Summary
Job Title: Participatory Fund Coordinator
Reports to: Director of Programs
Location: Flexible within Quebec & Atlantic Canada, with a preference for Montreal
Hours & Salary: 8 hours per week (flexible/dependent on project timeline), $57-$77/hour

Application Deadline: August 31st, 2026 at 9:00am
Start date: Mid-November

General Description
Foundation Dents-de-Lion is developing a special Fund for launch in 2027 to support local community welfare, shared ownership, and circular economy projects. This Fund will be participatory, with decisions made by individuals with expertise in the areas or regions being funded.

The Participatory Fund Coordinator will be working collaboratively with the Director of Programs at Dents-de-Lion in: finalizing the Fund design, recruiting and training selection committee members, supporting applicants, and facilitating and stewarding the selection process. Specific responsibilities and objectives:

• Carrying out research on similar funds to the one in development
• Carrying out research on existing community welfare, local economy, and/or mutual aid groups across Canada
• Outreach to organizations to make connections pre-application opening (including supporting with circulation of Fund call-out)
• Collaborating on identification and recruitment of selection committee members
• Supporting with application process, selection process, and training design
• Supporting with reviewing applications to the Fund
• Supporting with selection process implementation

As part of this position, time will also be allocated for the Participatory Fund Coordinator to create, design, and run their own research project related to and feeding DdL’s main two focus areas of Justice and the New Economy.

What we’re looking for
The ideal candidate is someone who thrives in a balance of independent and collaborative work, comfortable with receiving and giving feedback, and takes initiative on developing their own workflow or projects. They should be excited about learning through doing, and approach their work with curiosity.

• Graduate student and/or community organizer with research experience
• Passion for or experience in mutual aid, co-ops, mobilization and direct action, or other collaborative and alternative economic structures
• Experience or deep understanding of organizing within rural communities, Quebec, and/or Atlantic Canada is a strong asset
• Strong preference for French/English bilingualism.
• Interest in philanthropy or participatory granting. Experience in this sector is not required.
• Openness to iterative processes and practices with an interest in documenting learnings
• Enjoys building connections and working with people from diverse backgrounds or positionalities
• Experience with facilitation or interviewing is an asset
• Eligible to work in Canada

Fondation Dents-de-Lion is based in Montreal with a hybrid work structure. This position is available remotely to those in Quebec and Atlantic Canada, however there is a preference for those based in Montreal. In the case that a selected candidate lives outside of Montreal, they will be expected to come to Montreal on occasion, with transportation costs covered by the foundation.

Position Description

• 18–month contract
• The hours of this position are flexible and relative to the project timeline. The total average is 8 hours per week, however “high periods” of the Fund may reach 25 hours and “low periods” might go down to 5 hours.
  • As part of negotiation, the Coordinator will decide with the Dents-de-Lion team whether they prefer an invoice-based contract or a fixed contract with timesheets to manage hours
• $57-$77/hr commensurate on experience
  • There are no fixed health benefits to this position, as they have been considered in the salary range.
• 3 weeks paid vacation + a 2 week paid winter closure

The candidate should expect some domestic travel across the Fund’s priority regions

To apply
Please submit a CV and cover letter by August 31st, 2026 at 9:00am to info@dentsdelion.ca. We will be reviewing applications throughout September, and hope to conduct interviews in mid-to-late October.

The subject line of your email should follow the format “Participatory Fund Coordinator Application”
Your application should be sent in one combined PDF document, with the file name following the format “Last Name, First Name – Application”

What we look for in a cover letter:

• No more than 1.5 pages, single spaced, 12pt font (or equivalent)
• Letters that go beyond what we can see in a CV: tell us about your passions, interests, and curiosities. We value creative and personalized letters or storytelling that demonstrates where you feel aligned with Dents-de-Lion’s vision and objectives, what you think you bring to our team, and what you want to learn. We also want to hear about your approach to research and relationship-building with potential collaborators.
• You do not need to follow a traditional or “standard” cover letter format if you feel drawn in a different direction.
  • Please note: if you choose to submit a very non-traditional cover letter (ex: art or poetry), it should be accompanied by an explanatory paragraph or statement.

Fondation Dents-de-Lion does not use large language models or generative AI softwares in any of our work. Applications which clearly use these softwares will not be considered.