Terminologist

Duties

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) helps the Government of Canada serve Canadians. With a strong focus on quality customer service, we provide innovative common services such as real estate and building management, purchasing, banking, pay, pensions and translation to other government departments, agencies and boards. By providing these centralized services to departments and agencies, we enable them to focus on what they do best: providing their programs and services to Canadians.

As an organization, PSPC strives to give all its employees opportunities to achieve organizational, professional and personal goals in a respectful and inclusive workplace, mobilized and supported by leadership at all levels. For more information on PSPC's People Management Philosophy and Our Commitments please see the following link: http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/apropos-about/pe-pc-eng.html

Intent of the process

A pool of partially or fully qualified candidates could be established from this process to staff identical or similar positions within the Translation Bureau.

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)

Bachelor's degree in translation, master's degree in professional translation or master’s degree in legal translation from a recognized university.

Degree equivalency

Significant* experience in terminology (research, creating and updating terminology records)


*Significant means experience that can be demonstrated by the complexity, thoroughness and quality of terminology projects.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (PP-/PP-)

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of TERMIUM®, the Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank.

Knowledge of the principles of terminology, and criteria for evaluating documentary sources.

Ability to identify and analyze terminological problems and to propose solutions.

Ability to organize his or her work and to meet deadlines and clients’ expectations.

Ability to work in a team.

Ability to synthesize information.

Ability to communicate effectively orally.

Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Client service orientation competency – Level 1
http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/sc-cs/csc-eng.html

Effective interpersonal relations
Judgment
Initiative
Attention to detail

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A test may be administered.

An assignment, secondment, or acting appointment requires approval of your supervisor.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official languages of their choice.

You must be prepared to provide the original or a certified true copy of your educational credentials.

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 jobs.gc.ca site to avail yourself of the right to informal discussion with the manager and/or recourse to be submitted to the Public Service Labour Relations and Employment Board (PSLREB).

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.

PLEASE APPLY ONLINE. Although the application online is the preferred method, you may also send your request by e-mail, fax or courier, in which case you must indicate the reference number and process your application must be received on or before the closing date. You can also send your application by mail, in which case it must be mailed by the closing date, must be postmarked, and received within ten (10) calendar days after the closing date.

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.