Since its inception in 2003, the Real Estate Executive Council (REEC) has been a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit professional trade association whose members consist of BIPOC men and women executives working in the commercial real estate industry. These individuals come from varying backgrounds, culminating in professional careers in commercial real estate investment, management, leasing, financing, development, and services.
Through fellowship and education, REEC's mission seeks to increase and enhance access and opportunity for its members and other BIPOC participants in the real estate industry, enabling our membership to profit and grow. Our mission is achieved by the following three goals: to create opportunities for relationship development and access to information that will lead to increased business opportunities; to collaborate with and support organizations that seek to increase the number of BIPOC professionals in the real estate industry; and, finally, to promote education and advancement of BIPOC professionals in the real estate industry.
Position Summary
The Vice President of Operations will work to implement strategy and vision, build the REEC culture and brand, and serve as a key member of the senior leadership team. The Vice President of Operations will work systematically to meet REEC's goals by addressing key staffing, process, and infrastructure issues. The Vice President of Operations will translate REEC's priorities and direction into day-to-day standard operating procedures. He/she/they will develop and refine ways to monitor, measure, and assess ongoing strategies and report on their impacts. The Vice President of Operations will also conduct midcourse corrections and generally keep the CEO and leadership team informed of REEC's operations, including how its finances, technology, and staffing relate to strategic and operational goals. The Vice President of Operations will offer oversight to hire, partner with the CEO (and future CFO) to prepare budgets and forecasts, and play a formative role in building the culture of REEC around delivering on promises and commitments, accountability, and results. The Vice President of Operations oversees the training, mentoring, and capacity building of REEC's staff. He or she will be an internal advocate for efficiency, productivity, and professional development.
Must-Have's • 5- 7+ years of successful senior leadership experience at a social impact, non-profit organization, and/or trade association; commercial real estate experience is a definite plus • Demonstrated track record of success in strategic planning, operational excellence, data capture and analysis, KPI/dashboard/metrics development, systems and process improvement, change leadership, and
management capabilities • Politically savvy, with superior communication, presentation, public speaking, interpersonal, relationship management, persuasiveness, negotiation, diplomacy, influencing, and listening skills • Excellent supervisory, performance management, and program development skills; ability to lead a remote staff of consultants and motivate and inspire an engaged and committed virtual team; strong business acumen with a "roll-up-your-sleeves" mentality and work ethic • Complex problem-solving skills using a high level of creativity and ingenuity to drive the organization's operations while understanding and advising on the varying degrees of risk; committed to results and possesses a "can-do" mindset with emphasis on accountability
Mission
The mission of the Real Estate Executive Council (REEC) is to create a community across executives of color in commercial real estate and to create connectivity for that community to (a) the larger CRE community, (b) financial opportunity and wealth creation, (c) personal and professional growth by executing programs to create leverage for its members, and (d) promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the commercial real estate industry.