HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER

HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER
Competition Number: J0424-0417
Department: Human Resources
Status: Full-Time, 18-month term
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (35 hours/ week)
Annual/hourly salary: $61,200 – $76,500 (position with benefits and pension plan)
Closing date: May 12, 2024
Anticipated start date: June 10, 2024

Introducing the National Arts Centre
The National Arts Centre (NAC) is Canada’s bilingual, multi-disciplinary home for the
performing arts. The NAC presents, creates, produces, and co-produces performing
arts programming in various streams—the NAC Orchestra, Dance, English Theatre,
French Theatre, Indigenous Theatre, and Popular Music and Variety—and nurtures the
next generation of audiences and artists from across Canada. The NAC is located on
the traditional, unceded, unsurrendered territory of the Anishinabe Algonquin Nation.
At the National Arts Centre, we believe the performing arts are vital to the human
experience. A house of dreams for the Canadian performing arts, we work with artists
and arts organizations from across this land to revitalize our sector.
Curious to learn more? Read our 2023-2026 Strategic Plan, The Journey Ahead.

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Anti-Racism and Accessibility
We are on a journey committed to ensuring that equity, diversity, inclusion, accessibility,
anti-racism and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples will guide our actions.

The NAC welcomes applications from candidates who can help us meet our vision, and
contribute to the diversity of lived experiences, perspectives, and approaches. When
you join the NAC, you will be part of an inclusive community working hard to dismantle
barriers to employees’ well-being, access, potential, and success. The NAC actively
seeks candidates who identify as women, Indigenous, Black, Persons of Colour
(IBPoC), members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, and people with disabilities. We
encourage you to self-identify in the recruitment process.

Key activities:
Finely honed interview techniques will assist the ideal candidate in identifying the most
talented of professionals for the many exciting careers at the National Arts Centre.
Reporting to the Senior Manager of Human Resources, the incumbent will be responsible
for the full recruitment and staffing process for key union and non-union positions. The
Human Ressources Officers will develop partnerships with their assigned client groups
. They will provide advice and guidance throughout staffing processes, from recruitment to
onboarding, taking into consideration all relevant human resources policies, procedures
and collective agreements, as applicable. The incumbent will remain a key point of
contact for employees and managers.

The NAC’s comprehensive orientation program will continue to flourish under the
incumbent’s watchful care while keeping pace with the ever-changing demands of the
NAC. The Human Resources Officer will also participate and play a key role in the
coordination and support of various Human Resources projects and initiatives.
Further responsibilities include, but are not limited to, assisting the Senior Manager,
Human Resources with tracking employee life changes, drafting correspondence,
overseeing the attendance management program, coordinating employee recognition
events and supporting the NAC’s equity, diversity and inclusion program.

Required qualifications:
• College Diploma or University degree in Human Resources, Commerce or
Management or an equivalent combination of education and experience;
• Three (3) years of experience in Human Resources, preferably with
experience in recruitment;
• Fluently bilingual in both official languages, English and French, written and
spoken;
• Ability to work with minimum supervision while being a strong team player;
• Possess superior customer service skills and practices;
• Ability to act with discretion, tact, and confidentiality;
• Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to co-ordinate a variety of
projects, activities and events with strict deadlines;
• Advanced computer skills in Microsoft Office 365, (Excel and Word) and
experience with Human Resources systems;
• Knowledge of Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive would be
considered an asset;
• Working toward a CHRP designation would be considered an asset;
• A passion for the performing arts.

Who can apply:
Persons residing in Canada and Canadian citizens residing abroad. Preference will be
given to Canadian citizens.

As part of NAC’s interview process, in-person interviews may be required. Please
ensure to have the most up-to-date information on your résumé including your current
email address.

The National Arts Centre (NAC) is committed to inclusive employee recruitment and
selection. The NAC welcomes and encourages applications from people with
disabilities. If you require accommodation during the selection process, please inform us
as soon as possible and we will make every effort to fulfill your accommodation request.

The successful candidate will be required to provide the original or a certified true copy
of their education credentials as appropriate, along with proof of a valid Background
Check as a condition of employment.

While we appreciate all applications, only those selected for an interview will be
contacted by us.

How to apply:

Please send a copy of your application to ee_application@ottawa-worldskills.org when you apply through the company website so we can inform HR directly about your application. Please format the file name of your tailored resume and cover letter as follows: First Name Last and Name_Position and Competition Number or Reference Number.

Please submit your cover letter and résumé online through the “Career Opportunities.”
section of our website at https://nac-cna.ca/en/careers.
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