Engagement Leader - Chicago

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:  

This role entails strategic execution of threemain areas:  

DriveImpact 

• Increase awareness of Thrivent’s Community Impact andMembership programs with clients and communities. Partner with advisors to help them raise awareness of Thrivent with their clients and communities byleveraging 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 toClients 

• Support advisors in building a client and community engagement plan leveragingThrivent’s membership and community impact programsand engagement strategiestogrow their network,deepen their client relationshipsand differentiate their business in their localcommunity.  
• Build and execute communityengagement plans, with local advisors,thathelp Thrivent clientsconnect with the activities of the Thrivent Member Network 
• Work with and through advisors to activateclientsto become advocates of Thrivent and their local advisor practice. 

 GrowSales   

• Buildlocalengagement strategies in partnership withlocal marketfield leaders  

• Execute the local activities of the Thrivent Member Networktocreate opportunities for advisors to connect withmembers andprospective members, leading to advisor appointments from engagement activities. 

• Buildawareness of Thriventin local communitieswithThrivent’sMembershipand Community Impactprograms. 

• Raise awareness of the advisor career opportunity through engagement activities 

• Integrate Thrivent enterprise growth priorities intolocalengagement strategies – for example, new program rollout, sharing career opportunities, promotingThrivent programssuch as Thrivent Charitable, Money Canvas,Church Finance,Thrivent Bank, etc. ​

 This role may interact with:

• Field Leaders  

• Advisor Groupstaff 

• Advisors 

• Marketing leaders  

• Membership leaders 

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:   

 Required: 

• Bachelor’s degreeorcommensurate experience 

• 3 or more years ofrelated work experience 

• Excellent communication skills 

• Experience and comfort withpresenting andfacilitatingmeetings. 

• Experience and comfort with remote and hybrid work to supportin-person meetings and events 

• Exceptional planning/organizing skills includingproficiency with Microsoft Office tools and CRM tools (Salesforce) 

• Ability to travel up to 50% and ability to flex- schedule to work evenings and weekendsoccasionally 

• Must have proper home office environment to conduct remote work.  This includes suitablehigh 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 andleverage networks.  

• Demonstrated ability to influence others for goal achievement. 

• Highly connected in Christian community represented inthemarket as well as strong relationships within the local business and non-profit community. 

• Community engagement experienceand 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 $73,788.00 - $99,831.00 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.

Other

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 anyotherstatusprotected 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 human.resources@thrivent.com or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources.