Edi Coordinator

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.
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• 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.

Skill Requirements

• 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.