Careers
Join our Team: Organization & Well-Being Lead
LOCATION: Blue Zones Project Parkland-Spanaway
TYPE: Full-time
To apply, please send resume and cover letter, indicating the position for which you are applying, toย [email protected]
COMPANY OVERVIEW:
Blue Zones employs evidence-based ways to help people live better, longer. The companyโs work is rooted in explorations and research done by founder and National Geographic Fellow Dan Buettner in blue zones regions around the world, where people live extraordinarily long and/or happy lives. The original research and findings were released in Buettnerโs bestselling books The Blue Zones Solution, The Blue Zones of Happiness, The Blue Zones, Thrive, and Blue Zones Kitchenโall published by National Geographic books.
A hit docuseries, Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones, was released on Netflix in 2023. Using original Blue Zones research, Blue Zones works with cities and counties to make healthy choices easier through permanent and semi-permanent changes to our human-made surroundings. Participating communities have experienced double-digit drops in obesity and tobacco use and have saved millions of dollars in healthcare costs. For more information, visitย www.bluezones.com.
The Organization & Well-Being Lead is responsible for the successful advancement of the Blue Zones Project in theย placesย sector and will engage employer worksites, schools, grocery stores, restaurants and other organizations within the Blue Zones Project life radius. Success is achieved when the local employers and other organizations adopt the recommended changes to improve well-being and achieve the organization certifications necessary for the community to earn certification as a Blue Zones Community.
Salary Range:ย $70,000 โ $85,000, 10% bonus
Reports To:ย Executive Director
FLSA Status:ย Exempt
Preferred Qualifications: Experience in Human Resources/Benefits/Employee Wellness, Schools, Grocery or Restaurant; and/or business development preferred.
Additional Qualifications:ย
- Bachelor’s degree; OR equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
- 5 + years of experience serving in an account management/client services role required.
- 5 + years of experience leading a team of 2-5 professionals.
- Resident of the local project community or deep local knowledge and engagement with the local community required.
- Position is a hybrid role requiring time each week in the project office as well as within the community.
- Valid driverโs license and proof of current auto insurance.
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The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions:
- Ability to remain in a stationary position, often sitting, for extended periods of time.
- Ability to operate a computer and other office equipment on a regular basis.
- Ability to move about inside the office to access files, equipment, and attend meetings.
- Ability to attend and participate in events, which may include walking and/or standing for extended periods.
- Ability to lift and transport items up to 20 pounds, such as event materials or equipment.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both in person and virtually.
- Ability to travel occasionally to off-site meetings or events as required.
- Initiate and develop strong relationships with target organizations to encourage their participation and support them in becoming a Blue Zones Approved Organization (worksites, schools, restaurants, and grocery stores).
- Drive comprehensive adoption and advancement of the Blue Zones Project blueprint within the local business community and organization leaders, including identifying and leveraging contacts, creating partner relationships, and educating organizations on becoming a Blue Zones Approved Organization.
- Actively work with the local Blue Zones Project leadership team and maintain momentum and advancement of the assigned group’s strategic plans within the community.
- Collaborate with cross-functional team members to coordinate strategies and initiatives, ensuring we are engaging them in all relevant aspects of the Blue Zones Project.
- Develop and meet monthly targets to ultimately achieve annual community blueprint places metrics.
- Compile organization performance/value measures, outcomes and community impact stories.
- Strong self-starter and team leader.
- Skilled in initiating new relationships through a combination of network-based outreach and targeted cold outreach.
- Strong experience in a hands-on leadership role with proven ability to lead a small team and work alongside the team to accomplish goals and objectives.
- Adept at working with all levels of organizations to secure ongoing participation and utilization of the appropriate tools and resources.
- Compelling written/oral communication skills as it relates to driving initiatives within employer worksites, schools, grocery stores and restaurants.
- Ability to build positive working relationships with key partners.
- Ability to represent Blue Zones Project with partners, the public, and media.
- Strong project management skills to ensure initiative strategies stay on track and within budget.
- Proficient in Google Workspace and Microsoft Office. Experience in the use of CRM software is a plus.
- Experience working in or with underserved and/or under resourced communities and working in diverse multi-disciplinary, multicultural, and multi-sectoral partnerships.
- Strong facilitation skills.
- Knowledgeable of and connected in the local business community.
- Inspiring, influential, collaborative, and responsible.
- High attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Problem-solving and critical thinking abilities.
- Energized by the Blue Zones mission to empower everyone, everywhere to live better, longer.
Passionate About Helping People?
Aย career at Blue Zonesย offers the opportunity to improve lives and make a meaningful difference. We are always interested in meeting talented mission-driven people with experienceย in healthcare operations, public health, public policy, project management, and brand licensing. If that sounds like you but you donโt see aย position that best describes your skill set, weโd love to hear from you.ย
Blue Zones provides equal employment opportunities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated. Blue Zones is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.
Blue Zones is a well-being transformation company that partners with communities and private enterprises to make healthy choices easier. Today we are in over 70 cities impacting over 4.5 million Americans, helping them live better, longer. We do this by encouraging sustainable changes in the built environment, food environment, and social networks, often suggesting policy changes throughout a community including such places as worksites, schools, restaurants, grocery stores, faith-based communities, convenience stores, and neighborhoods. By helping people live longer and better by making the healthy choice the easy choice, communities can lower healthcare costs, improve productivity, access grants and funding available locally and nationally, and enjoy a higher quality of life as they live, work, learn, worship and grow.
The program is based on principles identified during an ongoing twenty-year worldwide longevity study commissioned by National Geographic, and detailed in the New York Times best-seller, The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer from the People Whoโve Lived the Longest, and The Blue Zones Solution by Dan Buettner. The Blue Zones Project is based on this innovative approach. Our work has been featured in media from Oprah to NPR, theย New York Times,ย WSJ,ย NPR,ย National Geographic, and theย New England Journal of Medicine.
To apply, please send your resume and cover letter toย [email protected] with the job title in the subject line.
Due to the overwhelming number of applicants, the national Blue Zones team will first conduct a screening of all applicants, and selected candidates will be contacted to schedule local interviews with the Blue Zones Project Parkland Spanaway team. Thank you for understanding.ย
