Position Summary:

Reporting to the Director of Conventional Housing Finance and Valuation Policy, the Senior Policy Representative for Valuation is responsible for handling regulatory and legislative affairs related to valuation issues. The main functions consist of writing legislative testimony and comment letters, maintaining relationships with staff of congressional committees and regulators, staffing a NAR policy committees, conducting research and analysis on policy issues, developing NAR’s advocacy and outreach strategies, working with committees of the independent federal standard setting bodies, communicating internally and externally on policy development, representing NAR to outside parties and events, coordinating coalitions on policy issues, and spearheading new policy initiatives to further NAR’s advocacy agenda.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Writes congressional testimony as well as regulatory and legislative comment letters related to highly complex, sensitive, and vital valuation issues of the highest importance to REALTORS®, including but not limited to: appraiser compensation, standards, regulation, and oversight as well as industry dynamics/modernization, appraisal bias and discrimination reform, and the adoption of valuation-specific technologies such as AVMs, AI, and three dimensional imaging.
• Staffs NAR's Real Property Valuation Committee and committee work groups as well as the Real Property Valuation Forum.
• Works collaboratively with the regulatory policy representative for valuation issues, specifically on developing advocacy outreach and strategy related to policy goals and communications to policymakers and members.
• Has and further develops a deep, specialized knowledge in valuation issues via publications, media, coalitions, academia, seminars, and other sources. Promotes this expertise within the industry and association. 
• Serves as a spokesperson for NAR on valuation issues affecting the real estate industry.
• Identifies emerging valuation issues that affect the real estate industry by monitoring and analyzing industry trends via publications, media, coalitions, academic papers, seminars, and other sources. Assesses the effectiveness of current policies relating to these issues as they affect REALTORS® and determines potential long-term policy positions through research and analysis.
• Conveys policy positions and industry trends to key real estate industry stakeholders, policymakers, and Members of Congress and their staffs, by developing and maintaining relationships with those dealing with financial services issues of interest to NAR and serving as a key NAR contact.
• Other duties, as assigned

Qualifications:

• At least 8 years experience working on valuation policy, including within the industry, and Capitol Hill and/or Federal Agency experience.
• Results oriented with high attention to detail, ability to multi-task, and meet deadlines in a dynamic, fast-paced team environment.
• Ability to think in innovative ways to find solutions to problems and proactively develop strategies to address problems before they arise.
• Comfortable with technical issues and analytical topics.
• High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office—Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Exceptional communication skills—verbal, written, and presentation.
• Strong customer relations and interpersonal skills with a high level of response to all inquiries. 
• Ability to travel up to 10%

Organizational Overview:

The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) is a team of professionals dedicated to providing world-class service to over 1.5 million REALTORS® working in the United States and around the world. The real estate industry is fast-paced and fast-changing--each year, our members participate in the sale, lease, and management of billions of dollars in real estate. As in every industry, our members’ value proposition is constantly being challenged by innovation.

It is our mission to empower REALTORS® as they preserve, protect and advance the right to real property for all. We cannot do that without the ideas, passion, and commitment from our talented employees. As our greatest assets, employees are offered their pick of competitive benefits/perks and flexible work options. Our most successful employees are committed to our Core Values, which are: