Community Relations Director

Company Summary

Join one of America’s fastest growing insurance companies with a 175-year history of doing good.

At National Life Group (“NLG”), we offer a flexible work environment with opportunity for growth. As a mission-driven business, our promises are as important as the products we sell. We encourage our associates to live our values: Do Good. Be Good. Make Good.

Our mission extends beyond the insurance and annuities policies that we sell. Our cause is also to make the world a better place through grants from our charitable foundation, paid time for our employees to volunteer, environmentally sustainable and healthy work sites, and events that promote the work of nonprofits in our own backyard.

We invite you to explore what we have to offer and to join our cause.

Role Summary

The Community Relations Director is a leader who is responsible for some of National Life Group’s most important Go Dood initiatives and community relations efforts.

They will serve as the head of the National Life Group Do Good Fest concert series in both the Vermont and Texas locations. Working with other key stakeholders, the incumbent will coordinate dates, locations, musical talent, and other associated and critical tasks required for successful events.

The Community Relations Director will also serve as the Executive Director of the National Life Group (NLG) Foundation which is our charitable giving organization. In this role, they will manage the daily operations of the Foundation. Additionally, they will help plan the quarterly meeting of the Foundation’s Board of Directors, as well as be responsible for oversight of the annual giving budget and grant process and produce an annual report.

Expertise in financial management and planning, community relations, nonprofit work, marketing and branding, and strategic planning is required. The ability to communicate positively with a wide array of partners is imperative to build strong connections that will enable National Life to do more good. Some travel will be necessary. The position reports to the Head of Corporate Communication and Community Relations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead the Do Good Fest concert series which includes budget management, building and fostering strategic partnerships, securing talent, negotiating contracts, effective promotion, building strong teams and successful execution of the events.
• Grow Beats for Good, the high school music competition that opens the Do Good Fest concert series and lifts National Life’s brand in the K-12 market.
• Identify and work with internal and external points-of-contact to identify opportunities for cross-promotion and increased engagement.
• Manage the daily operations of the National Life Group Foundation including strategic planning, budget oversight and management, grant review and processing, community engagement, promotion of the Foundation and employee engagement.
• Collaborate with community leaders to successfully address the company’s core causes of ending childhood hunger and supporting children’s mental health.
• Manage the organization’s employee donation matching campaign.
• Represent National Life Group at community events.
• This position is presently onsite/hybrid with the expectation that you are in the office three days per week with current campus days being Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (subject to change with advance notification and manager discretion).

Minimum Qualifications

• Ten (10) years direct experience in event planning and event management.
• Five (5) years management or leadership experience.
• Five (5) years direct experience with nonprofits and/or community service.
• Five (5) years direct experience with budget management.
• Bachelor’s degree (preferred) in related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven financial management skills.
• Effective management skills, including ability to lead and motivate people.
• Proven successful event management.
• Must be able to work with all levels within the organization on development and implementation of strategies and goals with tact and diplomacy.
• Strong knowledge of vendor management and contract oversight and negotiations.
• Strong understanding of nonprofit structure and function.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to make decisions independently.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and initiatives simultaneously.
• Ability to resolve complex problems positively and professionally.
• Advanced knowledge of Windows, MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Benefits

• Your benefits start day one and are flexible and customizable to your and your family’s specific needs. Check out the BENEFITS of a Career at National Life!

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The base compensation range represents the low and high end of the range for this position. Actual compensation will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to qualifications, skills, competencies, location, and experience. The range listed is just one component of our total compensation package for employees.

Other rewards may include an annual bonus, quarterly bonuses, commissions, and other long-term incentive compensation, depending on the position. National Life offers a competitive total rewards package which includes: a 401(k) retirement plan match; medical, dental, and vision insurance; a company funded wellness account for director and below employees; 10 paid holidays; a generous paid time off plan (22 days of combined time-off for non-exempt employees and exempt employees have discretion in managing their time, including scheduling time off in the normal course of business, but in no event will exempt employees receive less sick time than required by state or local law); 6 weeks of paid parental leave; and 6 weeks of paid family leave after a year of full-time employment.

National Life is accepting applications for this role on an ongoing basis and the role remains open until filled.

National Life Group® is a trade name of National Life Insurance Company, Montpelier, VT – founded in 1848, Life Insurance Company of the Southwest, Addison, TX – chartered in 1955, and their affiliates. Each company of National Life Group is solely responsible for its own financial condition and contractual obligations. Life Insurance Company of the Southwest is not an authorized insurer in New York and does not conduct insurance business in New York. Equity Services, Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC, is a Broker/Dealer and Registered Investment Adviser affiliate of National Life Insurance Company. All other entities are independent of the companies of National Life Group.

National Life Group

1 National Life Dr

Montpelier, VT 05604

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