Internship Human Resources

The team

You will join the Retail NL HRBP Team, working closely with:

• The HRBP Lead for Retail NL

• HR Business Partners across Retail NL

• HR Colleagues across different teams and expertise areas

The team is collaborative, open, and impact-driven. We value curiosity, ownership, and proactivity.

Key Responsibilities

As an HRBP Retail NL intern, you will support the delivery of your assigned initiative through strong organisation, communication, and coordination. Your responsibilities may include:

Project Management & Coordination

• Support planning, execution, and tracking of an HR project

• Coordinate stakeholders, follow up on actions, and help maintain project timelines

• Prepare project artefacts such as planning overviews, meeting summaries, and stakeholder maps

• Assist in the organisation of meetings and workshops

Content Creation & Communication

• Develop PowerPoint presentations that tell a clear and compelling story

• Prepare communication materials for HR stakeholders and project updates

• Break down complex information into simple, clear messages

Business-as-Usual (BAU) HRBP Support

Alongside your main project, you will contribute to the day-to-day activities of the Retail HRBP team, such as:

• Preparing materials or insights for HRBP meetings

• Supporting recurring HR cycles where needed (e.g. performance, talent, or engagement initiatives)

• Assisting with stakeholder communication or coordination

• Contributing to continuous improvement of team processes.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve project workflows or communication

• Bring fresh ideas to elevate clarity, structure, and stakeholder engagement

How to Succeed

We hire smart people like you for your potential. Our biggest expectation is that you’ll stay curious. Keep learning. Take on responsibility. In return, we’ll back you to develop into an even more awesome version of yourself.

The following skills and experience will be needed to succeed in this role:

• Strong PowerPoint skills

• Organisational and coordination skills

• A proactive, hands-on attitude

• Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks

• Clear communication and structured writing

• A background in HR is helpful

Above all: you’re enthusiastic, action-oriented, and eager to learn.‑oriented, and eager to learn.

Rewards and benefits

This is a great opportunity to train with highly skilled people who are experts in their field. You’ll do a lot and learn a lot – not only about your specialist area and the bank, but also about yourself and whether this type of environment is right for you.

You’ll also benefit from:

• Internship allowance of 700 EUR based on 36 hours work week

• Your own work laptop

• Hybrid working to blend home working for focus and office working for collaboration and co-creation

• Personal growth and challenging work with endless possibilities

• An informal working environment with innovative colleagues

Please note that for this internship it is mandatory to be currently enrolled as a student at a Dutch University.

Want to apply directly?

Please upload your CV and motivation letter by clicking the ‘Apply’ button.
 

About our internships

Every year, more than 350 students join our internship program. While there are no guarantees about your future, many of our former interns move into a permanent role or onto our International Talent Programme (traineeship).

Whatever happens, an internship at ING is the ideal opportunity to meet a wide variety of people, to build up your own network, and to learn about many different aspects of banking – put simply, it’s a great start to your career.