People & Performance Intern

Role Overview

Full time

3 Months

Remote

Do you care about people and performance? Are you curious about what makes individuals and organisations thrive? If so, we have an exciting and unashamedly wide-ranging role that could be perfect for you!

You might find yourself working on recruitment, people analytics, AI adoption, leadership support, or events. Some of that will play directly to your existing strengths. Some of it will push you into territory you’ve never explored. We will match work to what you bring, and we will ask you to grow beyond it. What you will always get is meaningful work that makes a tangible impact with an organisation doing something that matters.

Closing date: Until we find someone awesome!

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It would be amazing if you have

You might have recently graduated or seeking a career change. Your background might be in psychology, HR, sports science, business, or something else entirely. It doesn’t really matter what can do today. What matters is what you can achieve in the future. We are looking for someone who will embrace every task with enthusiasm, a curious mind, and a passion for learning, safe in the knowledge that there’s always someone there to help when you get stuck. Here is a snapshot of what you will bring:

Environment

  • A genuine connection to the natural world and a belief that scaling conservation is one of the most important challenges of our time.

Impact

  • A passion to understand how people and organisations perform at their best.
  • Curiosity about AI and how it can improve the way people work. You don’t need to be an expert, but you do need to be genuinely interested.
  • The kind of initiative that means tasks get completed without being chased, and problems get flagged with a suggested solution already in hand.

Adventure

  • You are energised by variety. No two weeks will look the same, and that excites rather than unsettles you.
  • You are comfortable being stretched. We will match work to your strengths and knowledge, and we will also ask you to go beyond them. That’s how you grow.

Together

  • An exceptional collaborator, working with people across every level of the organisation, from estate teams to the CEO.
  • You move quickly, prioritise well, keep building momentum, and know when to ask for support (which will be plentiful).
  • You are discreet with sensitive information and professional in how you handle it.
  • You build trust quickly, follow through on commitments, and bring a collaborative energy to everything you do.

At Oxygen Conservation, character matters more than capability. We recruit for potential, not experience. Of course, the IT foundations matter but the service mindset matters more. And the genuine curiosity about AI and the future of work matters most of all.

We are committed to having a genuinely diverse team drawn from across the country, with a wide range of lived and learnt experiences. You might have skills in some, but not all, of the areas above. Whatever your background, we would love to hear from you if you think you can make a real difference with Oxygen Conservation.

What we’d love you to do

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Recruitment: Help us find the next generation of talented team members by screening applications, communicating with candidates, and writing interview questions.

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People Operations: Keep our people systems accurate and running smoothly, supporting day-to-day HR administration, onboarding, and team communications.

 

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AI Adoption: Support the adoption of AI tools within the People team and across the wider organisation, helping people work faster and more effectively.

 

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Events and Logistics: Assist with the planning and coordination of internal team events, away days, and people-focused gatherings, ensuring everything runs smoothly from start to finish.

 

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Leadership Team Support: Support the leadership team with calendar coordination and travel arrangements, helping them stay focused on where they can deliver greatest impact.

 

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Performance Improvement: Support the development and delivery of performance improvement initiatives, drawing on performance science, psychology, and learning theory to help OC people do their best work.

 

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Learning and Development: Assist with identifying needs, tools, organising programmes, and tracking outcomes that help people gain insight and highlights the path for meaningful development.

 

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People Analytics: Help build and maintain people data dashboards, analyse trends, and surface insights that support evidence-based decisions about our people and teams.

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Wider Organisational Projects: Get involved in projects and tasks across the organisation as they arise, taking every opportunity to develop and grow while helping OC deliver greater impact.

What you need to be awesome

Each role is different. Your location may be different. Your needs might be different. We will work with you to create a role and package that allows you to be incredible. The below details what every role will include, and what we feel every company should provide.

Your resource pack
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    Your Working Environment

    Most of our roles, unless site specific allow you the freedom to work from anywhere in the country, should you need help with this we too will be there to support.

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    Best Teammates

    We always want to ensure every member of the team has the right support needed. We are a tight knit team, always sharing, meeting and working together. Although we work remotely from one another the culture we have shaped allows you to never feel alone.

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    Do What You Love

    If you bring a passion for conservation and a care for the environment, we’ll support you to create your dream role.

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    Tools to perform

    We will ensure you are provided with the equipment you need to be incredible in your role.

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Our interview process - what to expect

We hire people that are the best at what they do. And just as important as it is to discover if you're a good fit for us, you need to determine if we are a good fit for you.

1Apply

This is the first step to becoming part of the team. Simply click the ‘Apply Now’ button to complete our application form, and show us how awesome you are!

CV’s are needed, but on their own we don’t feel they tell us enough about who you really are. So, we have listed just a couple of questions to allow us to learn more about you.

2Opportunity to Shine

If your application is successful a member (or two) of the team will have an introductory call with you, to answer any initial questions you may have. After which, if successful, we will set an exciting role specific challenge for you to complete in advance of your interview. An opportunity for us to see you shine.

3Interview

We hate for this part to be too corporate and regimented. Instead, we will have a relaxed conversation to get to know one another, an opportunity to ask questions and learn more.

We recognise that this process is two way and that you will be interviewing us perhaps even more than we will be interviewing you – we promise that it won’t be a dull process.

4Decision

If our passion for what we do aligns with yours and we think you’ll be a great addition, we will invite you to join our growing team. If you love what you’ve learnt we hope you will accept, to be a part of our mission to Scale Conservation.