Intern People Operations

At Catawiki every day brings the extraordinary! Whether its a or we encounter exceptional objects every day.

Were a oneofakind marketplace for buying and selling special objects! Each week we offer over 75000 unique items in auction carefully curated by our passionate inhouse experts.

Having sold over 20 million unique objects to date were on a mission to become the worlds most popular destination for special objects. As a growing diverse and sustainable scaleup we proudly live by our core values:

• Taking ownership and driving impact
• Being open to change and feedback
• Being passionate about our mission and our customers.

If these values resonate with you wed love to explore how you can join us on this exciting journey!

About the internship

The People Operations team is the building block of our People function with strong robust and efficient operations we grow our partnerships with the business and create a meaningful employee experience.

As Intern People Operations you are part of the People Team and you will support the People Operations Team in a diverse range of assistant and administrative tasks for 700 employees that work in multiple countries. You will have the opportunity to support driving efficiency in our processes and you will work closely with our wider HR Recruitment Finance and Legal teams.

You are proactive able to perform a wide variety of tasks and are passionate about adding value to the employee experience. You thrive on collaborative working both at team level and within your supporting functions.

This role will be located in our Amsterdam the Netherlands.

Your tasks include but are not limited to:

• Support the People Operations and Payroll team in a range of administrative tasks throughout the employee life cycle including issuing contracts and amendments extensions and running scheduled reports;
• Keep our digital employee files up to date and process documents in DocuSign;
• Follow up on adhoc requests from all our employees from different countries;
• Keep our personnel system up to date and administer changes where applicable;
• Support in setting up efficient processes and keeping our policies up to date;
• Liaise with various departments like Finance L&D and Office Management and build and maintain these relationships over time. You connect the various departments and make sure everyone stays aligned.

Who are you

• Degree in Human Resources or related. You need to be enrolled in a Dutch university through the duration of the internship;
• Available for at least 5 months (preferably and if possible longer);
• Experience in a broad range of HR topics preferred;
• International exposure specifically having worked with people across multiple countries or experience in international environment;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Good organizational stakeholder and time management skills;
• Detail oriented and proactive;
• You think ahead and you are a problem solver. You rock at multitasking;
• Team player as well as someone who can work independently and autonomously;
• Creative mindset with the ability to come up with new ideas and solutions to optimize the employee experience.
• Fluency in English (both written and verbally).

Where youll be: The role is based in Amsterdam The Netherlands.

Why Youll Love Working with Us

• Create a Visible Impact by working at scale in a global organisation that serves millions of customers across 80 categories. In our flat structure every role has a broad scope that directly impacts both our customers and the business.
• Learn and Grow with Us through our Learning & Development initiatives which include clear development plans and mentorship programmes designed to support your career progression.
• A Culture of Connection defines us. Were a passionate diverse and collaborative team of 800 Catawikains and 60 nationalities all coming together to build a oneofakind marketplace. We foster an inclusive and queerfriendly work environment committed to making every Catawikian feel welcomed and empowered. Whatever your story we encourage you to bring your unique perspective to our team.
• Celebrate Lifes Moments with us at Catawiki. When you join us youll receive a 100 Catavoucher and on each birthday youll get a 50 Catavoucher to celebrate. Enjoy an extra day off each year to Pursue Your Passion. We also recognise significant work anniversaries 3 5 8 10 years) with additional time off plus extra leave for lifes big moments like marriage engagements or moving house.

Please note that benefits can vary by location. For specific information regarding whats available in your country please consult your recruiter.

Our Offices and Way of Working

Our vibrant offices in Amsterdam Paris and Lisbon are designed to inspire and connect. Most Catawikians are within commuting distance of one of our offices and enjoy the flexibility of a hybrid work model. This means we typically ask you to be in the office 2 out of 5 days roughly 40 of your working time to collaborate and connect with your colleagues. Of course if the job description specifies that the role is 100 remotesuch as for certain expert or sales positionsthen that arrangement will apply.

Interested

Apply directly with an English CV and cover letter by submitting your information at the bottom of this page. By submitting your application you agree to .

If youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.