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 on the traditional, unceded, unsurrendered 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.

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, buyandsell.gc.ca 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.

• 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 buyandsell.gc.ca 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