senior procurement and contract specialist

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.

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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.

Job Number:

J

Job Title:

SENIOR PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACT SPECIALIST

Employment Type:

Full-Time, Term

Job Category:

Accounting / Auditing / Finance

Open Positions:

1

Posting Date:

November 21, 2025

Closing Date:

December 4, 2025

Salary:

$90, $113,500.00/Year

Language Requirement:

Bilingual

Working Hours:

Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (35 hours/ week), maternity leave replacement (January to July 31, 2026), position with benefits and pension.

Job Reports To:

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Key Activities

As a member of the senior leadership team within the Finance department, the Senior Procurement and Contract Specialist will support the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), helping to identify priorities, drive best practices in financial reporting, resource allocation and cost-effectiveness to support the business. The incumbent will ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, federal and provincial laws and regulations, Treasury Board directives and NAC By-Laws, policies and procedures.

The incumbent will be a hands-on, self-starter who exhibits a proactive, commercially savvy mindset with excellent communication, relationship building, influencing skills, and the ability to effectively manage through change and growth.

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the procurement and contract activities of the NAC including performance contracts;
• Develop and monitor procurement and contract policies and procedures of the NAC;
• Manage NAC contracts to ensure compliance with NAC terms & conditions, cost and statement of work including performance contracts;
• Manage the preparation of documents needed to obtain procurement approval, ensuring completeness, accuracy, value for money, and fairness. This includes preparing the complete Request for Proposition (RFP) package for publishing on or by invitation, including the RFP clauses and terms and conditions, contract clauses and terms and conditions, evaluation methodology, statement of work and evaluation criteria;
• Conducting the solicitation of proposals, including dealing with Questions and Answers from/to potential bidders;
• Instructing proposal evaluators and overseeing proposal evaluations;
• Assessing requirements and assisting clients in the development of statements of work, technical specifications and evaluation criteria;
• Preparing, amending, or vetting procurement instruments (including service contracts, performance contracts, call-ups against Standing Offers, task authorizations, etc.) and solicitation documents (including Requests for Proposals, Requests for Quotations, etc.);
• Assist in managing all aspects of corporate insurance programs: responsibilities include procuring insurance policies and renewals, claims administrations, loss forecasting, analysis to assist in loss reduction;
• Assist in managing the Corporations Insurance Risk: this includes procuring insurance policies and renewals and responding to insurance claims; and
• Review, examine, calculate and authorize insurance claims investigated by insurance adjusters.

Skill Requirements

• University degree in a related field of study;
• Experience in procurement, contract negotiations and management, insurance contracts and claims;
• Knowledge of public tendering, platform and Bonfire Procurement Solution;
• Experience in leadership roles requiring a high level of analysis, judgment and confidentiality;
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work well with members of senior management as well as members of the Board of Trustee;
• Excellent hands-on knowledge and recent experience with respect to managerial responsibility for accounting systems, strategic and business planning techniques; financial modelling utilizing complex Excel or comparable spreadsheet software;
• Well-developed negotiation and conflict management/resolution skills;
• Knowledge of the market, economic, pricing and costing analysis and performance reporting;
• Excellent leadership and negotiating skills as well as a strategic vision;
• Billingualism in French and English is mandatory.

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.

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

Important Notice

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 true certified copy of their education credentials as appropriate, along with proof of a valid Criminal Background Check as a condition of employment.

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