Blue Zones, LLC employs evidence-based ways to help people live better, longer. Our work is rooted in the New York Times best-selling books The Blue Zones, Thrive, and The Blue Zones Solution—published by National Geographic books. We are applying the tenets of The Blue Zones in over 70 communities throughout the U.S., significantly improving health and lowering healthcare costs. Our work, which focuses on optimizing living environments and policies, has occasioned double digit decreases in obesity and smoking as well as measurable increases in life satisfaction. Our work has been featured in the New York Times, WSJ, NPR, NationalGeographicand the New England Journal of Medicine. For more information, visit www.bluezones.com.

If you have account management/client services/sales experience and have experience with local school districts and are driven to make a difference; If you enjoy interacting with people and are passionate about improving the well-being of others; If you thrive while collaborating with a strong, results-driven team and enjoy challenging yourself and others to find creative solutions, join us!

Be part of a team that’s bringing innovative leaders together from across the community to lead and ignite a movement to improve well-being on a significant scale – a movement that promises to help your friends, family, and neighbors in Jacksonville live better, longer.

Blue Zones Project is rooted in lessons learned from the world's longest-lived cultures. We translate these lessons into sustainable environmental changes that strengthen social ties, reshape the places where people spend their time, and sharpen policies to support healthy choices. By engaging a critical mass of individuals and organizations to participate — from worksites and schools to restaurants and grocery stores — the small changes contribute to huge benefits: lowered healthcare costs, improved productivity, and ultimately, a higher quality of life. For more information regarding Blue Zones Project please visit bluezones.com/bzpjacksonville/

By engaging a critical mass of individuals and organizations to participate -- from worksites and schools to restaurants and grocery stores -- the small changes contribute to huge benefits: lowered healthcare costs, improved productivity, and ultimately, a higher quality of life.

Job Summary:

The Organization Schools Lead is responsible for the successful advancement of the Blue Zones Project in the local market through engaging school districts to implement numerous research-based policies, practices, and projects to improve well-being for employees and students and their families.

Essential Job Functions:

● Develop strong relationships with local school districts/independent schools to encourage their participation and support them in becoming a Blue Zones Approved Worksite and School.

● Build partnerships to advance goals with school boards, school district staff, and appropriate other public agencies, various interest groups, parents, and citizens.

● Drive comprehensive adoption and advancement of the school and worksite sector of the Blue Zones Project blueprint.

● Develop and meet monthly targets to ultimately achieve annual community blueprint places metrics.

● Compile worksite and school performance/value measures, outcomes and community impact stories.

Specific Skills/Attributes

● Strong self-starter and team leader.

● Knowledgeable of and connected in the local community.

● Strong experience in a Player/Coach model of leadership 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 multi-disciplinary, multicultural, and multi-sectoral partnerships.

● Strong facilitation skills

Inspiring, influential, collaborative, and responsible. ● Energized by Blue Zones Project mission.

Qualifications

● Bachelor's degree required.

● 5+ years of experience serving in an account management/client services role required ● 3+ years of experience as a manager/leader of a small team of 2-5 professionals ● Experience in Schools/Employee Wellness; and/or business development preferred.

● Resident of Jacksonville required.

● Position is onsite and will require a COVID-19 vaccination or qualifying exemption.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Jacksonville, FL 32206

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