Student Opportunities

LeadMN offers paid leadership opportunities,  associate positions, and hands-on experience in nonprofit governance for Minnesota State 2-year college students. Find current opportunities from LeadMN and other organizations. Read students’ stories about their LeadMN experiences. 

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Open Positions

Find open positions with LeadMN, including elected positions and associate opportunities. Use the buttons below to navigate to the type of position you are interested in.

Board Positions Associate Positions

Open position for a Region 4 Representative on our Board of Directors

We’re looking for a Regional Representative for Region 4 – Normandale Community College and Hennepin Technical College Eden Prairie and Brooklyn Park. 

LeadMN Regional Representatives make up our Board of Directors. There is one representative from each of our seven regions. 

All positions run from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. All positions are paid. The detailed job description with compensation information are linked above. During the academic year, monthly board, committee, and leadership meetings will be held on Thursdays between 2:00 – 4:00pm.

Applications

Please email Executive Director Rachel Boeke at if you are interested in applying for the Region 4 position. 

LeadMN Associate Positions

Each academic year, LeadMN provides opportunities for hands-on professional experience through our associate positions. These paid, part-time positions allow students from Minnesota State 2-year community and technical colleges to gain skills in an area of interest or professional pursuit.

Please use the buttons below to navigate to the position you are most interested in to read the job description and apply using our online application form. If you have questions about any of our internships or need assistance applying, contact LeadMN Campus Organizing Director Casey Snaza at.

All positions will start in mid-August 2026 and end in May 2027. Students can only hold one associate position during the academic year. Positions will open on March 5th and have a priority deadline of April 3rd.

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Student Advocate Associate

This is a part-time, contract position with compensation of $18/hour with a maximum of 50 hours per semester or 10 hours per month. The Student Advocate is a remote/hybrid position. This opportunity is available to multiple students. 

About the Position
The Student Advocate position is a bridge between LeadMN and the 100,000+ students in the 2 year Minnstate Colleges. Their role is to be a point of contact between students in the region and LeadMN. This is a hands-on position that works with the Campus Organizing Directors to develop skills in leadership, advocacy, and organizing, as well as push past the barriers to drive community wide change. The student advocates will have the chance to recruit new students to our advocacy initiatives, voice the concerns of themselves and their communities, and take part in leadership development and advocacy workshops.

To read the full job description and apply, use the buttons below. 

Full Job Description Application

System Advocate Associate

This is a part-time, contract position with compensation of $18/hour with a maximum of 40 per month or 125 per semester. The System Advocate is a remote/hybrid position. This opportunity is available to 2 students.

About the Position
The System Advocate position is a bridge between LeadMN and the 100,000+ students in the 2 year Minnstate Colleges. Their role is to be a point of contact between students in the region and LeadMN. This is a hands-on position that works closely with the Campus Organizing Directors to develop skills in leadership, advocacy, and organizing, as well as push past the barriers to drive community wide change.

The System Advocate will have the chance to voice regional issues noticed by themselves or other students, engage with system level change, and harness their advocacy skills to move campaigns forward. 

To read the full job description and apply, use the buttons below. 

Full Job Description Application

Video Production Associate

This is a part-time, contract position with compensation of $18/hour with a maximum of 40 per month or 200 per semester. Some weekend and evening hours for LeadMN events are required. The Video Production Associate is a remote/hybrid position.

About the Position
The LeadMN Video Production Associate supports LeadMN’s communications and marketing efforts by producing engaging, student-centered video content for digital platforms. The associate will gain experience in developing narrative concepts, scripts, storyboarding, filming, and editing footage. 

The Video Production Associate will receive leadership training, and gain hands-on experience in digital storytelling, short and long-form content creation while contributing ideas to the organization’s communications strategies. 

To read the full job description and apply, use the buttons below. 

Full Job Description Application

Website Operations Associate

This is a part-time, contract position with compensation of $18/hour with a maximum of 5 hours a month or 25 hours per semester. The Website Operations Associate is a remote/hybrid position. This position is available to 2 students.

About the Position
The LeadMN Website Operations Associates support the day-to-day maintenance and functionality of LeadMN’s website. This role focuses on small, recurring updates and light page-building rather than large-scale redesign or development work. It is ideal for someone looking for flexible work while gaining experience in nonprofit digital operations and web content management.

To read the full job description and apply, use the buttons below. 

Full Job Description Application

Scholarship Database Associate

This is a part-time, contract position with compensation of $18/hour with a maximum of 32 hours a month or 160 hours per semester. The Scholarship Database Associate is a remote/hybrid position. 

About the Position
The LeadMN Scholarship Database Associate assists in managing, maintaining, and updating our external scholarship database. This position will also support scholarship research and outreach efforts. 

The Scholarship Database Associate will receive leadership training, and gain hands-on experience in data entry, database management, data organization, and privacy best practices while contributing to an important resource for high school and college students.

To read the full job description and apply, use the buttons below. 

Full Job Description Application

Advocacy Storytelling Associate

This is a part-time, contract position with compensation of $18/hour with a maximum of 10 hours a month or 50 hours per semester. The Advocacy Storytelling Associate is a remote/hybrid position. 

About the Position
The LeadMN Advocacy Storytelling Associate supports LeadMN’s organizational storytelling with a focus on advocacy and policy stories. This role focuses on identifying and collecting student stories across a variety of mediums to amplify student experiences and real-world policy impacts.

To read the full job description and apply, use the buttons below. 

Full Job Description Application

Policy Leadership Associate

This is a part-time, contract position with compensation of $18/hour with a maximum of 30 hours a month/ 150 hours per semester with some weekend and evening hours for LeadMN events required.  The Policy Leadership Associate is a remote/hybrid position. 

About the Position
The LeadMN Policy Leadership Associate supports LeadMN’s advocacy and public policy efforts by informing student policy and advocacy communications, supporting advocacy and policy components at LeadMN events, and by engaging in government relations work.

The associate will gain familiarity with the structure and process of lawmaking/policy development and to track the progress of a state legislative session from start to finish. They will also gain experience developing and planning policy communications, and take an active role in our LeadMN student Advocacy Committee

To read the full job description and apply, use the buttons below. 

Full Job Description Application