Internship Leadership Development and Strategic People Development (m/f/d)

WELCOME TO BASF

In the Corporate Human Resources unit, we are responsible for managing HR activities within the BASF Group. By developing focused personnel policies, we implement the company's strategy on employee-related issues. As part of Corporate Human Resources, we design tools for the development and retention of Senior Executives, provide operational support in their personnel matters, and are responsible for their strategic succession planning.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

We offer you the opportunity to actively shape and conceptually develop the global leadership development of BASF in our Corporate Leadership & Development unit for 5 to 6 months*. From day 1, you will actively contribute to the conception, organization, and evaluation of measures in our leadership development portfolio. We emphasize intensive guidance and support as well as mentoring and regular feedback from the very beginning.

• Do you enjoy variety? Based on your onboarding, you support valuable team projects in areas such as leadership culture, leadership training, leadership development, potential assessments, feedback tools, or networking events.
• Thinking big? Together, we analyze trends, challenge the status quo, and drive changes to continuously enhance the global identification and promotion of our best leadership talents.
• Eager to apply your creativity? You assist in user-friendly presentation and professional communication of our concepts, e.g., through presentations, intranet pages or Q&A's.
• Value flexibility? We structure our projects independently, allowing flexible time management. Depending on feasibility, we work 40-80% from home.

*Periods that last longer than 3 months are only possible through a combination of voluntary and compulsory internships. We are flexible regarding the next entry points. Please provide your earliest start date and your latest end date. We are currently looking for someone who can start preferably in June 2026. However, applications for a later date are very welcome as well.

WHAT YOU OFFER

• You are studying Psychology, Social Sciences, Business, Humanities, or Communications, and you are in the advanced stages of your Bachelor's or Master's program.
• Your curriculum includes a mandatory internship. Practical experience in HR and prior knowledge in areas like Change Management, Training, or Assessment Diagnostics are a plus but not necessary.
• You enjoy working independently, possess good self-organization skills, and are proficient in English as well as in using MS Office applications. Your strong conceptual and communicative abilities help bring ideas to life and persuade people.
• You are enthusiastic and full of initiative.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Practical phase - actively apply theory in challenging and varied tasks/projects 
• Teambuddy - contact person for all questions and regular feedback
• Networks - get to know different perspectives, ways of thinking and fields of work
• Internship compensation - a recognition of the commitment, more information here: on.basf.com/compensationBASFSE
• Flexible working hours - depending on the location and area of work

HOW TO REACH US

• Anna Remberg (Talent Acquisition), anna.remberg@basf.com, Tel.:+49 30 2005-56448 will be happy to answer your questions for this position.

• You can also reach our recruiting team here.

• First information about our application process can be found here: http://on.basf.com/applicationprocess.

ABOUT US

BASF SE, located in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, is the corporate headquarters of the BASF Group and part of the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region. BASF stands for competence in chemistry since 1865 and is represented today in the world's major consumer markets, with a wide range of products. As the largest employer in the region, BASF SE offers multiple career opportunities for students, university graduates and professionals providing also training in over 30 professions. Leisure, sports, culture and a good infrastructure characterize the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region, in which BASF is also involved with numerous activities. Learn more about BASF SE at on.basf.com/BASFSE_LU

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