Director, Community Affairs

GEICO • Bethesda, MD

1d • $140,425 - $229,600 • Remote

About The Position

The Director, Community Affairs is responsible for building and leading the company’s philanthropic and community engagement strategy. This role oversees the corporate charitable foundation, enterprise volunteerism, Employee Resource Group community alignment, and GEICO’s associate assistance fund. This is a build-and-transform role. In the absence of a formal corporate affairs function, this leader will establish the foundation, operating model, and cross-functional alignment required to create a scalable, high-impact corporate citizenship capability.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in corporate philanthropy, CSR, corporate affairs, or related fields, with leadership across foundation operations, volunteerism, and ERG engagement.
• Deep corporate foundation expertise, including grantmaking, governance, compliance, portfolio management, and impact measurement aligned to enterprise priorities.
• Proven ability to design and scale volunteerism programs and ERG community alignment, driving participation while connecting efforts to business and philanthropic goals.
• Strong cross-functional leadership, with a track record of aligning HR, Communications, Marketing, Government Relations, Legal, and business leaders around shared community engagement objectives.
• Demonstrated success building integrated strategies across philanthropy, volunteerism, and employee engagement that drive measurable impact and consistency at scale.
• Deep understanding of the nonprofit ecosystem and experience building high-impact partnerships that inform strategy and investment decisions.
• Experience advising foundation boards and senior executives, including governance, compliance, and executive-level stakeholder engagement.
• Proven ability to build operating models, governance structures, and decision frameworks across complex, distributed programs.
• Strong analytical and storytelling skills, including executive- and board-ready reporting on impact, participation, and ROI.
• Track record of influencing without authority and sustaining alignment across stakeholders.
• Strong executive presence and external credibility, with the ability to represent the organization across sectors.

Responsibilities

• Build & Transformation Leadership: Stand up a cohesive community engagement function, including strategy, governance, operating model, and success metrics.
• Assess current-state programs (foundation, volunteerism, ERGs, assistance fund) and redesign for scale, consistency, and impact.
• Establish clear priorities, funding frameworks, and decision rights across all community engagement activities.
• Implement measurement systems to track impact, participation, reputational value, and ROI.
• Develop executive‑ and board‑ready reporting on community impact, participation, and ROI.
• Synthesize insights for senior leadership to inform strategy and investment decisions.
• Community Engagement Strategy: Define and execute a focused, enterprise-aligned strategy for philanthropy and community engagement.
• Identify and prioritize key areas of impact aligned to business and brand.
• Translate strategy into actionable programs and measurable outcomes.
• Corporate Charitable Foundation: Lead all aspects of the corporate foundation, including governance, grantmaking, compliance, and reporting.
• Mature foundation operations as needed to support long-term strategy.
• Build a disciplined, transparent approach to nonprofit partnerships and funding decisions.
• Cross-Functional Corporate Affairs Leadership: Convene and lead a cross-functional coalition working to advance GEICO’s community engagement work that includes Government Relations, Marketing, Communications, Legal, Site Leadership and HR.
• Align external engagement, community investments, and brand storytelling.
• Create mechanisms (cadence, forums, decision frameworks) to sustain alignment over time.
• Identify and mitigate reputational risks related to community engagement.
• Volunteerism & Community Engagement: Build a scalable volunteerism strategy aligned to philanthropic priorities.
• Increase participation through structured, well-supported programs.
• Develop signature initiatives that enhance both impact and brand.
• Employee Resource Groups - Community Alignment: Create structure and guardrails for Employee Resource Group involvement in community engagement.
• Align Employee Resource Group activities with enterprise priorities while preserving authenticity and grassroots energy.
• Associate Assistance Fund: Strengthen governance, processes, and execution for the employee assistance fund.
• Ensure equitable, compliant, and timely distribution.
• Build trust and awareness across the workforce.
• Team Leadership: Lead and develop a team.
• Build capabilities in program design, nonprofit partnerships, and impact measurement.
• Instill a high-accountability, execution-focused culture.

Benefits

• 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match
• Performance and recognition-based incentives
• Tuition assistance
• Mental healthcare
• Fertility and adoption assistance
• Workplace flexibility
• GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed