Political Field Representative / Southwest Virginia
Virginia Association of REALTORS®
JOB DESCRIPTION
The Virginia Association of Realtors® (VAR) seeks a Political Field Representative who will be based in-region to assist and grow local REALTOR® grassroots governmental affairs activities, including planning and assisting in implementing political strategy through grassroots involvement and PAC fundraising, legislative education and involvement, communications, and coordination with VAR.
The Southwest Region roughly encompasses Lynchburg and west, Lexington and south.
OBJECTIVES:
- Reinforcing the REALTOR® organization’s central value proposition to members at the local level
- Enhancing member grassroots involvement in both local and state elections, as well as in public policy issues and VAR lobbying efforts.
- Creating invaluable relationships with members to benefit local associations of REALTORS® and VAR.
- Enabling VAR to disseminate information more rapidly and mobilize our members more effectively.
- Assisting VAR in relationship management with members of the General Assembly in-district.
- Providing a powerful resource to assist local associations in awareness on local policy issues, informing members and assisting with RPAC fundraising and spending.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s Degree and 3-plus years of professional experience, preferably in a fundraising and/or political operations.
- Must provide own means of transportation. Daily travel throughout the assigned territory is required; travel expenses reimbursed by VAR
- Would be required several times per year to be available for overnight travel, including multiple nights, to VAR, and to state and national meetings and functions.
Field Reps would reside in-region and would work out of home office. VAR provides a benefits package including health, dental and 401k options; no relocation package would be provided.
Please submit a cover letter along with your resume and salary requirements no later than February 17, 2012 via e-mail to HR@VARealtor.com .
