Jump-start your career in politics! Join the Leadership Institute staff team as a fall 2027 intern.

The internship will run from September 13, 2027 through December 17, 2027. The deadline to apply is August 31, 2027.

This intensive program allows you to gain professional experience in a real working environment, further your knowledge of the conservative movement, and sharpen your skills for future success. Leadership Institute interns receive free housing, a $1,000 monthly stipend, priority access to the Institute’s Employment Placement Service, free tuition to all Leadership Institute schools and workshops, private lunches and dinners with conservative VIPs, and the opportunity to build public policy references.

For more information, please visit us on the web by clicking here.

To apply, please submit a resume, cover letter, and a letter of recommendation through Conservative Jobs.

Cover letters and letters of recommendation should be addressed to the Intern Program Manager, Arin Steiner.

Jump-start your career in politics! Join the Leadership Institute staff team as a summer 2027 intern.

The internship will run from May 10, 2027 through August 13, 2027. The deadline to apply is April 9, 2027.

This intensive program allows you to gain professional experience in a real working environment, further your knowledge of the conservative movement, and sharpen your skills for future success. Leadership Institute interns receive free housing, a $1,000 monthly stipend, priority access to the Institute’s Employment Placement Service, free tuition to all Leadership Institute schools and workshops, weekly private lunches and dinners with conservative VIPs, and the opportunity to build public policy references.

For more information, please visit us on the web by clicking here.

To apply, please submit a resume, cover letter, and a letter of recommendation through Conservative Jobs.

Cover letters and letters of recommendation should be addressed to the Intern Program Manager, Arin Steiner.

About the Role 

The Leadership Institute is hiring an early-to-mid career Spokesperson for its news website Campus Reform (www.campusreform.org). As America’s leading source for conservative college news, Campus Reform serves as a watchdog to our country’s higher education system, with a mission to expose leftist bias and abuse on college campuses. 

The Spokesperson is responsible for researching and covering education national and state education policy, emerging cultural trends connected to Campus Reform’s beat, and writing daily news articles and weekly analysis and/or opinion pieces. The Spokesperson is also expected to represent Campus Reform in media interviews and participate in occasional trainings for Campus Reform’s freelance Young Journalists.

This role is not an entry-level position and requires reporting or other work outside the standard 8am-5pm office schedule. Successful candidates must have a proven track record in communications and professional social media content production, as well as at least 5 years' relevant professional experience.

This is a full-time position that reports directly to the Editor in Chief. Given Leadership Institute’s proximity to the Washington, DC, media market, candidates who can work five days per week in Campus Reform’s Arlington, VA, newsroom are strongly preferred.  

Responsibilities 

• Write daily news articles and weekly opinion and analysis pieces

• Continually research and cover national and state education policy

• Maintain professional relationships and rapports with industry experts, higher education officials, and college students 

• Create social media content and maintain robust following

• Represent Campus Reform on television, radio, podcasts, and other news media

About the Role

The Leadership Institute is looking for an experienced Salesforce developer who enjoys understanding business problems, building reliable systems, and helping people make better decisions with their data.

You will serve as our primary technical expert for Salesforce and its connected systems, working alongside the rest of our engineering team. Your responsibilities will extend beyond implementing requests: you will work directly with stakeholders to understand their needs, investigate how systems and processes interact, and recommend solutions that address the underlying problem.

Salesforce is central to this role, but it should not be the default answer to every question. Sometimes the right solution is a Flow or an Apex class. Sometimes it is an integration, an external reporting tool, or a change to the process itself. We want someone who can recognize the difference and explain the tradeoffs.

We welcome both Salesforce developers who have expanded beyond the platform and software developers who have moved into Salesforce. What matters is demonstrated Salesforce development ability, sound technical judgment, and the ability to work across system boundaries.

Your Team and Ownership

You will report directly to the Director of Engineering, who sets priorities and resolves competing requests. Within those priorities, you will have substantial latitude to recommend technical approaches and deliver solutions in collaboration with other engineers.

You will be the go-to expert on how our Salesforce environment is structured, secured, integrated, and maintained. That means developing deep technical ownership. You will not be expected to personally handle every Salesforce request.

Salesforce administrators provide first-line support. This role handles technical escalations and the underlying improvements needed to prevent recurring problems.

What You’ll Do

Salesforce Development & Integrations — Approximately 40%

Design, build, and maintain Salesforce functionality using declarative tools and code, including Flow, validation rules, custom objects, Apex, and Lightning Web Components where appropriate. Support our Sales Cloud and Nonprofit Success Pack environment and its role in fundraising, events, and other organizational workflows.

Develop a thorough understanding of our Stripe and Anedot integrations, including how payment, donation, and registration data moves between systems. Build and improve integrations using APIs, n8n, and other supported tools, with attention to reliability, error handling, and maintainability.

