People Intern / Working Student

About us

We are Knowunity, Europe's fastest growing EdTech app.

Our goal is to create a future where every student can access, enjoy, and benefit from quality education. Since our founding in 2020, we have been committed to revolutionizing how students learn and engage with educational content globally. Today, we are the daily AI learning companion of over 13 million students across 11 countries in Europe and the Americas. We bring together a global peer-to-peer community that supports each other throughout school, with a goal to expand this community to 20 million students by 2024 and beyond.

With over $25 million in funding from leading venture capital firms and angel investors, including Project A, Redalpine, Stride, Mario Götze, and Verena Pausder, we are heavily focused on building the AI daily learning companion for students worldwide. Together, we are leading the transformation to make education accessible, social, and impactful for all.

Become part of our educational revolution - we are ready to change the world!

Your mission

We are looking for a motivated People Intern or Working Student who will play an integral role in delivering an outstanding experience for our employees as well as candidates interested in joining Knowunity. You will join a People team of two and report directly to Lilian Berge, our Director People.

Your mission will be to...
Support our People team across our three key People pillars: Talent Acquisition, People Operations, and People Experience. Your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting with tasks throughout the entire Talent Acquisition cycle, including sourcing top quality candidates for our open positions, screening incoming applications, managing candidate correspondence, scheduling interviews, and maintaining our Applicant Tracking System (ATS), so that our hiring process runs smoothly and quickly and we deliver an outstanding candidate experience
• Supporting our People Operations by managing and maintaining employee records and data, responding to employee requests, and working on projects to design lean and efficient processes that help us minimize administrative overhead
• Helping to build an excellent People Experience, through supporting our new joiner onboarding, planning company events, and ensuring that our office is vibrant and well-stocked

This mission is awesome, because you will...

• Work with passionate and driven individuals from multiple departments across Knowunity
• Have the opportunity to gain valuable People experience within a small team with big ambitions
• Experience a steep learning curve by embracing work life at a startup
• Play an integral part in the expansion of Europe's fastest growing EdTech Startup

Your story

• You are studying or just finished a degree in Business, Human Resources, or a related field
• You are organised, dependable, and have a positive, can-do attitude
• You have impressive attention to detail
• You are excited about the prospect of taking on responsibility and owning crucial tasks
• You are a great communicator, with excellent written and spoken proficiency in English and German (native or business-level (C1/C2))
• You believe in the power of speed and execution and love to get your hands dirty
• Bonus: Previous experience working in a startup or supporting a People department

What we offer

We’ve got benefits, perks, and, perhaps most importantly, heart. We support and help each other, just as Knowers do on Knowunity. And, yeah, we also have other cool offers like a hybrid work policy, Urban Sports Club, a packed team events calendar, and more. Check it out below!

Memberships: Urban Sports Club, become.1, Likeminded
Discounts: corporate benefits, FutureBens, Plantclub
Events: Team events, company events, sports & wellbeing events
Development: Personal development budget, hackathons, mentoring
Office: Breakfast, fruits & snacks, coffee, tea & soft drinks, dog friendly
Remote: Hybrid work, travel budget, team workations

How to apply

Did we spark your interest to join our educational revolution? We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the requirements.

We can't wait to hear from you!

At Knowunity, we actively foster an inclusive and diverse workplace that ensures equal opportunity for all qualified applicants, regardless of nationality, ethnic or national origin, skin color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or marital status. Please refrain from including your picture and age with the application.