Alexandria, VA
Posted: 27-Jan-23
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Type: Full Time
Salary: $68,000-$72,000
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Awarded as a Top Workplace in Austin 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 150,000 real estate professionals throughout the state, with its headquarters located steps away from our State Capitol building in Austin. 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 in providing a rewarding work environment centered around our core values of service, collaboration, ownership, integrity and respect.
The South Texas Field Representative is a remote position located in the greater South Texas region, preferably in San Antonio. Field Representatives 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.
A successful candidate is familiar with the REALTOR® organization’s role as a leader in real estate advocacy and is skilled at communicating public policy issues clearly to promote awareness and engage audiences.
Salary: We offer a competitive salary based upon experience and qualifications and an extensive array of employee benefits.
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, improve the image of REALTORS®, and increase resources available to TAR.
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 TAR 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
LOCAL ISSUES 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 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
- 3+ 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.)