Director, Indigenous Relations & Sustainability

Toronto Hydro is committed to powering a sustainable future and strengthening relationships with the communities we serve. Reporting to the EVP & Chief Customer Officer, the Director of Indigenous Relations & Sustainability will lead transformative strategies that embed First Nations engagement, partnership, and reconciliation as well as corporate sustainability and ESG principles into our operations—building trust, transparency, and shared responsibility with First Nations and the communities we serve.

Toronto Hydro acknowledges that the land on which we operate is the traditional territory of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabe, the Haudenosaunee, the Chippewa and the Wendat peoples, and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. We also recognize that this land is covered by Treaty 13, signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit and are committed to building respectful relationships and advancing reconciliation.

As a trusted advisor and subject matter expert, you will build meaningful relationships and partnership models, champion various corporate education, define operational strategies, enhance ESG performance, and ensure accountability through transparent reporting. This is a unique opportunity to shape important relationships with Toronto’s First Nations communities, implement a sustainability vision and reconciliation journey and create meaningful impact for generations to come.

The incumbent is expected to behave ethically and follow the established code of business conduct, policies and internal control procedures, laws and regulations governing Toronto Hydro.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

• Build and nurture respectful, long-term relationships with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities, grounded in trust, transparency, and shared responsibility. Engage with First Nations communities and consider the perspectives of rights holders whose Treaty rights may be affected by Toronto Hydro’s operations or projects.
• Design and lead Toronto Hydro’s Indigenous relations, sustainability, and ESG strategies and roadmaps, ensuring alignment with corporate priorities and embedding these perspectives into enterprise‑wide strategies, business plans, and policies.
• Serve as Toronto Hydro’s senior ambassador for First Nations engagement, leading engagements and partnership initiatives and providing strategic advice to senior leadership on First Nations considerations, community relations, sustainability and ESG matters.
• Develop Toronto Hydro’s sustainability and ESG vision in alignment with corporate strategy by setting short, medium, and long-term goals; implementing actions to identify and mitigate environmental, social, and community impacts; collaborating with internal stakeholders to embed sustainable practices into business decisions and operations; and leading the development and transparent disclosure of corporate sustainability and ESG performance reports.
• Embed reconciliation as a corporate priority, guided by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action 92 and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
• Design and deliver education programs internally on sustainability, ESG awareness, and the histories, rights, and cultural practices of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples.
• Integrate engagement and communication efforts into public affairs strategies to strengthen relationships and advance Toronto Hydro’s position within the community and broader ESG landscape.
• Champion initiatives that create shared value in areas such as economic development, employment, partnerships, and procurement, with a focus on inclusion and social impact.
• Foster open communication and collaboration to address stakeholder concerns and build consensus on prominent issues.
• Monitor, report, and disclose progress on community relations, reconciliation, sustainability and ESG strategies, ensuring transparency, accountability, and alignment with emerging standards.
• Lead the development of Toronto Hydro’s annual sustainability and ESG reporting.

• Post-secondary degree in…