Web and Multimedia Technical Coordinator / GT-04

Important messages

Screening questions will be used as the primary source for assessing the education and experience criteria, validated by your resume (CV). Therefore it is important that your answers factually reflect the essential and any asset education and experience criteria you possess. Experience criteria may be assessed on the basis of the frequency, scope, complexity and the diversity of the work performed as well as the autonomy required of the candidate to perform the activities.

The process is expected to proceed in short timelines. Assessment will take place in December 2017 and January 2018. Appointments are expected to be made shortly thereafter.

Work environment

Did you know that Public Services and Procurement Canada was selected as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers for 2017? We invite you to join an organization that is committed to ensuring an inclusive workplace and respect for all!

At the Canada Gazette Directorate, the desktop publishing team is professional and passionate by their work, and dedicated to serving Canadians. The offices are located in a modern work environment situated in the heart of downtown Ottawa. Desktop publishers are equipped with the latest technology to perform their daily work.

The content that is published in the Canada Gazette differs in each publication, and the work of desktop publishers is assuredly and continuously filled with challenges. The work of a desktop publisher at the Canada Gazette Directorate requires a technical expertise, precision, and is also focused on client service. The Canada Gazette is an essential element of the Canadian regulatory process and must be published according to legislated timelines, which means that Canada Gazette Directorate employees may sometimes be required to work overtime hours.

Intent of the process

The intent of this appointment process is to staff one (1) position on an indeterminate basis and to establish a pool. The results of this process may be used to staff identical or similar positions of various tenures with various official language proficiencies and various security profiles within Public Services and Procurement Canada.

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)

EDUCATION:

Secondary school diploma from a recognized institution or employer- approved alternatives.

Note: The employer-approved alternatives to a secondary school diploma are a satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission test approved as an alternative or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

- Significant* and recent* experience working in a publication or production environment

- Significant* and recent* experience in coordinating or overseeing the production of publication projects

- Significant* and recent* experience in troubleshooting publication issues using a tool such as Adobe InDesign

- Significant* and recent* experience in proposing or recommending solutions to publication issues such as layout or deadlines

- Significant* and recent* experience in training or in guiding employees on the desktop publishing process for a publication

- Significant* and recent* experience in participating in or leading special projects related to a publication tool

*Significant is defined as having gained experience for a continuous period of one year on a continual basis. Significant also refers to the depth and breadth of experience associated with having performed a broad range of related activities.

**Recent is defined as having acquired the experience in the last 3 (three) years.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

EDUCATION:

Post-secondary diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution in graphic design or desktop publishing.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

- Experience leading the work of others

- Experience in graphic design

- Experience in web publishing

- Experience in using Adobe InDesign in a publication or production environment

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

COMPETENCIES:

- Effective Written Communication

- Effective Oral Communication

- Thinking things through

- Working effectively with others

- Initiative

- Client Service Competency: Level 1

ABILITIES:

- Ability to provide creative solutions

- Ability to assess processes or practices to improve efficiency

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

The ability and willingness to work overtime on evenings, weekends and statutory holidays during busy periods at the Canada Gazette Directorate.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

Other information

ONLY ON-LINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or application form.

You will also be required to answer pre-screening questions as part of this selection process.

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.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent.

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

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

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.