Senior French Editor - Writer

Important messages

The Government of Canada is committed to building a skilled workforce that is representative of Canada's diversity, which includes the recruitment of Canadian Veterans and releasing Canadian Armed Forces personnel.
We encourage applicants to identify any abilities, competencies, and/or experiences acquired through employment with the Canadian Armed Forces where applicable.

Work environment

At Natural Resources Canada, a Federal government job means developing leadership skills, fostering teamwork, and supporting creativity and innovation. We know it takes people from diverse pools of talent to make this happen. That is why we are looking for people like you. As an employee at Natural Resources Canada you can enjoy diverse employment opportunities, a range of career development programs, and a learning culture that supports you to learn on an ongoing basis. We support balancing your work and private life by offering the benefits of flexible work arrangements.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff one IS-04 position on an indeterminate basis. The position has a linguistic requirement of CBB/PPB and a secret security clearance requirement.

A pool of qualified candidates may be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions at the IS-04 group and level within Natural Resources Canada with various tenures (determinate period or permanent), language requirements (bilingual imperative) and various profiles at the "B", "C", "P" level, security requirements (Secret clearance), various conditions of employment and for various locations.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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 translation degree from a recognized post-secondary institution or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

Extensive and recent experience* in editing communications products translated from English to French for a Minister, Deputy Minister or an equivalent position in the private sector (i.e., senior management).
* Extensive experience is defined by the experience acquired during at least 10 years of work over the last 15 years.
Experience in editing, translating and adapting documents for social media, including tweets, blogs, videos and infographics.
Experience in providing advice to clients and senior management on linguistic issues.
Experience in planning, managing and supervising communications projects or activities.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBB/PPB)
*Code P is necessary for reading and editing in French. The Second Language Evaluations required by the Public Service Commission are not used to evaluate the competencies requiring the use of code P. The hiring manager is responsible for the evaluation of code P.

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of editing, writing and copyediting techniques.
Knowledge of French grammar and stylistic features.
Knowledge of linguistic tools and search techniques.

Ability to rewrite and edit high-quality communications products in plain language (including, but not limited to, technical and scientific documents ).
Ability to translate short texts from English to French.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing .
Ability to communicate effectively orally.

Attention to detail
Working under pressure
Flexibility
Judgement
Team player

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

Experience in thorough comparative editing of technical and scientific publications (translated from English to French) in fields related to energy, forestry, Earth sciences and metals and minerals.
Experience in proofreading or adaptation of parliamentary contents (texts, documents, speeches or reports) used by a Minister or Parliamentary Secretary in the House of Commons or in parliamentary committees.

Natural Resources Canada is committed to establishing and maintaining a representative workforce. This organizational need may be identified as part of the appointment decision. In such cases, qualified candidates who self-declare as members of a visible minority group, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities or women (in non-traditional occupations) could be considered in priority.

Willing and able to work flexible hours (between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.).
Willing and able to work overtime, often on short notice, in evenings and/or on weekends.
Willing and able to be part of a roster for scheduled weekend standby/on-call duties (approximately one weekend per month).

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

Other information

The hiring organization will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. To submit an application on-line, please select the button “Apply Online” below. Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates via email for screening and assessment purposes. This will include communication of invitations to written tests and interviews. To that end, candidates must include a valid email address in their application. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure that this address is functional and that it accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is also the candidate’s responsibility to ensure accurate information is provided and updated as required.

All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate the candidates.

You must provide proof of your education credentials. Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/.

An interview may be conducted.

A written examination may be administered.

Reference checks may be requested.

If you are selected for further consideration, please advise the person who will contact you of any accommodations you may require during the selection process.

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

Candidates must meet the conditions of employment and continue to meet these same conditions during their employment.

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.

Candidates from outside the public service may be required to pay for travel and relocation costs associated with this selection process.

Random selection and/or top-down selection may be used at any time during the process to identify which applicants will be further assessed.

We thank all applicants for their interest in our position(s). For the purpose of this staffing process, only candidates selected for further assessment will be contacted.

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.