Position Details
- Position: Full-time Education Lead (One-Year Contract)
- Contract Term: One-year contract (Extension beyond the initial term is subject to
continued funding).
- Salary: $80,000–$100,000 annually, commensurate with qualifications and experience.
- Benefits: Comprehensive employee benefits package, including health, dental, vision,
disability, vacation time, and life insurance.
- Location: Calgary, Alberta (Hybrid – including office, home and client locations)
- Start Date: As soon as possible following the completion of the recruitment process.
Position Summary
The Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre (Centre) is a non-profit organization dedicated to
advancing civil liberties, human rights, and access to justice through research and public
education.
Reporting to the Executive Director, the Education Lead provides strategic leadership for the
Centre's public legal education program. The position is responsible for designing, developing,
delivering, and evaluating educational initiatives that advance civil liberties, human rights, and
access to justice across Alberta. The Education Lead oversees publicly accessible educational
programming for schools and non-profit organizations, primarily in the Calgary region, while
expanding the Centre's fee-for-service training for employers, businesses, governments,
professional associations, and community organizations across Alberta.
This position supervises articling students, summer students, contractor educators, and
volunteers, ensuring the Centre's educational programming remains current, engaging, and
impactful. As an active member of the Law Society of Alberta, the successful candidate should
also be eligible to serve as Principal for articling students.
Key Responsibilities
The Education Lead develops and delivers workshops, presentations, curriculum, and online
learning resources on human rights, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms,
discrimination, workplace rights, accessibility, privacy, and other legal issues. This position
ensures educational content reflects current legislation, case law, research, and best practices
while identifying opportunities to expand programming and respond to emerging issues.
Working with the Centre’s research team, this position builds and maintains partnerships with
schools, community organizations, governments, businesses, and legal organizations to
increase the Centre's reach and grow its fee-for-service education program through customized
training and strategic partnerships.
The Education Lead provides leadership and mentorship to articling students, contractor
educators, and volunteers, oversees the coordination and evaluation of educational
programming, maintains program records and reports, supports grant reporting, and
contributes to the Centre's digital learning initiatives through the effective use of technology.
MFH 2350 Faculty of Law, University of Calgary,
2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4
www.aclrc.comQualifications
Required
- Juris Doctor (JD) or Bachelor of Laws (LLB).
- Member of the Law Society of Alberta - Eligible to act as Principal for articling students.
- Experience designing educational programs, curriculum, or education resources.
- Experience delivering workshops and presentations to diverse audiences.
- Strong knowledge of Canadian constitutional law, civil liberties, and human rights.
- Excellent written, verbal, facilitation, and public speaking skills.
- Ability to translate complex legal concepts into plain language.
- Strong organizational, leadership, and project management abilities.
- Valid Alberta driver's licence and willingness to travel.
Preferred - Experience with:
- Engaging with equity deserving groups and individuals facing systemic barriers
- Learning Management Systems (such as Thinkific)
- Curriculum development, program evaluation and outcome measurement
- Grant-funded educational programming
- Database or CRM systems (such as SalesForce)
- Microsoft Office (particularly PowerPoint and SharePoint)
- Artificial Intelligence tools
Core Competencies
The successful candidate demonstrates leadership, collaboration, relationship building,
strategic thinking, innovation, excellent communication, cultural humility, professionalism,
adaptability, and a commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, reconciliation, and access to
justice.
Working Conditions
This full-time position is based in Calgary and involves regular travel within the Calgary region,
with occasional travel throughout Alberta. Some evening and weekend work will be required to
accommodate community and client schedules.
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If you are passionate about advancing civil liberties, human rights, and access to justice through
education, we encourage you to apply.
Please submit your cover letter and résumé to [email protected] by Wednesday, July 22, 2026.
The Centre is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are committed to
providing reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. Applicants requiring
accommodation are encouraged to advise us at any stage. We thank all applicants for their
interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Pay: From $80,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental care
- On-site parking
- RRSP match
Work Location: In person
