Job Description

=== This is an unpaid, educational position ===

Kindfulness is a nonprofit organization based in Columbus, Ohio, dedicated to empowering five constituents: individuals facing unhousing, trafficking survivors, those in reentry, individuals experiencing sexuality and gender-related stressors, and military veterans. Kindfulness prioritizes community involvement, ensuring that individuals with lived experiences influence decision-making at all levels.

Through programs such as smart vending machines, mobile outreach, and 24/7 resource accessibility, the organization aims to overcome barriers to essential resources. Kindfulness also fosters a community-driven network to enhance evidenced-based programs and policies, while providing mind-body interventions and experiential skill-training tailored to the needs of its focus populations.

Duties may include:

• Provide direct services to constituents
• Manage marketing activities of a vending machine system in research & development (R&D)
• Conduct market research
• Manage social media, including SEO, GEO, AEO
• Copywriting
• Fundraising
• Collaborate with Kindfulness' internal units in Community Outreach, Policy, and Business Operation in all tasks

Minimum Qualifications

• At least 6 months of coursework or experience in marketing
• Commitment to at least 12 hours/week until the student-allocated Federal Work Study (FWS) fund is exhausted
• Commitment to at least 12 hours/week until the end of position commitment when the position shifts to UNPAID after the student-allocated FWS fund is exhausted
• Commitment of at least 6 months
• Current enrollment in, or completion of, a post-secondary program, e.g., vocational degrees, associate degrees, or bachelor’s degrees.
• Strong organizational and time management skills to assist in resource coordination and program execution.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a hybrid work environment.
• Familiarity in, or readiness to learn, integrative social justice concepts & strategies in intra-organizational operations, services, and inter-organizational collaboration.
• Willingness to complete background check & drug screening; hiring decisions will not be solely based on the results

Preferred Experiences

• This position has a strong preference for Persons with Lived Experience in our 5 constituent communities: the unhoused, human trafficked, prisoners, LGBT+, military veterans.
• Interest in using technology & mobile outreach to optimize the collaboration of services, research, and policy organizations.
• Direct service delivery in our constituent communities.
• Experience in working or volunteering with nonprofit organizations.
• Knowledge or experience in culturally-sensitive or trauma-informed techniques related to our constituent communities.
• Basic knowledge of inclusive UX and testing.
• Knowledge or experience in community outreach & program implementation.
• Proficiency in, or readiness to learn, management & communication technology in organizational operations and product development, e.g., spreadsheets, tools evaluation, Monday, mobile apps, Google Drive, Slack

Position Benefits

• Intensive professional and educational development
• Opportunities to produce deliverables tailored to your career goals
• Professional networking on the local, state, and national levels
• School credits pending your academic department's approval.

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