Church Pension Group (CPG) is a financial services firm located in Midtown Manhattan. CPG was founded in 1917 to provide pension benefits to eligible clergy of the Episcopal Church. Since then, its mission has expanded to include life and disability insurance, health benefits, property & casualty insurance, and publishing.

The Benefits Relationship Management (BRM) Team is responsible for relationship management with the institutions and individuals that CPG serves. BRM will collaborate with partners at CPG and external faculty to create impactful points of connection with benefits clients (existing and prospective) so that all come to understand, access and appreciate the products, programs and services we offer.

The VP Faculty Management & Training will manage external CREDO faculty and act as liaison with other denominations. They will be responsible for developing, conducting, and organizing products, program, presentation, and executive presence training for external faculty and BRM team. They will identify individual and company training needs through meetings with managers and understanding development needs. This role is also responsible for managing the Financial Conversations team.

This position is open to candidates in the Tri-State area, who will be expected to report into the NYC office three days a week.

This position is also open to fully remote candidates outside of the Tri-State area, who will work from their home office.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Responsible for management of external faculty including:

• Recruitment and selection
• Day to day leadership, management, addressing faculty performance, issues, and concerns
• Manage faculty contract process
• Liaise with Web team to manage website content
• Liaise with Content/Creative and faculty to support creation of curriculum modules
• Liaise with Research to ensure evaluation process for CREDO, PFW, EYR and other B2C events
• Work collaboratively with Events as necessary to ensure smooth and professional CPG events

Responsible for professional development and training strategy for all external and internal B2B and B2C faculty as well as BRM team members which includes:

• Evaluate employee and faculty performance to gauge where skills are lacking
• Create training programs to address skill gaps and prepare learning materials for program
• Develop and manage onboarding programs for new employees and faculty

Financial Conversations:

• Manage the team responsible for financial planning and retirement discussions, including clergy tax support

QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) strongly preferred
• Exemplary leadership, staff coaching and team development, strong executive presence
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Ability to align on strategic vision and execute corporate goals and initiatives
• Extensive CPG benefit knowledge and business acumen
• Extensive knowledge of the Episcopal Church
• Impeccable judgement
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Ability to conduct thorough needs assessments to gauge training needs

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• 
  BA\BS or combination of education and experience
• MBA/post graduate degree preferred
• 10+ years relevant work experience
• Ordination in the Episcopal Church preferred

Employees in the Tri-State area: Commuting to the office, on average, three days a week.
For all employees: Extensive use of a computer keyboard is a demand of the position to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable someone with a disability to perform the essential functions of this position.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Employees in the Tri-State area: Hybrid (two days working from home, three days working in a standard office environment).
Employees working fully remote: Home Office

Church Pension Group employees must maintain a professional, compassionate, and trustworthy work environment always. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable someone with a disability to perform the essential functions of the job within this environment.

Salary Range: $150,000 - $190,000

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Flexible Benefits available to eligible employees:

• Medical (including Vision)
• Dental
• Supplemental Dental

Core Benefits automatically provided to eligible employees:

• Employer funded defined benefit pension plan (five year vesting)
• Employee Life Insurance
• Spouse and Dependent Life Insurance
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Short-Term Disability (STD) coverage
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) coverage (elected as either pre-tax or after-tax)
• Business Travel Accident Insurance
• Worker’s Compensation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retiree health insurance (eligible after 10 years)
• Retiree life insurance

Elective Benefits available to eligible employees:

• 401(k) with matching contributions (immediate vesting)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Commuter Benefits
• New York’s 529 College Savings Program (NY State residents)

Educational Assistance Program available to eligible employees

Maternity/Paternity Leave available to eligible employees

Time Off available to eligible employees: Vacation, Sick, Personal and Holidays

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. Please understand that, as a general policy, CPG does not sponsor visas.

EOE: Minorities/Female/Disability/Vet/Sexual Orientation
If you are a CPG employee, please use your CPG email address when creating your profile to apply.