We’re Hiring: Community Engagement Interns

Join our team at Move Minnesota!

Open Position: Community Engagement Intern

Reports To: Program Manager

Job Type: Part-time Internship (8-10 hours per week for ten weeks)

Compensation: $22/hour

About Move Minnesota

Move Minnesota is a leader in the movement for an equitable and sustainable transportation system that puts people first. We are passionate about connecting communities, ending the climate crisis, expanding access to jobs and resources, and improving daily life for Minnesotans of all ages, races, incomes, and abilities. We connect people to transit where the system works well, and fight hard to ensure it works for everyone. By engaging local communities, sharing a positive and transformative vision, and advancing precise political strategy, we are working toward a transportation system in Minnesota that protects our climate, our community wellbeing, and our collective future.

Move Minnesota (a 501c(3) nonprofit), and its subsidiary Move Minnesota Action (a 501c(4) nonprofit) are based in Saint Paul, MN. Our team is collaborative, hard-working, mission-driven, and fun. We create change through advocacy, organizing, coalition building, policy leadership, and education. We work alongside over 10,000 supporters behind the scenes and on the ground, creating change and helping Minnesotans tell the stories of how transportation choices impact their lives and the future of our communities.

Move Minnesota’s team currently works in person from our office two partial days per week to foster staff-wide connection and collaboration. The remaining work is done remotely, during optional office hours, or out in the community. All Move Minnesota employees are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19.

Embedding equity in organizational practices is a core value at our organization. Move Minnesota works to offer culturally inclusive services, materials, resources, and programs. We value the strengths offered through different backgrounds and perspectives. Move Minnesota is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.

Encouragement to Apply

At Move Minnesota, we believe that diverse perspectives and experiences enrich our work and strengthen our organization. We understand that no candidate will meet every desired qualification, and we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all the criteria listed. If you are passionate about our mission and believe you have the skills to contribute to our team, we want to hear from you.

Position Summary

Move Minnesota is seeking community engagement interns to help advance the City of Saint Paul’s Climate Action & Resilience Plan goals. In collaboration with team members, they will promote walking, biking, rolling, and transit via grassroots community outreach events, and join a growing team of staff and volunteers dedicated to building climate awareness in Saint Paul.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Engage with community members at in-person tabling and engagement events to provide sustainable transportation education
• Support community outreach by coordinating and staffing community events at libraries, cafes, and other community spaces
• Assist with coordinating approximately 2 outreach events per week
• Document engagement through sign-up sheets, photography, and collecting individual stories

Position Qualifications

• Demonstrated commitment to cultural competency, including experience working effectively with people of diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, religion, language, ability, age, and socioeconomic status.
• Knowledge of walking, biking, rolling, transit, and shared mobility as modes of transportation, and sensitivity to the way transportation issues affect people’s lives and communities.
• Experience or interest in community engagement and outreach
• Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends.

Location

This position is housed at the Move Minnesota office in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The office is one block from the METRO Green Line’s Raymond Ave Station and easy to reach on Metro Transit bus routes 16, 63, 67, and 87. Indoor bike parking and a private changing room are available. The building where our office is located has one floor (no stairs) and multi-stall restrooms.