Water Environment Federation

Location : Hybrid (Alexandria, VA) Salary Range : $105,000 -$125,000 The Director, Governance will play a vital role in nurturing the Water Environment Federation’s (WEF) mission by ensuring that governance frameworks and best practices align with WEF’s core values and strategic goals and objectives, supporting Governance Programs, and providing comprehensive support to WEF’s Board of Trustees (BOT).  This position reports directly to the Managing Director, Community Engagement (MD, CE) and demands a dynamic individual with a profound understanding of nonprofit governance principles, regulatory compliance, ethical standards, and confidentiality principles. The Director, Governance will conduct regular assessments of governance practices and make recommendations for improvement, ensuring that WEF remains transparent, accountable, and focused on its mission. This role requires a strategic thinker who can effectively communicate complex governance concepts to various...

  Location : Hybrid (Alexandria, VA) Salary Range : $90,000 - $105,000 WEF Overview The Water Environment Federation (WEF) is a not-for-profit technical and educational organization representing more than 30,000 individual members and 75 affiliated Member Associations worldwide. Since 1928, WEF and its members have worked to protect public health and the environment. WEF provides water quality professionals with education, training, and business opportunities and brings together a diverse community that includes scientists, engineers, regulators, academics, utility leaders, and plant operators. Through this collective expertise, WEF advances progress toward a life free of water challenges. WEF’s Strategic Plan is centered on achieving a life free of water challenges through three core goals. First, WEF is strengthening the water workforce by attracting, developing, and retaining diverse talent with the skills and leadership needed for the future. Second, WEF is...

Location – Hybrid or Remote from these states (VA, DC, MD, PA, NC, FL, GA, NM, IL, OR, WA, WV, MA, SD, MN, OK & AL) Salary Range : $115,000 - $135,000 The Director of Communications is responsible for shaping, protecting, and amplifying the Water Environment Federation’s voice and reputation. This leader owns WEF’s message platform, executive communications, crisis and issues response, media relations, and internal communications. The Director of Communications ensures the organization communicates with clarity, credibility, and consistency across all audiences — including members, media, policymakers, partners, internal staff, and the Board of Trustees. Working collaboratively across the Marcomm portfolio and the broader organization, this role strengthens WEF’s presence as a trusted authority in water and elevates the voices of its leadership. The Director, Communications must thrive on initiative, problem solving, being agile, inclusive and be...