French Writer-Editor

Duties

Consults Agency staff to confirm the information provided and obtain additional details to write or edit documents in French or translate documents from English to French.

Drafts the French version of various documents and reports, or edits and corrects the French version of correspondence and other documents drafted by employees at the Agency's Head Office or regional offices, as well as annual reports and other publications produced by the Agency. Identifies recurrent problems and proposes solutions to improve the quality of documents.

Ensures French-language rules and style and quality standards of the Agency are applied by various writers and provides advice on French-language grammar and style to Agency staff.

Ensures a wide variety of documents for in-house and general distribution are reviewed for quality.

Assists in the development and issue of various correspondence reference documents and linguistic tools used by Agency employees and the Correspondence and Translation Unit.

Provides French-language translation services Agency-wide, namely translates from English to French correspondence and other documents, some of which may be sensitive or urgent. Also assists the Agency in meeting its parliamentary affairs requirements, and supports the Offices of the President and the Minister.

Ensures quality and efficiency of freelance translation services and other external
services.

Facilitates workshops and awareness sessions on correspondence and translation services.

Work environment

Over the past decade, the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) has consistently ranked as one of the best places to work in the federal government. At ACOA, we are invested in our people, our communities, and our economy. Every single one of our employees contributes to our success – and the success of our regions. We work together to help businesses become more competitive, innovative and productive, to develop and diversify local economies in our communities, and to champion the strengths of Atlantic Canada.

To give you a better idea of who we are, watch this short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM8ICy6ZrvE

Intent of the process

Anticipatory - The intent of the process is to establish a pool of candidates which may be used to staff positions with various tenures (temporary or/and permanent) at ACOA’s head office in Moncton (New Brunswick) or in one of ACOA’s regional offices in Fredericton (New Brunswick), Halifax, (Nova Scotia), Charlottetown (Prince Edward Island) or St. John’s (Newfoundland and Labrador). Potential employees may work from one of the cities listed depending on the position to be staffed.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

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:
Bachelor’s degree in translation from English to French from a recognized post-secondary institution.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
- Recent and significant* work experience in the translation of documents from English to French in a professional context with little or no supervision.
- Experience in writing and editing documents in French.
- Experience in working in an environment focusing on high standards of quality and tight deadlines.
- Experience working with Microsoft Office Suite applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and web-based tools as well as translation-related tools (i.e. databases, memories).

*Recent and significant experience means experience acquired through the performance of a range of related activities in the field of work in question. Such experience would normally have been acquired over a minimum period of 5 years in the last 8 years.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION:
Certification from a professional translator’s association (translation from English to French).

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

- Experience in translating from English to French for a government organization.
- Experience in editing and writing in French for a government organization.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (PCC/PPC)
Information on code P: http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/psm-fpfm/staffing-dotation/rqsqcr/oqs-anq-eng.asp#specialized

Information on language requirements

COMPETENCIES:
Communication
Attention to detail
Client focus
Effective interpersonal relationships
Critical judgment
Planning and organizing

ABILITY:
Ability to translate from English to French.

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

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:

In support of achieving a represented workforce, current or future organizational needs may require consideration be given to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: women, members of visible minorities, persons with disabilities, and Aboriginal peoples. Should the organizational need of belonging to one of these four employment equity groups be applied, only candidates identifying themselves as members will be considered.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

- Incumbent may be required to travel.
- Incumbent may be required to work overtime with minimal notice.

Conditions of employment

Security Level: Secret

Other information

PLEASE NOTE: Candidates are strongly encouraged to submit their application online via the jobs.gc.ca site, as you must complete the SCREENING QUESTIONS in which you must clearly demonstrate how you meet the EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE criteria listed in the essential qualifications and asset qualifications.

FAILURE TO PROVIDE A COMPLETE APPLICATION CONSISTING OF BOTH THE
SCREENING QUESTIONS ANSWERS AND A RESUME, MAY RESULT IN YOUR APPLICATION BEING REJECTED.

Interested persons must meet each essential qualification in order to be in the pool and subsequently appointed to a position. However, a person may be appointed to a position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements or organizational needs. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing a person to be appointed.

Reference checks may be sought.

A written examination may be administered.

An interview may be administered.

All written and verbal communication obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate the candidate.

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.

Our intention is to communicate with the candidates by email. Candidates who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

Applicants from outside the federal public service are responsible for travel expenses
related to this process.

Successful candidate(s) must meet and maintain the Conditions of Employment throughout their employment.

Achieving a representative workforce has been identified as an organizational need
in the merit criteria, and may be applied in this appointment process. Should the organizational need of belonging to one of the four employment equity groups (women, members of visible minorities, persons with disabilities, and Aboriginal peoples) be applied, only candidates identifying themselves as members will be considered.

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.