Competition number: J0225-0820
Department: Music
Status: Full-Time continuing
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (35 hours per week)
Annual/hourly salary: $102,200 - $127,700 (position with benefits and pension plan)
Closing date: March 30, 2025

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 Managing Director, NAC Orchestra (NACO), the Senior Manager of Community Partnerships works with an energetic orchestra administration and orchestra to create and lead the NACO’s community engagement strategy.

Responsibilities include:
• Develop, manage, and nurture relationships with local organizations and other external
and internal stakeholders, including the musicians of the orchestra, to create and
implement the NAC Orchestra’s community engagement plan to align with the NAC’s
Strategic Priorities, and the NAC Orchestra’s mission and values
• Lead on the discussion and implementation of ideas around community engagement
impact at the national level, also in collaboration with other community partnership roles
at the NAC, and with the EDI and Arts Alive teams.
• As part of the community engagement plan, working with NACO Administration team to
program community engagement weeks with the orchestra.
• Create and implement professional development opportunities for orchestral artists and
arts organizations across the country, for example workshops for emerging composers.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with NAC Orchestra to collaborate in the
development of community engagement plan partnership opportunities.
• Create and manage budget associated with the community engagement plan;
• Manage Learning & Engagement team, NACO, effectively communicating priorities,
setting goals, providing feedback, and managing performance.

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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Required qualifications:
• Significant experience and demonstrated leadership in successful community
engagement programs using performing arts as focus
• Demonstrated knowledge, experience and success in implementing programs focusing on equity, diversity and inclusion.
• Demonstrated success in building community partnerships and working across multiple teams;
• Strong leadership and management skills and experience leading a team;
• Solid communication, interpersonal, and conflict-resolution skills;
• Demonstrated initiative, follow-through and ability to meet deadlines within a fast-paced environment.
• Candidate must be living in or willing to move to the Ottawa/Gatineau region
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office and MS Teams and project management software.
• Bilingualism in both official languages (English and French)
• Knowledge of the orchestral industry is desired

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