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About Volkswagen Group Australia

Volkswagen Group Australia is one of the world's leading automobile manufacturers, employing more than 600,000 people all around the world and selling its vehicles in more than 150 countries. The wholly-owned subsidiary has its National Sales Centre based in Sydney home to some of Australia's most recognisable brands such as Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda, and many more.

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Your role

Gain hands-on experience in the Sydney-based 12-month Human Resources Internship contract role position within Volkswagen Group Australia. This role is a full-time position based in the Zetland office 5 days each week. During this internship, you will work with the VGA HR Team to learn key skills, be mentored, gain exposure to processes, and contribute to HR projects in a dynamic and ever-changing global business. The internships are a unique opportunity for professional development within the automotive landscape.

The HR intern is responsible for the general coordination, administration, and support across the HR team. The HR intern is also responsible for assisting with project work and process improvement activity across the team and any other general benefits and perks, communications, updating of records, and newsletter generation.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• General administration and support across the HR function for all key stakeholders including being the first point of contact for general enquiries,  administrative duties, purchase orders, and other ad-hoc duties as required
• Management of the weekly HR newsletter and communications
• Coordination of VGA benefits and subscriptions
• Onboarding support for new employees
• Maintenance of WHS certificates and records
• Assisting and supporting the team with filing, employee records, and records management
• Support of process improvement and HR systems process mapping
• Assistance across project work within the HR function
• Respond efficiently to general employee inquiries

Training & development

Volkswagen Group Australia's annual succession and development program, V-Rise is designed to connect their team members with all career development opportunities across Volkswagen Group Australia so that they are able to achieve their full potential.

Their V-Rise Programs include:

• Australian Institute of Management and LinkedIn Learning
• Development Rotation Program across Asia Pacific
• Elevate Program across VW Group entities
• Immersion Trip

Benefits

Volkswagen Group Australia typically offers a range of employee benefits to support its workforce. While specific benefits may vary based on factors such as location and employment terms, here are some common employee benefits offered by Volkswagen Group Australia:

1. Company and personal performance bonus
2. Superannuation paid above statutory entitlement
3. Fully expensed vehicle & fuel card*
4. Lease vehicle scheme

Career progression

Volkswagen Group Australia offers an amazing array of opportunities to all candidates looking to develop on a global scale. The Group’s brands and companies are responsible for managing the recruitment and training of new employees. The Group also offers employees the chance to set themselves challenges on a more international scale and enables them to expand their horizons by working with people from different cultures.

Work life balance

At Volkswagen Group Australia, they understand that a 9 to 5 working schedule doesn't work for everyone. They're also aware that the ability to adopt a flexible approach to work enables a greater balance between personal and professional obligations. VGA's Flex Work program enables them to build a truly diverse workforce that values the different personal circumstances of the employees.

Culture & vibe

As part of Volkswagen Group Australia's DNA, they focus on diversity when it comes to cultural change: “We live diversity”. The task of diversity management is to sensitize employees to the topic and to promote a culture in which diversity is a matter of course and visible in the company. Their conviction: diversity is no longer merely a soft success factor, but business-relevant added value and essential for the transformation of their group - worldwide.

About you

To succeed in this role, you will need to possess the following:

• 1 year or more left of study on an undergraduate degree in a related field required (Marketing, Business, Finance, Human Resources, Psychology, or similar)
• Ability to commit to full-time work in the Zetland office
• A can-do attitude and willingness to support where required
• Enthusiastic, passionate, and genuinely interested in developing your HR skillset
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills, including excel
• Great communicator both verbal and written with excellent attention to detail 

Source

The following sources were used in researching this page:

• careers.volkswagen.net.au
• volkswagenag.com