Translator

Duties

Duties
Translation and proofreading in post-editing mode of bulletins broadcast across the country by the Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC) and processed by the automatic translation software used by the Meteorological Translation Team. Duties also comprise the translation of documents for the Canadian Ice Service and other types of documents on various subjects.

Documents to be translated
A) Various bulletins and watches, warnings and severe weather watches concerning various meteorological events (severe weather, thunderstorms, snowstorms, storms, tornadoes, etc.) occurring across Canada, as well as hurricane information statements. Bulletins written in French by Quebec region forecasters need to be translated into English (these account for approximately 5% of the workload).
B) Ice forecasts issued by Canadian Ice Service.
C) Others documents from the Meteorological Service of Canada.
D) Others documents from other departments or organizations.

Work Conditions
Service being provided 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the members of the translation team must work, in turn, day, evening and night shifts. Designated paid holidays, calculated as workdays, are paid overtime, as stipulated in the collective agreement. The shifts are 8 hours per day.

Note: The shifts are as follow: night shifts - from 11:00 PM to 7:00 AM, evening shifts - from 3:00 PM to 11:00 PM, and day shifts - from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM. However, cycles may be occasionally changed, subject to the operational requirements of the service.
The schedule is established several weeks ahead.
Translators are entitled to shift premium when they work during evening, night or weekends shifts.

Telework
Due to the particular conditions related to shiftwork, translators on the Meteorological Translation Team may work at home, under special condition (local telework only - under 100 km from the designated workplace). However, this is only possible after a training period.

Intent of the process

A pool of candidates could be established and used to staff identical positions with different security clearance levels.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 2 references.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

A bachelor’s degree in translation from a recognized university

Degree equivalency

Recent and significant* experience in translation from English to French.

*Significant experience is defined as at least 3 years of experience acquired over the last 5 years

Experience with one or more word processing software applications.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

Bilingual - Imperative (P--/PP-)

Information on language requirements

Ability to carry out research in order to solve translation problems.
Ability to plan and organize work.
Ability to work under pressure.
Ability to communicate orally.

Client Service Competency : Level 1

Effective interpersonal relationships
Flexibility
Autonomy
Judgment

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

Experience with post-editing or revision.

Knowledge in meteorology.

Capacity to translate from French to English.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Shift Work (rotating day/evening/night shifts) in a 24/7 environment, including weekends and statutory holidays.

Other information

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A test may be administered.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

The onus is on the candidate to submit an application which addresses directly the screening requirements of the competition. Incomplete applications could be rejected.

PLEASE APPLY ONLINE. While online application is the preferred method, your application can also be sent by e-mail OR by fax OR by courier, in which case you must indicate the process reference number and your application must be received at the latest on the closing date. You can also send your application by mail in which case it must be postmarked at the latest on the closing date and received within ten (10) calendar days of the closing date.

Please note that when the appointment process is finalized, a Notification of Consideration (First Notification) and a Notification of Appointment or Proposal of Appointment (Second Notification) will be posted on Jobs.gc.ca. It is your responsibility to check for notifications on the Publiservice site to avail yourself of the right to informal discussion with the manager and/or recourse to be submitted to the Public Service Staffing Tribunal.

Our intention is to communicate with candidates via email. Candidates who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and to make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is the candidate's responsibility to provide any changes to their personal information to the contact indicated on this job advertisement.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.