People & Culture Intern

Mandarin Oriental’s Hong Kong Corporate Office is looking for a People & Culture Intern to join our Corporate People & Culture team. Are you a master of craft? Do you thrive in a team that succeeds together, demonstrating integrity and respect while acting responsibly? Do you embrace a growth mindset? We invite you to become a fan of the exceptional.

Mandarin Oriental is the award-winning owner and operator of some of the most luxurious hotels, resorts and residences located in prime destinations around the world, with a strong development pipeline. Increasingly recognised for creating some of the world’s most sought-after properties, the Group provides legendary service inspired by Asian heritage whilst representing the very cutting-edge of luxury experiences.

At our Hong Kong Corporate Office, this internship offers the opportunity to work with the Corporate People & Culture team across hotels, regional offices and corporate functions worldwide. Gain hands-on experience in change management, stakeholder engagement, communications, project management and programme governance within a global hospitality organisation.

About the job

Based at Mandarin Oriental’s Hong Kong Corporate Office within the Corporate People & Culture Department, the People & Culture Intern will support the enterprise change programme and global Change Champion community, helping translate enterprise priorities into coordinated actions across hotels, regions and functions.

This is a full-time internship for a duration of 6 months. As People & Culture Intern, you will be responsible for the following duties: Maintain the global Change Champion directory, project plans and action trackers, including dependencies and outstanding actions, and help follow through on deliverables across functions and regions.

Coordinate Change Champion nominations, onboarding and ongoing administration, and support regular meetings through scheduling, materials, attendance tracking and follow-up actions. Support the preparation of programme updates and presentation materials for leadership. Support communications and engagement activities, including newsletters, announcements, presentations, toolkits and internal communication and training materials.

Coordinate workshops, communication sessions and engagement activities across functions and regions. Consolidate programme KPIs, engagement metrics and supporting statistics, and maintain dashboards and trackers to provide visibility of progress and participation. Help capture success stories, best practices and the progress of change across hotels and functions.

As People & Culture Intern, we expect from you: Current university study or recent graduation in Human Resources, Business, Communications, Psychology, Organisational Development or a related discipline. Strong organisational and project coordination skills, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple activities, deadlines and stakeholders in a fast-moving environment.

Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, and confidence using PowerPoint, Excel and AI tools. A proactive, curious approach, a growth mindset, willingness to take ownership and the ability to think creatively to develop solutions. An interest in People & Culture, organisational change, employee engagement, communications or business transformation.

Comfort working in an international environment and coordinating with stakeholders across different regions and time zones. We’re Fans. Are you?