Become a DSU Frontrunner and gain valuable employability skills – Applications are now OPEN.

Are you looking for an opportunity to gain some valuable work experience while studying? If the answer is yes, we’ve got several great opportunities to work within De Montfort Students’ Unions (DSU) as a Frontrunner!  

These Frontrunner opportunities are designed to give students the chance to gain and develop a range of transferable skills whilst also boosting their post-graduation employability.  

Frontrunners internships will start from 5th October 2026. This is a paid opportunity set out at 10 hours a week, term time only with flexibility around your studies and lectures. The placement will end on 19th March 2027. 

Currently we have a range of vacancies within the DSU, working alongside the different teams, please click below to access full role description.  

• Finance Assistant Frontrunner (19016)  

• Academic Representation Frontrunner (Experience & Development) (19073) 

• Give it a Go Frontrunner (19096) 

• Academic Communities Frontrunner (19013) 

• Project Support (Equity, diversity and Inclusion and Liberation Communities (19078)

If you are interested in any of the above post, please apply via MyGateway 

Applications for all Frontrunner positions close on Monday 2nd March 2026   

You can also contact the Frontrunners team for any queries at frontrunners@dmu.ac.uk.