Manager, Educational Programming

How This Position Contributes to the Team

The Water Environment Federation (WEF) is a global leader in water, with over 30,000 members and 75 affiliated Member Associations. Our mission is bold: a world free of water challenges. Through our Strategic Plan, we’re driving transformation across three pillars – Workforce Development, Community Engagement, and the Circular Water Economy – with cross-cutting priorities in Global Engagement and Artificial Intelligence.

The Manager, Educational Programming (Mgr. EP) plays a pivotal role in delivering diverse and inclusive educational programs supporting WEF’s mission to inspire the water sector – ranging from online courses to in-person events and tailored for the water community. This position is responsible for full-cycle project management, including budgeting support, quality assurance, scheduling, and stakeholder engagement to ensure program success. The Mgr. EP collaborates with staff, volunteers, and key stakeholders to facilitate program development, drive continuous improvement, and implement innovative solutions. The ideal candidate will have experience developing and delivering high quality and impactful programming for annual online and in-person programs addressing technical and educational needs supporting the water sector. This position reports to the Senior Manager, Educational Programming.

The Manager, Educational Programming must thrive on initiative, problem solving, being agile, inclusive, and a team player. The ideal candidate will have experience working in high-performing teams and demonstrate success working across and supporting mission-based organizations. A desire to help WEF serve the Water Community is critical.

NOTE: This role is hybrid and requires working in the office (Alexandria, VA) 2 days every other week. Travel is required (up to 20% of the year) for meetings and events.