The Engagement Leader (EL) is a relationship development professional who provides local leadership, planning and execution of community and business development through:
- Community engagement and activation activities in partnership with Thrivent Financial Advisors and their field leaders, and Thrivent Member Networks
- Strategic relationship development with local organizations
- Coordinated community growth and development efforts with local field leaders
The EL leverages Thrivent’s community impact programs, focused on building financial health and inspiring generosity, to enable local relationship development, drive business growth and have a positive impact on community. The EL provides consultation and support resources to new and experienced Thrivent Financial Advisors, partnering with them to grow their networks and deepen relationships with their clients and community members, leveraging Thrivent’s community impact programs, tools, and resources. The EL works with advisors to develop an engagement plan that leverages Thrivent’s membership and community impact programs to differentiate their business in their community and drive stronger business and community impact results. This includes development and execution of community events and partnerships with the advisor as well as connections to other regional engagement events to grow and deepen client and community relationships.
The EL builds relationships with community leaders and their organizations, churches, and local non-profit and business networks to strengthen Thrivent’s community impact outcomes and business results within the local market. They are proficient with the systems, processes, and playbooks for the execution of engagement and partnership activities, supporting a consistent and reliable experience for advisors and local community partners.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
This role entails strategic execution of three
main areas
:
Drive
Impact
Increase awareness of Thrivent’s Community Impact and
Membership programs with clients and communities. Partner with advisors to help them raise awareness of Thrivent with their clients and communities by
leveraging
Membership
and Community Impact
programs.
Develop and activate strategic partnerships with organizations in the region(s), including churches, non-profits, and business networks to build opportunities for engagement.
Align impact strategies with growth strategies of the field by partnering with field leaders to develop and deliver integrated strategic plans tailored to growth markets and individual advisor
growth priorities.
Develop centers of influence relationships in communities to grow awareness of Thrivent and opportunities to tell Thrivent’s story
Deliver Value to
Clients
Support advisors in building a client and community
engagement plan l
everag
ing
Thrivent’s
membership and
community impact
programs
and engagement strategies
to
grow their network,
deepen their client relationships
and
differentiate their business in their local
community.
Build and execute community
engagement plans
, with local advisors,
that
help Thrivent clients
connect with the activities of the Thrivent Member Network
Work with and through advisors to activate
clients
to become advocates of Thrivent
and their local advisor practice
.
Grow
Sales
Build
local
engagement strategies in partnership with
local market
field leaders
Execute the local activities of the T
hrivent Member Network
to
create opportunities for advisors to connect with
members and
prospective members
, leading to advisor appointments from engagement activities
.
Build
aware
ness
of Thrivent
in local communities
with
Thrivent’s
Membership
and Community Impact
programs.
Raise awareness of the advisor career opportunity through engagement activities
Integrate Thrivent enterprise growth priorities into
local
engagement strategies – for example, new program rollout, sharing career opportunities, promoting
Thrivent programs
such as Thrivent Charitable, Money Canvas,
Church Finance,
Thrivent Bank, etc.
This role may interact with:
Field Leaders
Advisor Group
staff
A
dvisors
Marketing leaders
Membership leaders
QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:
Required:
Bachelor’s degree
or
commensurate
experience
3 or more years of
related work experience
Excellent communication skills
Experience and comfort with
presenting and
facilitating
meetings.
Experience and comfort with remote and hybrid work
to support
in-person meetings
and events
Exceptional planning/organizing skills including
proficiency
with Microsoft Office tools and CRM tools (Salesforce)
Ability to travel up to 50% and ability to flex- schedule to work evenings and weekends
occasionally
Must have proper home office environment to conduct remote work. This includes suitable
high speed
internet to conduct the business of the role.
Preferred:
Knowledge of the financial services industry
Experience in sales development or community development.
Demonstrated ability to build, activate and
leverage
networks.
Demonstrated ability to influence others for goal achievement
.
Highly connected in Christian community represented in
the
market
as well as
strong relationships within the local business and non-profit community
.
Community engagement experience
and enthusiasm for building relationships
Bi-Lingual (English/Spanish) preferred in specific markets.
Pay Transparency
Thrivent’s long-term growth depends on attracting, rewarding, and retaining people who are committed to helping others thrive with purpose. We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of market competitive compensation programs to attract, reward, and retain top talent. The applicable salary or hourly wage range for this full-time role is $67,080.00 - $90,756.00 per year, which factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will be determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, and knowledge, business needs, market demand, and other factors Thrivent deems important.
Thrivent is unique in our commitment to helping people to be wise with money and live balanced and generous lives. That extends to our benefits.
The following benefits may be offered: various bonuses (including, for example, annual or long-term incentives); medical, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account; flexible spending account; 401k; pension; life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; disability insurance; supplemental protection insurance; 20 days of Paid Time Off each year; Sick and Safe Time; 10 paid company holidays; Volunteer Time Off; paid parental leave; EAP; well-being benefits, and other employee benefits. Eligibility for receipt of these benefits is subject to the applicable plan/policy documents. Thrivent’s plans/policies are subject to change at any time at Thrivent’s discretion.
Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color,
sex
, gender identity, sexual orientation,
pregnancy,
national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status,
genetic information, or any
other
status
protected by applicable local, state
,
or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants.
Thrivent is
committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation
,
please let us know by sending an email to
[email protected]
or call
800-847-4836
and request Human Resources.