HR Coordinator

Employment: Permanent, Salaried

Hours: FT (40hrs), with occasional evening and weekend work

Start Date: ASAP

Salary: $50,000 - $53,000 annually

Location: Calgary (on-site)

To apply, send your resume and cover letter to: employment@werklundcentre.ca

Closing Date: August 3, 2026

Reporting to the Manager, People & Culture, the HR Coordinator is an entry-level position responsible for providing general human resources support across the organization. This includes assisting with a variety of functions relating to general HR administration, duties relating to the full employee lifecycle, time & attendance database management, and volunteer program coordination.

You are someone who is passionate about people and approaches their work with an empathetic and inclusive mindset; understanding that a strong organizational culture is built through a talented, engaged, and well-supported workforce. You will play an important role in ensuring the employee experience at Werklund Centre is seamless from hire to retire.

With strong written and verbal communication skills, you take pride in creating clear, engaging, and well-organized documentation, including checklists, forms, policies, guides, handbooks, and other HR resources. You are highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage competing priorities while maintaining accuracy and professionalism.

You are eager to learn, comfortable taking direction, and bring your own ideas and perspectives to the team while communicating effectively, taking initiative, and confidently owning projects from start to finish.

Who we are

Werklund Centre (formerly Arts Commons) is the steward of Western Canada’s largest arts centre and the artistic and civic cornerstone of Calgary’s downtown core that fosters the arts through live performance, educational opportunities, and artist development.

For 40 years, it has been a key contributor to the social, economic, cultural, and intellectual life and well-being of Calgarians—a commitment that is being renewed through the Werklund Centre Transformation project, the largest cultural infrastructure project in Canadian history.

At Werklund Centre

Our Belief

Equitable access to the arts is a basic human right

Our Responsibility

To redefine a bold and adventurous Calgary by championing and investing in creativity

Our Mission

We pursue artistic leadership through shared cultural experiences—creating opportunities that bring people together to celebrate who Calgary is today and spark the conversations that will shape our city’s future

What we offer

Employee Promise

We cultivate a diverse community that encourages collaboration, connection, and empowerment. On top of the excitement of working with a team of cultural enthusiasts passionate about welcoming people into our spaces at one of Canada’s top performing arts facilities, Werklund Centre also offers:

• A collaborative, engaging and values driven work environment
• An annual salary of $50,000 - $53,000
• A comprehensive health and dental benefits package, with RSP matching and access to an Employee & Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
• A Health Spending Account providing annual employer-funded coverage for eligible health and wellness expenses
• A dynamic role that will have you engaging with the arts and communities in many different areas, and through different types of events and productions
• A positive working culture, keeping employee health and wellness a priority with generous paid time off policies and an annual lifestyle allowance

What we value

We are looking for individuals who share our vision of creating a bold and adventurous Calgary that brings people together through the arts. Our team is made up of people with a diverse range of interests — singers, actors, musicians, playwrights, coaches, teachers, gamers, bakers, photographers, athletes, dancers. People whose interests encompass the widest spectrum.

We even have furry, four-legged friends in the office. We value people who strive to do the right thing, and work to be their best. People with open minds, hearts, and arms.

What you will get to do here

The focus of this role is to assist with the administration, development and implementation of policies, programs and procedures encompassing a wide range of objectives within the full HR scope. As the HR Coordinator, this position assists the Manager, People & Culture and contributes to ensuring that staff, management, and volunteer teams are supported in all stages of their employee and volunteer experience.

This is a multi-faceted role where projects, priorities and deadlines are often-times dynamic, which requires a strong ability to recognize areas requiring focus to manage time efficiently and effectively, while also ensuring open and ongoing communications along the way.

In supporting with HR projects and initiatives, tasks may range from: research and development of comprehensive written documents for staff and volunteers; training and onboarding support; maintenance of company policies; coordination of recruitment, selection, onboarding, employee development, training and off-boarding processes; maintenance of employee timesheets and time off balances within the time & attendance system; and volunteer support.

It is important that the HR Coordinator can follow direction and possesses a critical eye for detail with analytical ability, which is heavily applied when carrying out all HR responsibilities.

Strategic Goals

Support people & culture operations through the coordination of administrative tasks encompassing all areas of the human resources function, while assisting the Manager in the development, implementation, and improvement of HR processes and initiatives.

Where you fit within our ecosystem

Reporting to and assisting the Manager, People & Culture, the HR Coordinator is part of the Corporate Services department and regularly provides support to all personnel, while also proactively engaging in building connections and relationships within the larger community. This position works closely with all departments, as well as with key stakeholders, volunteers, and external community groups and partners.

You will be a great fit if you…

Must haves

• Post-Secondary degree or diploma, with a focus on Human Resources or related field (or combined comparable lived and worked experiences)
• Sound problem solving, decision making, judgement, and proactive energy
• Exceptional written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills as required to articulate information effectively to diverse perspectives and in a variety of formats
• Meticulous attention to detail, adherence to ethics and integrity, and an accountability and dependability to the quality of work performed
• Research and analysis skills, with an ability to comprehend and translate information
• Positive ‘can-do’ attitude and ability to exhibit kindness, empathy and understanding
• Strong ability to maintain confidentiality and communicate professionally with all levels of staff and management
• Enforcing Laws, Rules and Regulations of Werklund Centre and provincial and federal legislation, and staying up to date with current legislation
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365, particularly Word, Excel and Outlook – exhibiting excellent administrative and computer literacy skills
• A passion for the arts!

Nice to have

• While this is an entry-level role, 1-3 years’ experience in an HR coordination or administrative support role would be considered an asset
• Experience collaborating on cloud-based platforms (SharePoint)
• Experience working with Time & Attendance systems like Enterprise Time and RISE, an asset

Commitment to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility

As part of our organization’s commitment to IDEA, we work to remove barriers in collaboration with a broad range of voices. Removing these barriers begins with the hiring process. To that end, we are committed to recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds, and providing accessible employment practices.

Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process, and applicants are asked to make their accommodation needs known.

We strongly encourage applicants who identify as part of underrepresented groups, including women, people of colour and those with disabilities to apply. Even if your past experiences do not align perfectly with every qualification, we strongly encourage you to apply anyway! An excitement and passion for Werklund Centre can go a long way here, whether it’s in this role or another.

If you are interested in applying to this exciting opportunity, please forward your resume and cover letter in confidence to:

Human Resources

Werklund Centre

205 - 8th Ave SE Calgary, Alberta T2G 0K9

Email: employment@werklundcentre.ca

Interviews will be conducted on an on-going basis and the job posting will officially close when a suitable candidate is found. For best consideration, please apply by the deadline date. While we hope to fill this position as earliest as possible, our commitment to finding the right candidate may require more time.

We thank all interested applicants in advance but will only be contacting those selected for an interview.

If you have any specific questions to ask in relation to the role, please send them to the email address above and a member of our team will do our best to respond to you in a timely manner.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00-$53,000.00 per year

Benefits

• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Paid time off

Work Location: In person