Overview

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Talent Acquisition Intern, Compliance. The intern for the Talent Acquisition (TA) team will support several functions that include general administrative tasks, research initiatives and collaborative talent acquisition projects.

Impact

The Talent Acquisition Intern, Compliance (TAI-Com) will help WWF in its work to help local communities conserve the natural resources they depend upon; transform markets and policies toward sustainability; and protect and restore species and their habitats by contributing to the analysis and creation of essential talent acquisition tools and resources to attract and hire talent to create and support some of the planet’s greatest conservation victories.

• Assist with creating competency-based interview scoring rubrics and interview questions.
• Project – Audit Talent Acquisition policies and guidance posted on intranet. Compile index of policies, including publication date, location, and summary. Highlight discrepancies and conflicting information. Conduct research and provide recommendations for updating and creating Talent Acquisition policies based on Talent Acquisition best practices. Assist in design and development of updated TA intranet pages.
• Assist with spot audits of job postings for compliance.
• Administrative Coordination

• Monitor Talent Acquisition inbox and route requests to appropriate parties.
• Assist with data pulling and auditing for annual AAP/EEO Reporting.
• Perform general data entry tasks.

Learning Objectives

Through direct experience, the TAI-Com will learn the importance of structured interviews in mitigating potential hiring bias and gain a basic proficiency in developing supporting tools. The TAI-Com will also gain basic understanding of Talent Acquisition policies as they relate to regulatory compliance and sustainably improving the recruiting hiring lifecycle.

Minimum Requirements

• Current undergraduate student in Human Resources, Organizational/Nonprofit Management, Business Administration, or related fields is preferred; all majors will be considered.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite and video-conferencing platforms (i.e., Zoom, Teams, etc.)
• Behavioral Competencies:

• Meticulous attention to detail is required to identify subtle discrepancies when developing index of TA policies and support development of interviewing tools.
• Intellectual Curiosity to research industry best practices and ask “why” behind some of our procedures will help us to identify and re-examine past practices that may longer be applicable.
• Reliability / Follow-through to see assigned tasks to completion or proactively seek help without the need for multiple reminders is essential in this fast-paced environment.
• Adaptability to adjust to changing priorities and feedback designed to increase effectiveness and foster professional development.

• Identifies and aligns with WWF’s core values: Courage, Integrity, Respect, and Collaboration:

• Demonstrates courage by speaking up even when it is difficult, or unpopular.
• Builds trust with colleagues by acting with integrity, owning mistakes, and holding oneself accountable.

• Welcomes other points of view and ideas, recognizing and embracing different and contrary perspectives with kindness, curiosity, and encouragement.
• Makes conscious efforts to promote cooperative practices, behaviors, and ways of working across many groups and individuals.

Desired Qualifications

• Interest in conservation and environmental sector career development pathways
• Experience using Applicant Tracking Systems and other applications, i.e., iCIMS, Workday, Microsoft Intranet, Microsoft Teams, etc.

• Strong interest in Talent Acquisition and Recruiting

WWF believes the richness of all our unique views, experiences, and backgrounds combines to create the most sustainable and inclusive conservation outcomes possible — bringing the greatest benefit to the planet and every person who lives on it. As such, WWF values diversity and inclusion and welcomes candidates with diverse lived experience – including race identity, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability status, and Veteran status – to apply.

WWF is committed to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace and requires all US-based staff to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. WWF will consider requests for accommodation from the vaccine requirement based on disability, medical contraindication, sincerely held religious belief, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.

• Submit cover letter and resume through our Careers Page, to Talent Acquisition Intern, Compliance.
• Due to the high volume of applications, we are not able to respond to inquiries via phone.

As an EOE/AA employer, WWF will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or protected Veteran status. WWF values diversity and inclusion and welcomes diverse candidates to apply.