About Our Job

Who We Are

The Denver International Airport (DEN) Office of Human Resources (OHR) division is actively seeking a Human Resources DENtern to contribute to their division. As part of DEN's Strategic Plan, Vision 100, which envisions reaching 100 million annual passengers, OHR plays a pivotal role in transforming the aviation industry. The OHR department serves as the glue that binds its disparate operations into a single coherent and efficient entity. It acts as a resource for employees and managers regarding hiring, onboarding, compensation, employee relations, coaching as well as other human resources related activities.

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive pay rate to commensurate with education. The pay range for this position is $20.92-23.64/hour, based on education. DEN emerging talent positions are required to attend all sessions of professional development within the cohort model. You will be onboarded with a cohort of peers to begin to help you develop your network across the aviation industry.

As an intern you will get to experience working on projects such as:

• Project #1

  • Collective Bargaining implementation

    • Assist in researching collective bargaining in other City agencies and next steps.

    • Identify potential challenges and make recommendations to circumvent.

• Project #2

  • Workforce Planning

    • Work with DEN audit team and business partner to help build models for predicting future workforce needs.

• Project #3

  • First year new employee onboarding

    • Investigate best practices for employee retention.

Ideal Candidate Summary

What You’ll Bring

Our ideal candidate has some or all the following skills, characteristics, and interest:

• Someone who has education and interest in working with data, research and analysis

• Someone with an analytical mindset interested in how data analytics, dashboards and metrics can drive business decisions and the future of the DEN airport.

• Someone seeking to gain project or program management skills in the Human Resources field.

• Someone seeking to gain project or program management skills, offering progressive exposure to research and innovation, professional development opportunities, and the chance to shape organizational strategy.

Desired Skill Set:

• Research and analytics:  Curious and analytical mindset. The ability to assess data, find partners, and add to current study; meticulous care to detail in documentation and data gathering. Ability to develop and deliver solutions.  

• Effective Communications (written and oral): Writing and open communication skills for expressing concepts and results; ability to communicate research findings clearly and captivatingly.

• Interpersonal: Verbal and nonverbal communication, the ability to handle conflict, teamwork, empathy, listening, and a positive attitude

• Flexibility: Embraces the idea that employees can be productive no matter when or where they perform their work.

• Creativity and Innovation: Thinking outside the box and coming up with new and unique concepts. Someone who takes those creative ideas and turns them into practical and valuable outcomes.

• Time Management: Proactively taking on new challenges and responsibilities; effective time management to prioritize activities and achieve project deadlines.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education Requirement:  Current enrollment in an accredited college program leading to a certificate, licensure, associates, bachelor’s, or higher degree in, or a recent graduate (completed specified program within 1 year of completion) 

  • This position is open to students currently enrolled in an accredited college program leading to a certificate, licensure, associates, bachelors, higher degree in, or up to one year post college graduation

• Experience: None 

• Education and Experience Equivalency: No substitution of experience for education is permitted.

Mandatory documentation required to be considered for this position:

• Resume (with most current information)

• Transcripts – either official or unofficial; dated within your current academic term. This is only used to verify amounts of credits; grades will not influence decision.

• Cover letter detailing why you are interested, as well