Job Description

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General Position Information

Title: Health & Wellness Intern

Reports directly to: Health & Wellness Director

Matrix reports to: VP Strategic Partnerships

Direct reports: n/a

Work location: Within Michigan (exceptions reviewed on a case-by-case basis)

UDIM Mission / Vision / Values

Mission

Instill trust in dairy through outreach and education to drive sales.

Vision

To secure a positive future for the dairy community.

Values

We are optimistic and curious. We operate with professional integrity and share a genuine love for our Michigan communities.

Position Summary

The Health & Wellness Intern works closely with the Health and Wellness Team to promote dairy as part of a healthy diet to youth by planning, implementing and evaluating nutrition education programs in support of school meals, food security, STEM education, and sports nutrition to school districts across the state of Michigan. The intern will support and participate at in-person events and additional projects related to nutrition outreach and general consumers as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Post-bachelor's degree and/or 1 year of master's level Public Health, Nutrition or related education preferred
• Active enrollment in college or university, in pursuit of Public Health, Nutrition or related master’s degree preferred
• Availability of 30 hours per week

Duration: May 2025 – August 2025

Compensation:

A Health & Wellness internship at UDIM lays the foundation for future work at other companies. The intern will benefit from the guidance of established nutrition and wellness professionals and Registered Dietitians and leave the experience with finalized professional work to add to their portfolio. In addition, the intern will receive compensation in the form of:

• $16/hour
• Internship credit (Intern must coordinate this with their school)
• Customized internship work plan and learning based on meeting their individual professional goals

Roles & Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, developing, implementing and evaluating nutrition education programs, materials, and resources, as well as outreach and marketing programs, with a primary focus on youth in the K-12 school audience and a secondary focus of health care professionals through continuing education and attendance at various conferences, seminars, and more as necessary.
• Attend UDIM, partner, and consumer promotional events, as needed, representing UDIM and Michigan’s Dairy Farm Families, complying with UDIM messages, policies, and image; may require limited evening, weekend, and overnight travel as deemed necessary.
• Completes all administrative duties, such as hour & mileage tracking, reporting results of program reach, and more as assigned according to company policy
• Actively participates in brainstorming and project planning meetings, contributing ideas and innovative approaches to outreach during team meetings, and supports UDIM programming that coordinates with the Unified Marketing Plan.
• Works primarily with UDIM’s Health & Wellness department with the opportunity to collaborate with Industry Outreach, Marketing & Communications, and Graphic Design departments

2025 Potential Opportunities include:

• Communication outreach through small- and large-scale presentations, tabling, social media outreach, dairy promotion and nutrition education at events.
• Learn the farm to table process for dairy with an opportunity to tour a Michigan dairy farm.
• Participate in partner and health & wellness events related to school nutrition programs, sports nutrition programming, and consumer events.
• Develop nutrition education and marketing materials and apply project management skills with a focus on school and nutrition security programs.
• Work with leadership team members and Registered Dietitians serving school programming, sports nutrition, marketing/communications, and nutrition outreach.
• Gain knowledge of School Nutrition Programs through training made available by state partners and organizations.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
• Experiences will be made available to meet the applicant’s customizable internship goals within Health & Wellness.

Travel Required

The job may require up to 40% travel. You must have the ability to travel to UDIM office in Okemos, MI and throughout the state of Michigan (shared company cars are available for use, and/or personal mileage reimbursement) with flexibility in work schedule for possible evening, weekends, or overnight stays as needed.

Physical Demands

• Flying - Rarely (up to 3 hours)
• Driving - Occasionally (3+ hours/day)
• Sitting - Frequently (6+ hours/day)
• Walking - Rarely (up to 3 hours)
• Lift/Carry (up to 25 lbs.) - Rarely (up to 3 hours)
• Push / pull (up to 50 lbs.) - Rarely (up to 3 hours)

Education, License, Certification, Experience & Languages*

*Note: Equivalent combination of education and/or experience will be considered.

• Bachelor’s degree - Preferred
• Master’s Candidate - Preferred
• Office 365 - Familiar
• Asana (project management software) - Familiar
• Salesforce (CRM tool) - Familiar
• Bilingual in English / Spanish is a plus.

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Applications will be accepted through March 21, 2025.

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