Implement appropriate access controls and integration security, and document changes so other engineers and administrators can support what you build. Use source control, testing, review, and deliberate deployment practices to deliver reliable changes.

Business Analysis, Reporting & Solution Delivery — Approximately 40%

Work directly with stakeholders to understand their processes, clarify requirements, and distinguish the requested feature from the actual business need. Evaluate whether a Salesforce change, another tool, or a process improvement is the best solution.

Help guide our dashboard and data-visualization work, turning the volume of information in Salesforce into actionable insights. Identify the questions teams need answered, establish clear metric definitions, assess the quality of the underlying data, and develop useful reporting and dashboards.

Use SOQL and other appropriate tools to investigate data across systems. Recommend reporting approaches without assuming that every answer belongs in Salesforce’s native reporting tools.

Carry improvements from discovery through implementation, keeping stakeholders informed and working with them to confirm that the result solves the intended problem.

Technical Escalations & Data Quality — Approximately 20%

Resolve complex Salesforce and integration issues escalated by administrators. Trace problems across connected systems, address their root causes, and document findings so the team can recognize and handle similar issues.

Improve data quality through preventative controls, monitoring, and sustainable remediation workflows. Partner with administrators and departmental data owners on duplicate records, retention requirements, and data standards rather than relying on repeated manual cleanup.

These percentages describe the intended balance of the role; this will vary with candidate competencies and changing business needs.

Your First Six Months

Understand and take technical ownership of our payment integrations. Build a clear, documented understanding of how Stripe and Anedot connect to Salesforce, including dependencies, data mappings, failure points, and support procedures. Use that understanding to identify and prioritize practical improvements with the Director of Engineering.

Help establish a useful reporting and dashboard direction. Work with stakeholders to identify their highest-value business questions, assess the available data, and deliver initial reporting improvements. Success means helping teams understand what the numbers mean and what decisions they support—not simply producing more dashboards.

What You Bring

• Demonstrated production Salesforce development experience. You can work independently with Apex and declarative tools, troubleshoot existing implementations, and work with Lightning Web Components as needed.

• Ability to work beyond Salesforce. You have built or maintained integrations using APIs, external services, or workflow automation tools and can investigate problems that cross system boundaries.

• Strong business-analysis and communication skills. You ask useful questions before building, explain technical tradeoffs clearly, and work effectively with nontechnical colleagues.

• Working SQL proficiency and sound data judgment. You can investigate discrepancies, understand relationships between data sources, and help turn business questions into useful reporting.

• An ownership mindset. You follow work through implementation, document what others need to know, communicate risks, and favor maintainable solutions over one-off fixes.

• Discretion and responsible handling of sensitive information. This position has significant access to organizational systems and data and requires careful judgment about security, privacy, and access.

Helpful, but Not Required

Experience with NPSP, nonprofit fundraising, Stripe, Anedot, n8n, dashboard or business-intelligence tools, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, or suppression and do-not-contact workflows would be valuable.

You do not need to have used every product in our stack. Strong development fundamentals, integration experience, and the ability to learn unfamiliar systems matter more than an exact vendor match.

Why Join This Team?

Technical ownership with room to exercise judgment. You will have meaningful influence over how problems are solved, direct access to stakeholders, and the opportunity to improve systems over time.

A collaborative engineering environment. You will own your area of expertise while working with other engineers and Salesforce administrators. Priorities are set through the Director of Engineering, rather than left for you to negotiate across competing departments.

Highly flexible scheduling. Attend your meetings, coordinate with colleagues, meet your commitments, and deliver quality work. Outside those obligations, we focus on results rather than a rigid daily schedule.

Local candidates are preferred for a hybrid arrangement based in Arlington, Virginia. We are also willing to consider remote candidates who are a strong fit for the role.

Mission Alignment

The Leadership Institute’s mission is to increase the number and effectiveness of conservative activists and leaders in the public policy process.

Genuine alignment with that mission is a requirement for this position. This opportunity is suited to someone who shares LI’s mission and wants to contribute through the systems supporting its fundraising, training, events, and organizational operations.

Position Summary

The Technology Fellow is a twelve-month, fixed-term position in IT Operations built for someone at the start of an IT career. We are hiring for aptitude instead of experience.

The Fellow joins the IT Operations team as a full member of staff, with the same service desk rotation and the same expectations for ownership and documentation as everyone else on the team. Over the twelve months, the Fellow builds real technical depth in identity and endpoint management through a funded certification program with the study time protected on the calendar.

This is a training position with a defined end date. It is a salaried role with full benefits, not an internship and not a contract engagement.

