Unpaid Internship, HR and Talent Operations Intern, Dubai On-site

HR and Talent Operations Intern (Unpaid) Importan Note:
- This role is Completely Unpaid, On-site, and entry level designed for students, Fresh Graduates and early career applicants who would like to get hands-on experience on HR and Talent Operation.

About the Role
We are looking for an HR and Talent Operations Intern (Unpaid) to support evidence-based recruitment and talent operations within a structured, process-driven environment.
This role is focused on maintaining accurate candidate information, verifying recruitment activity and events, supporting reliable handovers, and ensuring that exceptions are escalated to the appropriate human decision-makers.
You will work with documented evidence, practical checks, structured processes and clear ownership rather than relying on assumptions or unverified information. Programme Details

Location:
Fully on-site at Office 2008, Jumeirah Business Centre 1, Cluster G, Jumeirah Lakes Towers (JLT), Dubai, UAE Daily Attendance: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Dubai time Working Days: Monday to Friday Break: 1 Hour lunch break Duration: Eight calendar weeks, following the initial supervised stage

Key Responsibilities
• Maintain accurate, evidence-backed candidate records throughout the recruitment process.
• Verify actual recruitment events, activities and candidate information against available evidence.
• Reconcile candidate records and recruitment activity to ensure information is complete and reliable.
• Track candidate status, actions, ownership and relevant deadlines.
• Identify discrepancies, missing information or exceptions in recruitment records.
• Escalate exceptions and unresolved issues to the appropriate named human owner.
• Support clear and reliable handovers between recruitment and talent operations activities.
• Maintain documentation and evidence required to support recruitment decisions and follow-up actions.
• Assist with structured recruitment processes and practical checks.
• Support the team in maintaining reliable, organized and traceable talent operations. What You Will LearnThrough supervised tasks, practical checks, documented evidence and feedback, you will develop an understanding of:
• Recruitment and talent operations
• Candidate record management
• Evidence-based recruitment processes
• Recruitment event verification and reconciliation
• Ownership, follow-up and escalation
• Structured HR workflows
• Reliable handovers and documentation
• Working with AI-supported recruitment processes while maintaining human oversight AI and Human Oversight AI may be used to support screening and structured interviews. However, final rejection, admission and progression decisions are made by a named authorised human.
The role therefore requires careful attention to evidence, accurate documentation and appropriate escalation rather than treating automated outputs as final decisions. Practical Assessment Candidates will complete a short, role-specific exercise using supplied facts and synthetic material. The assessment is designed to evaluate your ability to work with information, identify relevant evidence, maintain accuracy and handle exceptions appropriately. Certificate: Successful completion of the Intern requirements, required evidence, a score of at least 7.5 and written human sign-off are required for certificate consideration.
ImportantThis is a structured learning and practical experience opportunity. The role requires reliability, attention to evidence, accurate documentation, communication and the ability to escalate issues to the appropriate person when necessary.
A Intern place, paid trial or future employment is not guaranteed and is subject to the applicable assessment, approval and written terms.