Administrative Specialist (People & Culture) (Hybrid/Telework) Permanent Position Language Requirement English, French Language Skills English (Reading - C - Advanced), English (Speaking - C - Advanced), English (Writing - B - Intermediate), French (Reading - C - Advanced), French (Speaking - C - Advanced), French (Writing - B - Intermediate) At CBC/Radio-Canada, we create content that informs, entertains and connects Canadians on multiple platforms. Whether it be in front of the camera, on air, online or behind the scenes, you would be joining a team that thrives on making connections and telling stories that are important to Canadians. This permanent role is currently a hybrid work arrangement.

This position will not be filled until consideration has been made by the CBC-Radio-Canada and the CMG Local Joint Employment Committee. Canadians know CBC/Radio-Canada for its programming and its presence, but there’s much more happening behind the scenes. Whether your field of expertise is finance, HR, communications or IT, you are the highly skilled professional that makes our business run smoothly.

Join the People & Culture team at CBC/Radio-Canada on an exciting journey dedicated to administering time, attendance, and compliance while maximizing and optimizing our Workday platform. We are currently seeking a energetic Administrative Specialist to join our HR Services team. In this role, you will bring your precision and expertise to provide crucial administrative support, resolve complex timekeeping discrepancies, audit records for compliance, and collaborate closely with timekeepers and other People & Culture teams to continuously improve our time-tracking processes.

Additionally, this role offers great professional growth,



with opportunities to cross train with our Expertise team in managing service dates, leave banks, and complex pay analysis. While work must conform to CBC/Radio-Canada operating standards, HR Policies, collective agreements, tax legislation, labour standards, and administrative procedures, this role encourages and requires independent judgment, analytical thinking, and independent decision-making within a complex environment. Review, process and approve employee timesheets in Workday to ensure accuracy and completeness, while adhering to strict, recurring deadlines to support seamless payroll processing.

Ensure compliance across all time tracking records and documentation with CBC/Radio-Canada operating standards, HR policies, collective agreements, provincial/federal labour standards, and tax legislation for audit readiness. Collaborate closely with the Payroll and Operations teams to ensure accurate wage calculations, retroactive pay adjustments, and seamless, timely payroll processing. Reconcile overtime, leave balances, holiday pay, and shift differential earnings to ensure accuracy.

Provide training and support to employees and managers on timekeeping procedures and Workday system navigation. Identify issues or improvement opportunities related to the Workday timekeeping module, collaborating with the Senior Specialist responsible for escalating and resolving issues with the People Systems and Analytics team.



Collaborate with the HR Services Expertise Team to develop your skills and support various activities, including service date calculations, complex leave bank management, and deep-dive pay analysis.

Minimum 2 years of experience in HR, Payroll or administrative operations within CBC/Radio-Canada or similar complex organization. Essential fluency in both English and French (written and spoken). Exceptional attention to detail and high accuracy in data management.

Hands-on experience with pay processing systems, such as Workday combined with strong knowledge of HR policies, collective agreements, and federal/provincial labour standards. Flexibility to work overtime as required during peak periods. Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.

A mandatory Criminal record check. CBC/Radio-Canada is committed to being a leader in reflecting our country’s diversity. That’s because we can only create and tell the stories that connect Canadians, by having a workforce that mirrors the ever-changing makeup of our country.

That’s why we, as an employer, value equal opportunity and nurture an inclusive workplace where our individual differences are not only recognized and valued, but also extend to and pervade all the services we provide as Canada’s public broadcaster. For more information, visit the Diversity and Inclusion section of our website. If you have accommodation needs at this stage of the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible by sending an e-mail to [email protected].

You are invited to consult and familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct, which can be found on our corporate website. We also invite you to take a look at our policy on conflicts of interest. Full time #

📌 Administrative Specialist (People & Culture) (Hybrid/Telework)
🏢 Radio-Canada
📍 Ottawa