What Makes This Different

Most entry-level IT jobs promise training and hand you a ticket queue, this one comes with training built in:

• Five certification exams paid for by the organization, on a published schedule, with exam days off

• Eight protected hours per week for study during off-rotation weeks, and two during service desk weeks

• A $6,000 training budget over the term, covering exam fees, retakes, and study materials

• Direct mentorship from the Sr. Director of Technology and experienced IT Operations Specialists

• Actual ownership of production systems from month one, supervised and scoped to what you have demonstrated

If you finish the term with us, you leave with five certifications and a year of hands-on experience in a Microsoft identity and endpoint environment.

Certification Program

Five certifications are required and run on a fixed schedule. The organization pays for all of them.

CompTIA A+ — Target: Month 4

The vendor-neutral entry-level IT certification, earned across two exams. Hardware, operating systems, networking basics, security, and troubleshooting.

MS-900 Microsoft 365 Fundamentals — Target: Month 5

Cloud concepts, the core services in the Microsoft 365 suite, licensing, and the support and compliance model.

MD-102 Endpoint Administrator Associate — Target: Month 7

Deploying and maintaining devices through Microsoft Intune and Windows Autopilot, configuration and compliance policy, application management, and endpoint monitoring.

SC-900 Security, Compliance & Identity Fundamentals — Target: Month 8

Security, compliance, and identity concepts and the Microsoft services that implement them.

SC-300 Identity & Access Administrator Associate — Target: Month 10

Managing user identities, authentication and access management, workload identities, and identity governance in Microsoft Entra ID.

Past these five, the choice is yours. If the required schedule is on track, you may propose one additional certification per quarter for funding. We will point you toward wider IT foundations such as Network+, Security+, and Project+, but the decision is yours as long as it fits the budget and does not put the required schedule at risk.

Key Responsibilities

Service Desk Operations (Rotational)

• Serve as primary service desk technician during assigned rotation periods, two weeks in every six

• Triage and resolve incoming support tickets according to SLA

• Escalate complex issues to the appropriate domain specialist

• Document solutions for the knowledge base

• Provide patient, high-quality service to staff at every level of technical skill

Identity and Access Support

• Process account lifecycle requests: creation, changes, and deprovisioning against approved requests

• Manage group membership and license assignment

• Support MFA enrollment, resets, and end-user authentication troubleshooting

• Maintain accurate records of access changes

Endpoint Support

• Enroll and provision Windows and macOS devices through Microsoft Intune, Windows Autopilot, and Apple Business Manager

• Image, stage, and deploy devices to staff

• Deploy applications from established Intune packages

• Monitor and remediate the non-compliant device queue

• Apply patches and updates on the established ring schedule

• Maintain device and asset records across the full hardware lifecycle

Documentation

• Produce documentation for resolved issues and recurring procedures

• Contribute to and maintain the knowledge base

• Keep runbooks current as processes change

Learning and Development

• Complete the certification ladder on the published schedule

• Participate in structured mentorship and regular review

• Shadow senior staff on identity policy, security, and infrastructure work

Term and Conversion

This position is a twelve-month fixed term. The end date is known at the time of hire and will be stated in the offer letter.

At the conclusion of the term, the organization may extend an offer for a permanent position if one is available and if performance warrants it. Continued employment past the twelve-month term is not guaranteed, and candidates should apply understanding that the position concludes at that point.

We would rather be direct about this in the posting than discover a misunderstanding in month eleven.

Working Conditions

• Primary work location on site at headquarters

• Rotation through service desk duty on a six-week cycle, two weeks on and four weeks off

• Physical activity required for equipment installation, staging, and maintenance

• Occasional work in server rooms, cable closets, and other technical spaces

• Occasional after-hours work for system updates, critical support, and emergency response

• Occasional work on ladders or in confined spaces may be required

Expected Salary Range:

• $55,000 - $65,000 / year

Jump-start your career in politics! Join the Leadership Institute staff team as a spring 2027 intern.

The internship will run from January 11, 2027 through April 9, 2027. The deadline to apply is December 1, 2026.

This intensive program allows you to gain professional experience in a real working environment, further your knowledge of the conservative movement, and sharpen your skills for future success. Leadership Institute interns receive free housing, a $1,000 monthly stipend, priority access to the Institute’s Employment Placement Service, free tuition to all Leadership Institute schools and workshops, weekly private lunches and dinners with conservative VIPs, and the opportunity to build public policy references.

For more information, please visit us on the web by clicking here.

To apply, please submit a resume, cover letter, and a letter of recommendation through Conservative Jobs.

Cover letters and letters of recommendation should be addressed to the Intern Program Manager, Arin Steiner.

About the Role 

The Leadership Institute is hiring a Freelance Reporter for its news website Campus Reform (www.campusreform.org). As America’s leading source for conservative college news, Campus Reform serves as a watchdog to our country’s higher education system, with a mission to expose leftist bias and abuse on college campuses. 

