Director, Community Affairs

GEICO

Director responsible for leading community affairs and philanthropic strategies at GEICO. Overseeing corporate charitable foundation and community engagement initiatives with measurable outcomes.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timeBethesda • Illinois, Maryland, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $140,425 - $229,600 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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.
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.
Define and execute a focused, enterprise-aligned strategy for philanthropy and community engagement.
Lead all aspects of the corporate foundation, including governance, grantmaking, compliance, and reporting.

Requirements

What you’ll need

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.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family’s overall well-being.
Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation; a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match; performance and recognition-based incentives; and tuition assistance.
Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance.
Supports flexibility- We provide workplace flexibility as well as our GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year.

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Hard Skills & Tools

grantmakinggovernancecomplianceimpact measurementportfolio managementcommunity engagement strategyvolunteerism program designemployee resource group alignmentoperating model developmentdecision framework building

Soft Skills

cross-functional leadershipanalytical skillsstorytelling skillsinfluencing without authorityexecutive presencestakeholder engagementstrategic thinkingcommunication skillsrelationship buildingorganizational alignment