Talent Acquisition Specialist

Overview

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:
August 2, 2026

Anticipated start date:
As soon as possible

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.

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 2

SLGBTQIA+ communities, and people with disabilities. We encourage you to self-identify in the recruitment process.

Key activities:

Reporting to the Manager, Talent Acquisition, the Talent Acquisition Specialist is responsible for full-cycle recruitment activities for a diverse portfolio of unionized and non-unionized roles. This highly hands-on role requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, sound judgment and the ability to manage multiple recruitment processes simultaneously in a fast-paced environment, while delivering a positive candidate and hiring manager experience.

Working closely with their assigned client groups and hiring managers, the incumbent leads recruitment activities from intake to onboarding, applying relevant People and Culture policies, procedures and collective agreement provisions, as applicable. The role requires consistent follow-through, clear communication, and the ability to adapt recruitment approaches to different operational needs. The incumbent also uses recruitment technologies and available data to track progress, support decision-making, and contribute to efficient, consistent, inclusive and equitable hiring practices.

This is an excellent opportunity for a highly organized, detail-oriented recruitment professional who enjoys high-volume work, takes pride in delivering accurate and timely service, and is motivated to contribute to a collaborative, purpose-driven organization. The successful candidate demonstrates finely honed interview techniques, exceptional prioritization, adaptability, and attention to detail while managing multiple competing priorities and deadlines.

Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Manage full-cycle recruitment for assigned business functions, including intake, sourcing, screening, interview coordination, reference checks, offer preparation and onboarding support;
• Partner with hiring managers to define position requirements, confirm assessment criteria, and support a structured interview process for each competition;
• Coordinate and lead structured phone, virtual and in-person interviews, using defined criteria to support fair and consistent candidate assessment;
• Screen and assess candidates against pre-determined qualifications, competencies and experience, and recommend candidates for further consideration;
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date recruitment records in the applicant tracking system, ensuring compliance with NAC policies, procedures and…