Affiliate Executive Director
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Executive Director guiding a California nonprofit’s urban water mission for environmental engineering firm Brown and Caldwell. Leading strategy, Board relations, stakeholder consensus, and water policy advocacy.
Responsibilities:
- Provide executive leadership and strategic direction supporting the client organization's mission and long-term objectives
- Partner with the Board to develop, implement, and advance strategic priorities, goals, and organizational initiatives
- Serve as a trusted advisor and objective resource on California water issues, emerging trends, and policy developments
- Prepare and communicate issue briefs, strategic recommendations, policy principles, and executive-level materials
- Represent the organization with member agencies, industry associations, regulatory agencies, research organizations, NGOs, and other stakeholders
- Facilitate collaboration and consensus-building among diverse stakeholder groups
- Lead Board and committee meetings, fostering engagement, productive discussion, and effective decision-making
- Support financial and operational sustainability through resource stewardship and identifying partnership, sponsorship, or funding opportunities
- Represent the client organization at Board meetings, hearings, conferences, and industry events throughout California
- Manage and mentor a team while maintaining quality standards and alignment with the organization's mission, vision, values, and strategy
- Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to contribute thought leadership on key issues
- Execute additional assignments based on evolving needs
Requirements:
- Minimum 15 years of professional experience in a related role
- Broad knowledge of California water resources, policy, and urban water management issues
- Strong government/stakeholder relationships
- Demonstrated executive leadership and strategic planning capabilities
- Ability to influence, engage, and build consensus among executive leaders, boards, member agencies, and external stakeholders
- Experience presenting to boards, councils, executive committees, and industry leadership groups
- Strong facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills
- Exceptional verbal, written, and executive communication skills
- Ability to synthesize complex technical, policy, and business information into clear recommendations and actionable insights
- Strong understanding of organizational governance, strategic execution, and board relations
- Financial acumen with experience supporting budgeting, resource planning, and organizational sustainability
- Ability to work independently and adapt to changing organizational needs
- Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving capabilities
- Sound professional judgment and discretion
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in a technical, business, or relevant related field preferred
- Water industry experience, executive leadership experience, and an established network within California water
- Ability to attend Board and committee meetings and represent the client organization at meetings, hearings, and conferences throughout California
- Ability to pass a pre-employment background check and drug test
Benefits:
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Short-term disability insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Paid holidays
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
- Performance-based bonus eligibility
- Employee referral bonuses
- Tuition reimbursement
- Pet insurance
- Long-term care insurance
- Exceptional development opportunities
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