FOUNDING DIRECTOR, MILLENNIAL SOCIAL HEALTH

FOUNDING DIRECTOR, MILLENNIAL SOCIAL HEALTH

THE MILAN SOCIETY

3-Month Independent Contractor Pilot | 30–35 hrs/week | $30–$40/hour
Primarily In-Person | Montgomery County + DMV

Build the Silent Pillar of Health

Social health is the silent third pillar of health — alongside physical and mental health — and has a profound impact on both.

Recognized by the World Health Organization more than 75 years ago, social well-being has received far less attention than physical or mental health. Social health is about having the quantity and quality of relationships we need for meaningful human connection.

The Milan Society is being built to change that.

Why Millennials?

We're beginning with Millennials — the largest generation and largest segment of the U.S. workforce.

Our work with the 1 in 3 Millennials living with childhood-onset chronic conditions illuminated the overlooked need for social health. When healthy Millennials — and people from other generations — told us they needed this too, we expanded our vision.

Our first community brings together Millennials across the DMV, including Young Invisibles (Yi) living with childhood-onset chronic conditions.

What We're Building

A community built primarily through face-to-face connection, backed by online and virtual connection, with:

Weekly lunches and Happy Hours at our Montgomery County headquarters

Pop-ups throughout the DMV

Monthly events and celebrations

Online and virtual connection between gatherings

The goal is not simply attendance. We want people to return, form relationships, bring friends, connect outside Milan, and eventually shape the community themselves.

The Role

We're seeking an outgoing, entrepreneurial Founding Director, Millennial Social Health to launch and grow this first community.

You will spend much of your time out in the community:

Find and recruit Millennials where they live, work and gather

Personally invite, welcome and follow up with members

Help host weekly gatherings, pop-ups and monthly events

Develop partnerships that help us reach and support Millennials

Support connection between gatherings, in person and online

Identify and develop natural community leaders

Learn what brings people in, brings them back and helps relationships form

This is not primarily a desk, social-media or traditional nonprofit program role.

Who We're Looking For

Someone who genuinely likes people and knows how to bring them together.

You're warm, curious, socially confident and comfortable walking into a room where you know no one. You start conversations naturally, remember people, follow up and make introductions.

Experience in community engagement, events, hospitality, experiential marketing, organizing, outreach, membership or partnerships is useful.

More important is your ability to connect with people and turn those connections into community.

The Pilot

3 months | 30–35 hours/week | $30–$40/hour, based on experience

Primarily in person at our Montgomery County headquarters and throughout the DMV. Some evening and weekend availability required.

Interested in Building This With Us?

Send us your résumé and a brief note telling us:

Why does building social health for Millennials interest you — and what makes you someone who can bring people together?

We aren't looking for a perfect résumé. We're looking for someone with the energy, instinct and initiative to help build a community from the ground up.