HR and Admin Internship

Are you our next HR & Admin Intern

What We Offer

A meaningful internship where youll be part of an international work environment and a team passionate about improving maternal and new-born health. This internship offers valuable insights into how a global non-profit operates with a specific focus on HR management administration structures and processes.

Throughout your internship you will actively contribute to key HR functions including recruitment onboarding learning and development success and retention planning as well as organizational and strategic team development. With guidance and support you will have the opportunity to take ownership of your own tasks and projects gain hands-on experience in project management and self-leadership and develop essential workplace skills. We recognize the unique perspectives and energy our interns bring and are committed to providing a meaningful learning experience.

Your Role

You will work closely with the Head of HR & Operations assisting with day-to-day tasks while also engaging in longer-term projects. Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the administration coordination facilitation and development of HR processes and tools.

• Conducting qualitative and quantitative data collection research analysis eg setting up and analyzing surveys.

• Creating reports and presentations.

• Support recruitment onboarding and off-boarding.

• Day to day office management and team building

Practicalities

The internship is for the Spring term 2026 starting from 1st of February and min 3 month up to 6 months. It can be pursued part time or full time. We offer flexibility with standard working hours from 9:00 to 17:00 and the option to work remotely up to two days a week or upon agreement. You will have regular weekly check-ins with your supervisor to support your learning and professional development.

Who You Are

We are looking for a proactive person with a teamwork and go-for-it attitude who is willing to learn. You are required to be a Bachelors or Masters student whose internship is integrated into their academic program. As this is an unpaid position applicants should be receiving financial support from a third party (e.g. SU/CSN/Erasmus Stipendium or another student funding source).

If you are eager to gain hands-on experience in a global non-profit setting and contribute to meaningful change we encourage you to apply.

About Maternity Foundation

We are a team of roughly 50 colleagues working across our three global hubs in Ethiopia Denmark and India. We come from various backgrounds global health midwifery anthropology IT and business and take pride in an entrepreneurial spirit and a can-do attitude. Together we are an ambitious and purpose-driven team working in a welcoming and informal atmosphere.

Maternity Foundation (MF) is an international non-profit organisation that works to ensure safer births for women and new-borns through innovative programs and digital 2025 MF will accelerate the impact of the Safe Delivery Programme a comprehensive evidence based micro-learning universe with the Safe Delivery App a free evidence-based job aid learning and training tool designed to support predominantly midwives at the centre. The programme is aimed at holistically addressing maternal and new-born healthcare challenges through a multitude of activities including a new SSA flagship initiative. The Safe Delivery Programme takes a lighthouse approach where exemplary cutting-edge practices and solutions using the Safe Delivery Programme act as frontrunners for innovative change which other countries can subsequently follow. Read more here: About Maternity Foundation

Together we work from a shared vision that it should not cost life to give life!

If this is something for you apply now as we are reviewing applications on a rolling basis!