Total Rewards Intern (Co-op or Internship Opportunity - 4 Months)

Our Story & Purpose:

Vancity is a member-owned credit union built on the principles of inclusion, social justice, and community impact. Since 1946, we’ve worked to challenge the status quo, break down barriers, and build a more equitable future. With bold commitments—including becoming net-zero by 2040 across all mortgages and loans—we are championing financial resilience, climate action, and belonging for our members and communities.

As the largest private sector Living Wage Employer in Canada and home to a team of 2,300 passionate employees, Vancity offers competitive rewards and benefits, diverse career pathways, and the opportunity to be part of something bigger.

The Opportunity:

As a Total Rewards Intern, you’ll gain hands‑on experience supporting compensation, benefits, and rewards programs that impact employees across the organization. This role offers exposure to real‑world Total Rewards work, including data analysis, program support, and employee communications. You’ll work closely with People & Culture partners to help ensure our rewards programs are competitive, equitable, and well‑understood by employees.

A typical day would involve:

• Supporting Total Rewards activities across compensation, benefits, and recognition programs
• Assisting with data collection, validation, and reporting related to compensation and benefits
• Helping prepare materials for compensation reviews, benchmarking, and program updates
• Responding to employee inquiries and supporting documentation and communications
• Maintaining trackers, templates, and process documentation
• Collaborating with People & Culture partners on projects and continuous improvement initiatives

You are:

• Member-Centric - You define and measure success through the eyes of your customers and anticipate, understand, and respond to their evolving needs. Demonstrate strong follow-through: Consistently keep commitments to customers and team members.
• Results-Oriented - You have a demonstrated ability to engage stakeholders to elicit requirements gathering, analyze findings, generate appropriate solutions, and build deliverables all while securing team's commitment to these solutions.
• Technology Savvy - You have education and/or experience working across a variety of technologies
• Critical Thinker - You seek to facilitate data-driven decision making, including "rolling up your sleeves" to elicit requirements, research, analyze data
• A Problem Solver - Your skills to diagnose challenges and issues, develop innovative business solutions, and assess risks and opportunities that may affect the business, are showcased on a daily basis.
• Curious & innovative - You always do your research and analyze it to assess and recommend a course of action considering industry best practices
• A team player - you can engage with members of your team as well as cross-functional teams and are willing to collaborate across projects and initiatives.

You have:

• Enrollment in an undergraduate or graduate program in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field
• Strong attention to detail and comfort working with data
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities
• Comfort working with Microsoft Office tools, particularly Excel

Bonus points, if you have:

• Coursework or experience related to compensation, benefits, or Total Rewards
• Experience working with data analysis, spreadsheets, or reporting tools
• Exposure to HR systems or compensation benchmarking tools
• Interest in pay equity, benefits design, or employee rewards programs
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills

What You’ll Earn:

This role offers a pay range of $27.85/hr.

Application Details:

Please submit your resume. Cover letters and transcripts are optional but appreciated.

This posting will close on March 22, 2026 at 11:59pm

 

Why You’ll Love Working Here:

• When you join Vancity as an employee and a member, you join a movement that believes that when we use money for what’s right, we truly are a financial force for change.  
• We are the largest private-sector Living Wage Employer in Canada and have been consistently recognized as one of the Top Employers in Canada. Come join our team of 2,600 diverse individuals and access competitive rewards & benefits, all while knowing you are a part of a greater movement.  
• Start your Vancity career journey with us even if you’re new to financial services! We provide in-house paid training to gain general financial knowledge, and to learn about our products & services. We encourage opportunities to learn & develop to prepare you for career success, which in turn continuously impresses how we serve our membership.  
• Vancity is committed to a diverse workplace and values Integrity, Innovation, Responsibility and Reconciliation. 
• To learn more about Vancity, please visit vancity.com/AboutVancity. 

Vancity Talent Programs:

Vancity supports an inclusive hiring process for candidates who self-identify as Indigenous, Black, or Trans. With special permission from the BC Human Rights Commissioner, this initiative provides access to career development opportunities, prioritized job screening, and feedback. Any information you choose to share will be stored securely and used only for recruitment and career development connected to this initiative, in line with the BC Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). For details, please see our dedicated Talent Programs job posting.

Accommodations Process:

This role is an open vacancy, and our hiring process is grounded in fairness, transparency, and inclusion. We are committed to an inclusive, barrier-free and accessible recruitment experience for all candidates. If you require any accommodations or support at any stage of the recruitment process (including the application stage), we encourage you to let us know by contacting our Talent Acquisition team at recruitment@vancity.com. We’re here to work with you to ensure your needs are met promptly and effectively. All requests will be handled with the utmost respect and confidentiality, so you can participate fully in the process.