National Association of REALTORS® · 6 hours ago
Director of Engagement, Commercial Real Estate
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$140K/yr - $160K/yr
10+ years expThe National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) is seeking an experienced, highly motivated Director of Engagement, Commercial Real Estate to grow and enhance the organization's programs and services in the commercial real estate space. This leadership role will oversee strategy and execution of programs, support events and outreach, and manage commercial governance operations.
AssociationNon ProfitReal Estate
Responsibilities
Serve as a direct conduit to enhancing association services and member satisfaction
Proactively encourage the development of new commercial member organizations and foster existing structures of residential boards or separate commercial boards
Develop strategy that keeps association and member programs valuable and viable
Implement outreach initiatives developed to strengthen associations such as initiating regional seminars, making high-level field visits to conduct presentations, relationship management, consensus building
Hold webinars for association staff to share best practices
Collaborate with team on ways to enhance existing or build new relationships between NAR and state and local REALTOR® associations
Proactively communicate with state and local associations to provide tools, resources, and talking points for their members
Execute on team strategy to connect with association executives on issues they are facing or concerns they may have
Direct and/or develop tailored programs for member associations, and benchmark and monitor success. Example programs include but not limited to:
Innovation Grants
Events at AE Institute, Leadership Summit and NAR National Meetings
Education, training, and webinars targeting commercial members
Develop and draft commercial brand outreach strategy
Collaborate with internal teams on comprehensive approach to commercial real estate industry engagement
Provide subject matter expertise to ensure messaging and collateral is clear and unified, and aligned with overall NAR brand
Use industry knowledge to provide support on content strategy of direct communication to members identified as commercial
Develop and maintain relationships with industry partners
Create and execute strategy to incorporate large commercial brokerages
Direct and manage commercial real estate industry trade show sponsorships to promote NAR's national commercial brand in support of local and state association efforts and offerings
Develop and draft strategy for strategic placement of NAR commercial branding in industry publications and other media
Serve as important national connection to members and commercial leadership as subject matter expert and support of governance matters
Maintain strong relationships with key staff (leg/reg; research; property management) to ensure committees are apprised of commercial issues across other relevant committees
Lead workgroups on initiatives to enhance association services and support
Other duties, as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required; MBA or related advanced degree preferred
Minimum 10 years of commercial real estate experience, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role
Demonstrated skill in creating and executing strategy to build engagement and value of programs and services
Experience in change management and implementing new programs and services
Experience with cross-functional teams
Strong project management abilities; able to juggle multiple priorities and deadlines
Ability to develop and interpret KPIs and health metrics to assess performance and engagement
Detail-oriented with excellent organizational and time management skills
Ability to travel up to 20%
Preferred
Experience working in association management or non-profit organizations is a plus
Benefits
Health/dental/vision insurance
Company
National Association of REALTORS®
The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) is America’s largest trade association, representing more than 1.5 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Nykia Wright
CEO, National Association of Realtors
Nykea Pippion McGriff
Vice President Association Engagement
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