Volunteer Vacancy: Board Member

About Medito Foundation

Medito Foundation is a volunteer-led, nonprofit tech startup. We are dedicated to improving mental wellbeing through mindfulness and meditation.

We have created the Medito app - a meditation and mindfulness app that is completely free - no ads, no subscriptions and no in-app purchases. It has more than 300,000 monthly active meditators and it was awarded by Google Play as one of the best apps of 2020 in the ‘Apps for Good’ category.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing nonprofit organization and to have a real impact on the mental wellbeing of hundreds of thousands of people.

About the Board Member role

We are looking for a volunteer to join Medito Foundation’s Board of Directors. The role involves taking a lead on the organization’s volunteering strategy, including volunteer recruitment and engagement, and improving the current processes. You would be responsible for keeping a database of volunteers and reaching out to them regularly to check that they are happy and have everything they need.

You would also join the six other volunteer board members in setting the direction of the organization and you would have an equal vote in all major decisions.

You would be required to join a weekly half-hour check-in with the rest of the board, as well as a monthly board meeting.

Essential attributes:

• Management experience (preferably volunteer management)
• Able to commit at least 3 hours per week
• Interested in the promotion of good mental health
• Fluent in English

Bonus points:

• Personal experience of mindfulness and meditation
• Experience working in the tech sector
• Experience working in the nonprofit sector

If you are interested in applying for this position, please send a CV and covering email to [email protected], with the subject line 'Board Member Application'.