Environment Program Director – Metcalf Foundation

The Metcalf Foundation is one of Canada’s leading private foundations. Our mission is to enhance the effectiveness of people and organizations working together to help Canadians imagine and build a just, healthy, and creative society.

Our work is primarily focused on:

• supporting sustainable economic opportunities for low-income people and communities in Toronto;
• working at the intersection of climate, biodiversity, and sustainable livelihoods; and
• supporting individual leadership and organizational innovation in the performing arts.

We believe that change happens when we share hopeful visions of the future, work and learn collectively, and think broadly in pursuit of comprehensive solutions. The issues we work on can be complex and interconnected. We partner with a range of philanthropic peers and sector leaders to collectively push into new spaces, building movement and momentum around emerging insights, ideas, and opportunities.

We are a small but mighty team: we work closely together, pay keen attention to both strategy and detail, and love the work, issues, and people we engage with.

We are seeking a new Environment Program Director.

About the Environment Program

Our Environment program is focused on strengthening the political, economic, and leadership conditions for conservation to thrive in Canada. We advance this work by supporting a mix of complementary approaches including producing timely research and analysis, convening around shared goals, piloting new approaches, collaborating for greater impact, building awareness to inspire action, and seizing windows of opportunity. Central to this is support for Indigenous-led conservation and stewardship.

About the Role

This role provides a unique opportunity to shape and lead a notable philanthropic program and advance conservation efforts across Canada through strategic leadership, partnership development, and systems-level impact. The Environment Program Director holds primary responsibility for the vision, strategic development, and implementation of all aspects of the Environment program, and contributes to Metcalf’s broader mission and mandate including the Fellowship program and other cross-foundation initiatives.

We are looking for a person who is curious, enthusiastic, experimental, generous, ambitious, and thoughtful. They will demonstrate sound, mature judgment and confidentiality. We seek an outstanding colleague who can drive results in this important area of work.

The position is full-time, hybrid, and based in Toronto.

Application deadline: February 25, 2026, 2:00 PM ET