The Freelance Reporter is responsible for writing daily news articles that fit Campus Reform’s beat and mission. Freelance Reporters are expected to develop an extensive network of sources including but not limited to industry experts, college students, and college faculty and staff. News articles will include a variety of formats including feature profiles, Q+As, investigative pieces, as well as include data visualization and video components. 

Freelance Reporters that demonstrate exceptional writing, research, and sourcing skills may have opportunities to represent Campus Reform on national and local media. For such instances, Freelance Reporters are expected to work on deadline in a fast-paced environment with the Editor in Chief and PR team. 

This is a remote position that reports directly to the Deputy Editor. 

Responsibilities 

• Write daily news articles and revise copy on deadline 

• Maintain professional relationships and rapports with industry experts, higher education officials, and college students 

• Craft a variety of articles using data visualization, video, and other graphic components

• Represent Campus Reform on television, radio, podcasts, and other news media

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree

• Expertise on issues covered by Campus Reform’s beat 

• 2 years’ experience in journalism, media, or a related field

• Experience with AP Style 

• Ability to multitask under deadline and keep up with breaking and emerging news cycles 

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Interest and willingness to work outside standard business hours. 

Desired Skills

• Strong research and fact-checking skills

• Avid consumer of national and higher education news across platforms and outlets 

About the Role 

The Leadership Institute is hiring a Fellow for its news website Campus Reform (www.campusreform.org). As America’s leading source for conservative college news, Campus Reform serves as a watchdog to our country’s higher education system, with a mission to expose leftist bias and abuse on college campuses. 

The Fellow is responsible for researching and covering education national and state education policy, emerging cultural trends connected to Campus Reform’s beat, and writing daily news articles and weekly analysis and/or opinion pieces. The Fellow is also expected to represent Campus Reform in media interviews and participate in occasional trainings for Campus Reform’s freelance Young Journalists.

The Fellowship is not an entry-level position and requires reporting or other work outside the standard 8am-5pm office schedule.

This is a full-time position that reports directly to the Deputy Editor. Given Leadership Institute’s proximity to the Washington, DC, media market, candidates who can work five days per week in Campus Reform’s Arlington, VA, newsroom are strongly preferred.  

Responsibilities 

·       Write daily news articles and weekly opinion and analysis pieces

·       Continually research and cover national and state education policy

·       Maintain professional relationships and rapports with industry experts, higher education officials, and college students 

·       Represent Campus Reform on television, radio, podcasts, and other news media

Required Skills

·       Bachelor’s Degree

·       Expertise on issues covered by Campus Reform’s beat

·       Previous experience working in higher education, reporting on education, or conducting research on education policy

·       Experience with AP Style 

·       Ability to multitask under deadline and keep up with breaking and emerging news cycles 

·       Strong verbal and written communication skills

·       Interest and willingness to work outside standard business hours.

Desired Skills

·       4+ years’ experience in media, journalism, communications, or a related field

·       Strong research and fact-checking skills

·       Avid consumer of national and higher education news across platforms and outlets 

Compensation

The salary range is $55,000-$85,000 and is based on experience. Leadership Institute employee benefits include medical, dental, vision, PTO, and disability. The Campus Reform Fellow will also have access to a dedicated public relations and media booking consultancy to support and coordinate media appearances. 

To Apply

Qualified candidates should submit their resume and cover letter to Deputy Editor Jared Harris at jharris@leadershipinstitute.org. Cover letters should note salary requirements and willingness to relocate to the Washington, DC area.  

Summary:

LI Recruiters identify and recruit students to start conservative student organizations or publications on campus within an assigned territory.  Recruiters will develop a territory action plan to evaluate all college campuses within the territory and assign recruitment and training resources.  Recruiters will also approve or deny membership into LI’s CLP network and develop a strategic activism and training plan.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Includes the following: the exercising of discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of significance and other duties as required.

Regional Network Development:

a)     Build and maintain relationships between LI, students, and groups within the region.

b)    Research, analyze, and recruit conservative students to participate in LI programs.

c)     Make membership decisions. Analyze and determine which groups within the region qualify to participate in LI’s CLP network.

d)    Develop a strategic plan to expand membership with LI in a territory each semester.

e)     Create and develop a regional training plan for your territory.

f)     Approve and distribute LI resources to CLP groups.

g)    Approve or deny requests from new CLP groups to join LI’s CLP network.

h)    Approve or deny activism grant requests for the group in the LI network

i)      Evaluate all higher education institutions to determine overall compatibility with CLP programs.

j)      Build relationships with partner organization counterparts

 Program Management:

a)     Manage your territories’ activism budget

b)    Approve or deny students for the Campus Ambassador program  membership

c)     Approve or deny scholarships for Leadership Institute trainings

Qualifications:      

Candidates for this position must have a knowledge and understanding of conservative philosophy with a dedication to grassroots activism and organization. Candidates should also have strong interpersonal skills and should excel in both written and oral communication.

Salary range is $50,000-$65,000