Sr. Manager, WEF Events

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.

Position Summary

The Senior Manager (Sr.Mgr), WEF Events, provides centralized leadership, coordination, and accountability for assigned events across WEF’s event portfolio. The position serves as the primary integrator across WEF Events (excluding WEFTEC), Educational Programming, Marketing and Communications, Sales/Business Development, Community Engagement, Culture and Belonging and other internal stakeholders.

The Sr. Mgr. WEF Events must thrive on initiative, problem solving, agility, operate inclusively and demonstrate teamwork. An ideal candidate will have experience working across WEF’s mission and industry to best serve the Water Community.

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.