HR Intern 2027 | Fast growing scale-up

HR & Office Management Intern

Are you ready to kickstart your HR career at one of the fastest-growing companies in the merchandise industry?

Join the team at Monday Merch in the heart of Rotterdam and gain hands-on experience in building and scaling in an international scale-up environment.

As our HR Intern, you will work closely with the Head of HR and play an active role in shaping the employee experience across the full employee lifecycle. This is not a "sit and observe" internship - you will contribute directly to onboarding, employee engagement, culture initiatives, and HR process improvement from day one.

The Role

As an HR Intern, you will support the day-to-day activities while helping create an engaging and positive employee experience. You will gain exposure to the full 360° HR cycle and learn how HR operates within a fast-growing scale-up environment.

You enjoy bringing structure to moving pieces, spotting opportunities for improvement, and creating positive experiences for employees while handling information with professionalism and discretion.

Key Responsibilities

HR Operations & Administration

- Support day-to-day HR operations across the employee lifecycle. - Maintain employee records, HR documentation, and internal systems accurately and confidentially. - Assist with contract administration, onboarding documentation, and HR processes. - Support the continuous improvement and standardisation of HR workflows and policies. - Help ensure data accuracy across HR systems and employee records.

Onboarding & Employee Experience

- Coordinate and continuously improve the onboarding experience for new hires. - Prepare onboarding schedules, welcome packs, equipment, and first-day logistics. - Support offboarding processes and help create positive employee transitions. - Assist with employee engagement initiatives, celebrations, and culture-building activities. - Help create a seamless employee experience throughout key employee lifecycle moments.

Recruitment & Talent Support

- Support recruitment activities including interview scheduling, candidate communication, and hiring administration. - Ensure candidates have a positive and professional experience throughout the hiring process. - Assist with employer branding initiatives and recruitment-related projects. - Coordinate interview logistics and support hiring managers where needed.

Culture & Workplace Experience

- Support initiatives that strengthen collaboration, engagement, and connection across the team. - Help organise team events, celebrations, onboarding moments, and company-wide initiatives. - Assist in maintaining a welcoming and professional workplace environment that supports employee wellbeing.

Who We Are Looking For

- Organised, proactive, and highly detail-oriented - Interested in HR and employee experience - Curious and motivated to learn how HR supports a growing scale-up - Comfortable managing multiple priorities and deadlines - Able to handle confidential information professionally and responsibly - Strong communication and stakeholder management skills - Eager to take ownership and contribute ideas for process improvement - Fluent in English - Available for 32–40 hours per week starting October 2026

Why Join Monday Merch?

- Gain practical experience across the full HR lifecycle in a fast-growing international scale-up - Learn directly from experienced leaders in a highly entrepreneurial environment - Take ownership of meaningful projects with real impact on the employee experience - Work from our beautiful office in the city centre of Rotterdam - Join a young, ambitious, and international team culture - Enjoy free daily lunch, team events, and yearly workations - Work with premium equipment, including a MacBook, external monitor, and noise-cancelling headphones - Ranked in the LinkedIn top 10 startups of the Netherlands of 2025

What we offer

- Practical insights into the full 360° HR cycle in a fast-growing company. - A unique learning environment in a dynamic and international workplace. - €550 per month, based on a full-time (40-hour) work week for 6 months. - Start February/March 2027.