Administrative Assistant

Come join one of America's fastest-growing insurance companies. Since 1848, National Life Group has aimed to keep our promises, providing families with stability in good times and in bad. Throughout that history, we have provided peace of mind to those families as they plan their futures.

Our mission extends beyond the insurance and annuities policies that we offer. We strive to make the world a better place through our grants from our charitable foundation, paid volunteer time for our employees, environmentally sustainable and healthy workplaces, and events that promote the work of nonprofits in our own backyard.

We foster a collaborative environment with opportunities for growth and encourage our associates to live our values:
Do good. Be good. Make good.

About Us

NLG Capital, the investment management company of NLG, manages approximately $40+ billion in AUM. Our purpose is simple - to allow NLG to keep its promises. How we do this - an obsessive focus on delivering investment results. We drive results through a rigorous but collaborative investment process, and we hold ourselves to the highest of standards, both as investors and teammates.

While our process is based on rigor, our culture is based on our guiding principles:
Meritocracy, Uncompromising Transparency, Intellectual Honesty, Performance Driven Learning, Relentless Pursuit of Excellence. These principles serve as the foundation of our team. They govern the way we conduct ourselves, how we interact with teammates and how we approach every investment decision. We act with the integrity and humility required to make the investment decision that is right for the firm, and ultimately our policyholders.

Our culture has been deliberately built to foster curiosity and provide opportunities to learn and grow, both as people and investors. The flat and collaborative nature of our team promotes an atmosphere where the best ideas are continually expressed and rewarded. Our pursuit of excellence is unwavering.

Role Summary

In this role, you will provide administrative support to our Chief Investment Officer (CIO) and NLG Capital Leadership team. In addition, you will be responsible for planning, organizing and/or managing special projects to deliver against our strategic objectives. Providing in-depth administrative and project coordination support, you will interface with external partners and all levels of leadership throughout the Company. Strong organization, prioritization, discretionary judgement, communication and multi-tasking skills are essential in this role and are the keys to your success in handling ever-changing demands and bringing leaders together.

This position currently offers an onsite work schedule, with the expectation that you are in the office four days per week during onsite core days. Our current onsite core days are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The work schedule type and core days are subject to change with advance notification and manager discretion.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

* Provide timely and effective administrative support to our CIO and the NLG Capital Leadership Team

* Draft communications as needed; collaborate with leadership on messaging and manage information flow

* Arrange travel, accommodations, itineraries and all correspondence related to necessary arrangements including management of expense reports

* Plan, organize and execute events such as meetings, team building activities, luncheons, client dinners and special projects

* Manage the day-to-day administrative affairs of our CIO - maintaining a high degree of confidentiality & discretion; anticipate needs and proactively bring together appropriate people and resources to support our CIO in addressing issues

* Provide comprehensive support services to our CIO that ensures professional, responsive, and effective experiences at all levels of the organization - tracks and helps drive completion of key deliverables and follows up on outstanding action items

* Provide sophisticated calendar management; prioritize inquiries and requests while troubleshooting conflicts with little guidance, make judgements and recommendations to ensure smooth day-to-day engagements

* Manage a variety of departmental operations, such as team onboarding and inventory needs.

* Work collaboratively with other administrative professionals to request and assemble information, assist in formatting, and proof reading of business documents, as well as internal and external communications - commitment to the success of the team over personal success

Minimum Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field; equivalent years of job experience or certification

* Minimum of 5 years of administrative professional experience

* Experience in project coordination

* High level interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations; position continually requires demonstrated poise, tact and diplomacy and ability to interact effectively with all levels of…