What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engagement and Recognition Coordinator position at Edward Jones?
This job posting is anticipated to remain open for 30 days, from 15-Dec-2025. The posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.
Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we’re proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.
Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.
People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.
View our Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report.
¹Fortune 500, published June 2024, data as of December 2023. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.
People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.
View our Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report.
¹Fortune 500, published June 2024, data as of December 2023. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
We are seeking an Engagement and Recognition Coordinator to join the Activation & Engagement Department.
In this role, you will collaborate with continuous learners driven by innovation to design and support breakthrough engagement experiences that support our branch teams, leaders, and associates. These experiences include regional meetings, performance awards, recognition conferences, and strategic business events. As we evolve toward delivering personalized, comprehensive advice, you will help shape enterprise engagement strategies—informing firm direction through innovative motivation and recognition programs. Reporting to the Engagement & Recognition Team Leader, you will be partner with Engagement Specialists and stakeholders to support events and engagement initiatives that foster a culture of appreciation and align with our organizational goals and values.
In this role, you will collaborate with continuous learners driven by innovation to design and support breakthrough engagement experiences that support our branch teams, leaders, and associates. These experiences include regional meetings, performance awards, recognition conferences, and strategic business events. As we evolve toward delivering personalized, comprehensive advice, you will help shape enterprise engagement strategies—informing firm direction through innovative motivation and recognition programs. Reporting to the Engagement & Recognition Team Leader, you will be partner with Engagement Specialists and stakeholders to support events and engagement initiatives that foster a culture of appreciation and align with our organizational goals and values.
What You'll Do
- Partnership with Engagement Specialists to drive program deliverables; Co-design/implement/execute comprehensive internal and external recognition programs, event and engagement strategies for field stakeholders in current state while also being strategic about future program enhancements (continuous improvement) aligned with firm transformation.
- Lead smaller sub-efforts within the program portfolio, programs or events aligned to broader engagement strategies through the matrix team, taking strategy to execution ensuring high-quality execution aligned to program outcomes.
- Lead or assist with issue and risk identification and resolution. Implementing processes and solutions that create capacity or lead to greater efficiencies and effectiveness.
- Play an influential role in content creation in partnership with strategists and SMEs (mainly conferences/Horizon/regional meetings) to ensure alignment to outcomes and event design.
- Support firm-wide culture initiatives by aligning event and recognition strategies with broader engagement and performance goals.
- Maintain compliance with internal policies and external regulations related to recognition programs.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- 3–5 years of experience in employee engagement, event planning, recognition program management, or strategic communications.
- Proven experience leading small-medium scale initiatives or enterprise-wide projects/programs.
- Experience collaborating with subject matter experts and strategists to develop content aligned with event outcomes and audience needs.
- Experience working in a matrixed organization and managing cross-functional teams.
**Candidates that live within in a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office three days per week, with preference for Tuesday through Thursday.**
Current home-based associates please note: Even as a hybrid posted role you are eligible to apply and, if selected, may retain your home-based status. However future business or regulatory needs may require on-site work and some roles may carry a preference for hybrid presence.
At Edward Jones, we are building a place where everyone feels like they belong. We're proud of our associates' contributions to the firm and the recognitions we have received.
Check out our U.S. awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones
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Check out our U.S. awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones
Check out our Canadian awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones
Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program. For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page.