Background

Greenpeace Africa (GPAF) is a diverse organisation that cares about the environment, justice and the wellbeing of people and the planet through working together to make a collective impact. 

People and Culture (P&C) unit within the Operations department is centered around improving efficiency and ensuring the smooth day-to-day operations by leveraging technology. The HRIS Intern will provide administrative support to the P&C team across the full range of HR processes and systems. The HRIS Intern will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience within the HR Technology space over a 3-6 Month period. 

Internship responsibilities and expectations:

  • Triage incoming requests in liaison with payspace support service 
  • Resolve tasks based on difficulty and priority
  • Assisting in data audit, updates, maintenance, and validation within the HRIS system.
  • Supporting the P & C  team in troubleshooting issues and testing solutions.
  • Participating in small-scale projects to enhance system functionality (e.g., improvements in performance Mgt system, taking up and suggesting other modules within the HRIS system ).
  • Support in data analysis and provide insights for HR metrics.
  • Extracting reports and analysing HR data for specific use cases.
  • Helping to create user guides and training materials for internal teams.
  • Assist in data audits and cleanup to ensure accuracy and completeness
  • Create or update user guides and process documentation for HRIS procedures

Qualification and Experience 

  • Pursuing or recent University Graduate in Systems Engineering or its equivalent
  • Languages: Fluent in English both written and verbal, French language proficiency is a great added advantage 
  • Experience with Google Business Suite (Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Forms) preferred
  • Office software: PowerPoint, experience with Microsoft Excel and the use of formulas highly preferred
  • Proven experience in development of an HRIS system or related as a school project or previous internship or work experience in supporting rolling out of an HRIS system 


Soft skills & Competencies 

  • Integrity on handling confidential data
  • Very passionate and comfortable working with technology
  • Open communication, comfortable in conducting presentations and demos
  • Open to multi-cultural/multi-location company and environment
  • High degree of accuracy and attention to detail

Interested qualified candidates should email a cover letter & CV to [email protected] with – HRIS  Intern as the subject line by 21st  May 2025.