Illinois Housing Development Authority · 22 hours ago
Human Resources Intern
Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) is a leading Housing Finance Agency dedicated to financing affordable housing. The Human Resources Intern will assist the HR team with tasks including recruitment, new hire orientation, and maintaining HR records.
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Responsibilities
Assists with new hire and benefits orientation. Update new hire information as needed. Assist with I-9s and E-Verify, new hire data entry, and documentation collection from new hires
Assists with various employee relations activities including events, trainings, employee recognition, Tuesday Times entries, intranet updates, etc
Assists with recruiting and staffing (post positions, assist with phone screens, check references, and prepare follow-up correspondence.)
Performs miscellaneous office duties (answer phones, submit team office supply orders, and reception relief etc.)
Assists in performing benefits administration to include change reporting, preparing invoices for payment, and communicating benefit information to employees
Participates in department meetings and other meetings and seminars as appropriate
Contributes to team efficiency by recommending new approaches for continuous process improvement
Maintains personnel files and other human resource records. Compiles reports from HRIS database. Maintains and organizes team’s shared drive (the T drive)
Assists with timekeeping responsibilities. Serves as the backup HR timekeeper
Performs other duties assigned
Qualification
Required
Pursuing Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology or a closely related field
Ability to research, perform analysis, draw conclusions and make recommendations
General understanding of current employment legal requirements
Excellent oral and written communications skills
Functional knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
Sound judgment and ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information
Preferred
Prior HRIS database experience a plus
Benefits
Paid Internship
You will receive on-the-job training from industry experts
Participate in workshops to gain insight on key departments at the Authority
Participate in IHDA’s Mentorship Program
Attend outings to connect with fellow interns
Company
Illinois Housing Development Authority
Illinois Housing Development Authority provides an array of loans, mortgage, lending, financial, housing, rental, and real estate services.
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Recent News
2025-07-16
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