate, structured and accessible candidate database
• Manage candidate communications such as acknowledgements, interview invitations and recruitment updates
• Coordinate interviews by managing candidate and hiring manager availability
• Keep recruitment trackers up to date, including candidate status, timelines and pipeline activity
• Produce weekly and monthly recruitment reports and analyse data to spot bottlenecks and improvement opportunities
• Support onboarding administration, including preparing documentation and coordinating with People, IT, Finance and Facilities

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Administration, Psychology, Management or a related field
• Previous internship or volunteering experience in recruitment, HR, administration, communications or customer service is advantageous
• Strong interest in a career in recruitment, talent acquisition or human resources
• Good written and verbal communication skills and confidence working with candidates and stakeholders at all levels

Required skills

• Desired: stakeholder management, recruitment administration and coordination, reporting and KPI tracking, project management and organisation, business performance measurement and reporting, process improvement
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities

What we offer

• Monthly internship stipend of USD 250, with no additional benefits