Human Resource Intern

Hybrid - located in Minot, ND or Minneapolis, MN

About Centerspace: 

Centerspace was founded in Minot, North Dakota, in 1970. You can find our corporate support offices located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and in Minot North Dakota, along with onsite operations in six states. From Denver, CO to Minneapolis, MN, our company continues to grow throughout the Midwest, proudly providing apartment homes to thousands of residents, extending our vision to be the premier provider of apartment homes in vibrant communities by focusing on integrity and serving others. Centerspace is built around our employees.  Our Mission and Vision unites our employees as one team.

Summary: 

At Centerspace, we believe that a primary function of Human Resources is to support our people and drive the culture.  Because of this, we call our Human Resources department the Talent & Culture team.  As such, you will see "Talent & Culture" used in place of "Human Resources" throughout this job description.

The Talent & Culture Intern will assist with a variety of Human Resource-related functions, including researching employment laws, managing job descriptions, and maintaining training materials. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to gain experience and understanding in the Human Resources field.

Responsibilities:

• Research state and local employment laws in states of operation.
• Consolidate state resources into one central location for ease of use for future law changes.
• Create a job description template and ensure all active job titles have a corresponding job description.
• Transfer existing job descriptions into new template and upload to corresponding job code in company HRIS (UKG)
• Use existing training and SOPs to create a consistent and user-friendly database.
• Job shadow with the different Talent & Culture functions (Total Rewards, Talent Acquisition, and Business Partner) to gain an understanding of basic Human Resource functions such as payroll, benefits, recruiting & onboarding, and team member relations.
• Provide administrative support to the Talent & Culture department.
• Capstone Project: This intern is expected to build and present a Capstone Project at the end of their internship identifying a key challenge facing Centerspace’s Talent & Culture function(s) Presentation will include the current status and practices, the challenges resulting from current practices, and recommended practices to improve results.

Experience/Education:

Actively enrolled in an educational program directly related to the primary functions of Human Resources. 

Salary Expectations: $20/hour