EDI COORDINATOR

EDI COORDINATOR

Competition number: J0226-0215

Department: People & Culture – Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

Status: Full-Time, Continuing

Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (35 hours per week)

Annual/hourly salary: $65,000 – $81,200 (position with benefits and pension plan)

Closing date: March 8th, 2026

 

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

in the National Capital Region on the unceded 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:

Reporting to the Director, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at the National Arts Centre, the EDI Strategist will

provide a high level of confidential support to the Director in the implementation and administration of the

NAC’s equity, diversity, and inclusion action plan to meet the needs of the Institution. As the EDI Strategist,

you will assist in the implementation and delivery of education and awareness activities for NAC employees

pertaining to equity, diversity, inclusion, anti-racism, anti-oppression, discrimination, and harassment.

Under the direction of the Director the incumbent will:

• Coordinate the day-to-day implementation of the NAC’s EDI and Accessibility action plans.

• Support the implementation of policies, practices, and organizational behaviours to foster

authentic EDI within the NAC.

• Prepare and seek approval of quarterly and annual reports for the NAC, including but not limited

to Employment Equity Act and Multiculturalism Act and Board of Directors reports.

• Collect, track and report on key data that reflect gaps and opportunities in the EDI policies,

programs, processes, learning and staff development, recommending improvements when

necessary.

• Contribute to and share perspective, insights, and knowledge to enable relevant decision-making

and strategic priority setting.

• Coordinate the development and delivery of EDI workshops (internal speakers’ series), training,

onboarding sessions and other education sessions to increase cultural competencies and build

capacity to speak on issues of EDI, anti-racism, anti-oppression, and discrimination.

• Offer hands-on coordination of employee committees by tracking deliverables and offering &

executing ideas.

• Suggest best practices when approaching sensitive situations.

• Offer practical support across departments and help ensure colleagues can access the education

and resources available to them.

• Work to finalize and promote an extensive, curated EDI online resource library, such as NAC’s intranet EDI page, and monitor its use and effectiveness.

• Additional duties and projects as assigned.

 

Required qualifications:

• Post-Secondary diploma in related field, or a combination of education and experience.

• Fluently bilingual in both official languages, English and French, written and spoken.

• Minimum of 2 years experience facilitating Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) initiatives in high-performing organizations;

• Experience in facilitating group discussions;

• Experience in reporting, proposal writing, problem-solving skills;

• Excellent organizational, collaboration and communication skills;

• Ability to establish and maintain positive relationships internally and externally;

• Diplomatic, with emotional intelligence, resourceful, and strong interpersonal skills;

• Ability to maintain confidentiality and discretion in all matters;

• Demonstrated cultural competency and ability to work with diverse communities;

• Strong work ethic, sound judgement and high level of integrity;

• Adaptable to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment;

• Good understanding of relevant legislation, including: the Canadian Human Rights Code, the Accessible Canada Act and other relevant human rights and employment legislations;

• Demonstrated experience analyzing and presenting data as well as developing and facilitating trainings to build EDI knowledge and capacity;

• Strong computer literacy including Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, Powerpoint).

In addition to meeting the requirements of the position, the following are considered assets:

• Experience as a member of, or in meaningful collaboration with, Indigenous, Black or other racialized communities, persons with disabilities, women, and other underrepresented or underserved groups—with a positive, proven track record supporting diverse communities and intersecting identities (e.g., race, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, class, and religion) facing systemic and structural barriers.

• Knowledge of local, regional and national community demographics and their needs, systemic challenges and strengths;

• Demonstrated understanding of the value of equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace;

• Ability to apply an equity, diversity and inclusion lens to all work, including interactions and internal decision-making processes;

• Ability to communicate in a language other than French or English.

 

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 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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