Director, Equity

Global Greengrants Fund is looking to hire a committed and passionate individual who will provide strategic leadership for GGF’s program work in Equity, advancing gender and intersectional goals across grantmaking and movement accompaniment.  The Director, Equity will oversee strategy evolution, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation, ensuring our grantmaking and movement processes are robust, responsive, and aligned with GGF’s values and strategy, and that our work generates solutions and addresses the challenges and opportunities of our networks. They will build and maintain relationships with advisors, movement actors, and peer organizations, contribute to organizational leadership, and drive learning and collaboration across teams and the global network. The Director, Equity is a member of the Programs team. In the present accountability structures, they are line managed by the Vice President of Programs. They work closely with the Directors for Earth and Energy while building and working in more collaborative ways across the Programs team and the wider organization.

The candidate profile: Successful applicants will have significant relevant experience in similar roles in similar non-profit environmental, social justice, feminist, gender, human rights, philanthropy, movement-building, grantmaking, or funding organizations. They should bring a deep understanding of philanthropy, grantmaking, and movement accompaniment, with a focus on gender and intersectionality, and demonstrated experience developing and implementing Equity program strategies that respond to the needs of movements. They should demonstrate strong strategic thinking, critical analysis, and sound judgment, with experience in program planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and change management. They should have strong financial management skills, including budgeting and financial analysis, and the ability to manage multiple projects, deliverables, and deadlines. They should have excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with experience working with diverse communities from multiple identities across the globe in a virtual environment. They should be able to build strong alliances, navigate complex relationships, mentor colleagues, and support collaborative and shared leadership. They also thrive in a remote environment, motivated to take on challenges and collaboratively find innovative and creative solutions. English fluency is required; proficiency in other languages preferred. The role requires the ability to travel within the US and internationally for approximately 8–10 weeks per year. The right candidate will understand Global Greengrants Fund’s core values and be committed to the guiding principles and mission of Global Greengrants Fund and ensure they uphold them in the way they take up the responsibilities of the role.

How to apply: Applications need to be submitted through GGF’s job platform by October 25, 2026 at 23:00 MT. Applications may be reviewed on a rolling basis, and we may close this vacancy early if we receive an extraordinarily high volume of applications. We encourage interested candidates to submit their applications at the earliest opportunity.  To apply and view the full Job Description, please click here. As part of your application, you will be required to upload a current CV and complete a required questionnaire within the Rippling platform. This replaces the need for a traditional cover letter and helps us understand your experience and interest in the role. We encourage candidates to share their authentic voice, perspective, and experience throughout the application process, which isn’t always possible through AI-generated responses. Please submit all materials in English. If you’re intrigued by this position but feel like you don’t fit the profile precisely, please still apply. You can ask questions or seek further information to feel able to apply by writing to [email removed - click apply for more details]. We thank all those who apply. Those selected for interviews will be contacted directly.  * Women, trans, non-binary, and intersex persons; persons with disabilities and other candidates from historically oppressed groups, specifically Black, Brown and other people of color and people of all ages, are strongly encouraged to apply for this position. Global Greengrants Fund is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Global Greengrants Fund are based on organisational needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, health, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression.