Translator-Editor

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We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request special accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Information on accommodation for persons with disabilities

In order for your application to be considered, you must submit a completed questionnaire. You will be required to demonstrate how you meet the education and experience criteria (essential and asset) for the initial screening, in answering online screening questions. It is NOT sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Rather, you must clearly demonstrate HOW, WHEN and WHERE the qualification was met through substantiation by examples. Information on your described education and experience provided in the screening questions should be supported by your résumé. Failure to provide the above information in the format required may result in your application being rejected from the process.

Duties

The Translator-Editor is responsible for translating a wide variety of complex financial documents from English to French, as well as texts of more general nature, and for revising the work of external translation service providers; they may also be called upon to provide editing, terminology and linguistic services and to help populate an in-house terminology database.

Work environment

OSFI's Ottawa location is downtown with easy access to shopping, restaurants, gyms, financial institutions and more. The building is less than a five minute walk from the Transitway and from the nearest STO stop.

As a Separate Agency, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) appoints employees in accordance with the Public Service Employment Act. OSFI is named in Schedule V of the Financial Administration Act and it offers the same pension and benefits plans as the core Federal Public Service. In addition to this, OSFI employees obtain a minimum of 4 weeks of vacation leave per year, earn a competitive salary, and are eligible for an annual performance bonus.

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff one position with a language requirement of bilingual imperative PPC/PPC on an indeterminate basis.

This selection process may be used to establish a pool of partially qualified and/or qualified candidates which could be used to staff similar positions at the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

EDUCATION
- Graduation from a recognized university with a degree in translation or an acceptable combination of education, experience and/or training.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
- Recent* and extensive** experience translating technical and corporate documents from English to French
- Recent* and extensive** experience revising English to French translations of technical and corporate documents

* Recent: within the last four (4) years
** Extensive: over a minimum of three (3) years

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

ASSET EDUCATION
- Professional certification in translation

Degree equivalency

ASSET EXPERIENCE
- Experience translating financial sector documentation (e.g. financial reports, actuarial studies)
- Experience translating Government of Canada documentation

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

Bilingual - Imperative (PPC/PPC)

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

KNOWLEDGE
- Knowledge of theories and practices related to the provision of linguistic services in French and English
- Knowledge of federal public communications principles and practices
- Knowledge of computer assisted translation systems, including translation memories (e.g. Logiterm), and how they are used in a corporate setting
- Knowledge of the financial sector terminology

COMPETENCIES
- Results Orientation
- Service Orientation
- Collaboration

ABILITIES
- Ability to communicate effectively orally
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing

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

ASSET KNOWLEDGE
- Knowledge of federal, provincial and international financial regulatory bodies

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
- In order to meet the organization’s employment equity objectives in support of a diversified workforce, ‘right fit’ selection for this position may be made from among qualified candidates who self-declare as being Persons with a disability or Aboriginal peoples.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- Willingness and ability to work overtime when required (occasional)
- Willingness and ability to travel within Canada (occasional)

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the targeted groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

A written exam will be administered.

An interview will be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

The ability to communicate effectively in writing may be assessed using the candidate's application, as well as through a written exam.

Candidates invited to an interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript (original documents only). 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/.

Candidates must meet all of the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position. A candidate may be appointed to a position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

Depending on the requirements of the position(s) being staffed from this process, for current or future vacancies, any or all of the asset qualifications may be applied at any time during the staffing process, including screening. Candidates may be contacted and assessed against these criteria at any time during this process.

Achieving a representative workforce has been identified as an organizational need and may be applied in this appointment process. If this criterion is used, only those who have indicated that they are members of the specified designated group(s) will be considered.

A top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment 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.

For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail (including sending invitations for written tests and interviews). Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

All job applications must be submitted through the www.canada.ca/government-jobs website. Do not fax, email or mail hard copy documents as these will not be accepted. To submit an application online, please click on the "apply now" button.

If you do not have Internet access in your home or through friends, relatives or neighbours, here are some suggested locations: campus career centers, libraries, community centers, Internet cafés and Services Canada. You may also call 1-800-O-Canada (1-800-622-6232), or TTY 1-800-926-9105, for information on the nearest public Internet access locations.

Persons with a disability preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

Applicants with disabilities: If you require special accommodation at any stage in the selection process, including technical aid to ensure an equitable assessment of your qualifications, please inform us by sending an e-mail to the following address: .

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.