Details
Posted: 28-Jun-22
Location: Austin, Texas
Type: Full Time
Preferred Education: 4 Year Degree
Salary: 68,000-70,000
Categories:
Government Relations
Salary Details:
Health insurance
Paid time off
Dental insurance
401(k)
Vision insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Life insurance
401(k) matching
Retirement plan
Referral program
Employee discount
Flexible spending account
Professional development assistance
Employee assistance program
Additional Information:
Telecommuting is allowed.
Awarded a Top Workplace in Austin in consecutive years, Texas REALTORS® is a destination for employees who want to work with a team of fun and engaging people. With a great workplace and top-notch benefits, we're eager to welcome great people to the REALTOR® Family.
Texas REALTORS® is a member-service organization, serving over 148,000 real estate professionals throughout the state, located steps away from our state Capitol building in Austin. The Texas REALTORS® mission is to advance REALTORS® and the communities we serve through advocacy, professionalism, and resources.
The association staff functions as a team to provide exemplary service to the members through a variety of benefits and services. Texas REALTORS® prides itself on providing a rewarding work environment centered around our core values of service, collaboration, ownership, integrity, and respect.
The organization is seeking a dedicated, goal-oriented individual to join our team as Central Texas Field Representative, whose primary responsibility is to work with REALTORS® and local REALTOR® associations within their regions to communicate with members and engage them in grassroots political efforts to advance local, state, and federal legislation.
The Central Texas Field Representative is a remote position located in the greater Central Texas region.
Job Description, Duties and Responsibilities
The Texas REALTORS® Field Representatives program is designed to assist and grow grassroots governmental affairs activities within the REALTOR® organization. Field representatives offer several services to the local REALTOR® associations within their regions, including planning, grassroots, legislative, TREPAC fundraising, and communications. These on-the-ground resources are instrumental in helping to elect officials who are supportive of REALTOR® issues, enact pro-real estate legislation, and improve the image of REALTORS®.
PLANNING
- Work with local associations to develop a written grassroots political plan that encompasses all governmental affairs areas and outlines ways to expand their government affairs programs
- Incorporate and implement REALTOR® involvement in grassroots campaign plans
- Assist each local association’s Governmental Affairs Committee Chair with expanding their association’s activities and grassroots outreach
- Track and analyze progress of legislative bills during session
- Promote and hold political updates, speeches on behalf of the association; work with local REALTOR® volunteers on political issues
GRASSROOTS
- Recruit REALTORS® to engage in grassroots activities
- Assist local associations in conducting interviews with local and state candidates
- Assist local associations with Opportunity Race activities during campaigns
- Assist in promoting increased REALTOR® attendance at Texas REALTORS® events
- Recruit REALTORS® to serve on legislative contact teams
- Coordinate legislator attendance at REALTOR® functions
- Encourage REALTORS® to run for all levels of public office
- Assist legislators with coordination and REALTOR® attendance at town hall meetings in each region
LEGISLATIVE
- Work with the Governmental Affairs Department to actively advance state and federal legislation; including bill analysis
- Assist local associations in encouraging active involvement of their legislative committees by setting goals and implementing programs that advance the REALTOR® agenda
- Attend and encourage REALTOR® attendance at legislative town hall meetings
- Assist Texas REALTORS® in increasing the response rate of state and national Calls for Action
- Actively promote all REALTOR® political affairs programs
TREPAC FUNDRAISING
- Assist each local association in developing a TREPAC fundraising plan to reach its TREPAC goals
- Help organize activities to raise funds and awareness about the importance of investing
- Assist association executives and local PAC chairs build a PAC culture to increase involvement
- Coordinate check presentations for elected officials with local boards and PAC Trustees
ISSUES MOBILIZATION CAMPAIGNS
- Assist Texas REALTORS® and local associations with the coordination of issues mobilization campaign activities
- Help local associations develop, present, and execute issues mobilization campaign plans
COMMUNICATIONS
- Communicate with the Governmental Affairs Department via regular phone calls, travel schedule, and weekly reports
- Visit all local associations in region at least quarterly; visit real estate brokerages
- Track and report any events, opportunities, legislative activity, or member input that assists in building a public record on our issues, assists our legislative agenda, or improves the image of Texas REALTORS®
Skills and Qualifications
- 2+ years of political/legislative, public affairs, or campaign experience preferred
- Sales, or regional field work considered; Experience in customer or constituent services
- Strong communication skills, ability to self-motivate, and set own schedule
- Reliable transportation for daily travel throughout region
- Proficient in basic business software (Microsoft Office, web browsing, etc.)
