Talent Acquisition Intern

What You’ll Do:

• You'll conduct candidate screening calls to assess qualifications, motivation, and fit against job requirements.

• You'll schedule interviews and help coordinate interview panels across candidates, hiring managers, and team members.

• You'll join hiring manager discovery calls to help capture and clarify role requirements for open positions.

• You'll assist with formatting and maintaining job description templates and other recruiting documents.

• You'll help source and screen resumes, looking for strong candidate fit before calls are scheduled.

• You'll maintain spreadsheet trackers for candidate pipelines and recruiting metrics, helping surface trends along the way.

• You'll support day-to-day administrative work for the Talent Acquisition team and help draft clear, professional candidate communications.
• You'll stay in close contact with candidates throughout the hiring process, creating a great candidate experience from first call to final decision — including handling difficult conversations with tact and professionalism.

• Other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Need:

• Currently pursuing a post-secondary degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field, or a recent graduate of such a program.

• Strong time management skills — comfortable juggling multiple candidate conversations, schedules, and deadlines at once.

• Excellent verbal communication skills; this role involves frequent phone and video conversations with candidates and hiring managers.

• Strong written communication skills for candidate correspondence and internal documentation.

• Comfortable working in spreadsheets (Excel or Google Sheets) to track candidates and recruiting metrics.

• A genuine interest in recruiting, talent acquisition, or HR as a career path.

• Able to work independently on a remote, part-time schedule (~25 hours/week) while staying closely coordinated with the team.

• Must be legally eligible to work in Canada or the United States.

What You’ll Bring to our Team Dynamics:

Service Orientation: Treats every candidate conversation with genuine care, making sure people feel respected and informed throughout the process — even when the outcome isn't a yes.

Productive Collaboration: Works closely with the Talent Acquisition Lead and hiring managers, keeping communication clear and commitments on track across a busy interview calendar.

Active Learning: Builds recruiting and HR skills quickly, asking good questions and applying feedback in real time across a part-time schedule.

Adaptive Achievement: Manages a full calendar of screening calls, scheduling, and tracking tasks independently, adjusting priorities as candidate pipelines shift.

Why You’ll Love Working at Foundant:

• At the heart of everything we do is a commitment to innovation and making a positive impact. Whether you’re working on projects that empower not-for-profits, community foundations, or corporations, your contributions will help drive real-world change. 
• We offer competitive salary and benefits, including tuition, and lifestyle reimbursements, and bespoke mindfulness and fitness initiatives.  
• With our Flexible PTO policy, you’ll have the freedom to manage your time in a way that supports your personal well-being and professional success. 
• We’re committed to your professional and personal development.  With our merger, you'll have the chance to collaborate across teams, giving you exposure to diverse ideas, expertise, and projects that span multiple industries.  
• As part of a larger organization, you’ll have even more opportunities to grow your career. Whether it’s exploring new roles, leadership opportunities, or shifting to a different department, we support internal mobility to help you achieve your career goals 
• You’ll enjoy autonomy and responsibility, empowering you to approach your work creatively and independently, fostering innovation and independent thought. 
• Employee recognition is a core part of our culture. When you do a great job, we make sure everyone knows about it!  

Foundant is an equal opportunity employer, committed to building a diverse workforce that represents the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified candidates, and will consider all applicants without regard to race, color, citizenship, religion, sex, marital/family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, Indigenous status, age, disability, or individuals who may require accommodation. 

Foundant is also committed to providing accommodations throughout the interview and employment process. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates participating in all aspects of the selection process. If you have accessibility requirements during the recruitment process and require accommodation, please contact hr@smartsimple.com.