Senior Editor, Quality Control

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Assessment accommodation

When submitting your application, you MUST ANSWER questions regarding the education and experience requirements (both essential and asset qualifications). You must CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE how you meet each of these requirements by answering the online questions. It is not sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to only provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Rather you must clearly demonstrate WHEN (month-year to month-year), WHERE and HOW you acquired each qualification by giving CONCRETE EXAMPLES. Information provided in your answers related to your education and experience must be supported in your resume. Failure to provide the above information in the format required WILL result in your application being rejected from the process. The information you provide in the questionnaire must be true.

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.

Applicants meeting the initial screening requirements will be contacted for further assessment.

The screening criteria are those related to *Education and *Experience listed under the *Essential Qualifications.

Depending on the requirements of the positions being filled, any or all of the asset qualifications and organizational needs may be considered at any time during this process. These criteria may be a deciding factor in choosing the persons to be appointed. Therefore, it is IMPORTANT that you answer each of the questions related to these requirements.

It is your responsibility to keep your personal data in your PSRS Applicant Account up-to-date and to check your e-mail account regularly to ensure that you do not miss out on any opportunities. If you fail to respond in the appropriate timeframe, your candidacy WILL NOT BE REFERRED to the hiring manager.

All job applications must be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System.

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

Intent of the process

The immediate intention of this process is to staff one indeterminate position. A pool of fully or partially qualified candidates may be established from this process to staff similar positions at Elections Canada with varying tenures (such as indeterminate, specified period, acting).

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 2 references.

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

EDUCATION:
A degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with specialization in English literature, linguistics or translation or other speciality relevant to the position.

Notes:
1.Based on their education, training and/or experience, indeterminate incumbents of positions in the IS classification are deemed to meet the minimum education standard whenever a bachelor's degree without specialization is called for in a position classified as IS.

2.At the manager's discretion, an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience, may serve as an alternative to the minimum education standard.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
Recent* and significant** experience in English-language editing of general or specialized texts (including those of an administrative, financial or legal nature) for various audiences.

Recent* and significant** experience in French-to-English comparative editing of general or specialized texts (including those of an administrative, financial or legal nature) for various audiences.

Experience in writing in plain language in English.

Experience in providing expert English linguistic advice to various stakeholders.

*Recent experience is defined as experience acquired within the past five years.

**Significant experience is defined as the breadth, depth and complexity of responsibilities normally associated with having performed these duties on a regular basis over a period of three years within the last five years.

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

ASSET EXPERIENCES:
Significant* experience in supervising employees, including training new employees, reviewing their work and giving feedback to ensure quality control and knowledge acquisition, as well as addressing performance issues.

Recent** experience in translating from French to English.

*Significant experience is defined as the breadth, depth and complexity of responsibilities normally associated with having performed these duties on a regular basis over a period of three years within the last five years.

**Recent experience is defined as experience acquired within the past five years.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (PPC/CCB)

Information on language requirements

ABILITIES:
Ability to edit general or specialized texts (including those of an administrative, financial or legal nature) in English for various audiences.

Ability to perform French-to-English comparative editing of general or specialized texts (including those of an administrative, financial or legal nature) for various audiences.

Ability to work under pressure.

Ability to communicate orally.

PERSONAL SUITABILITIES:
Client service focus
Team player
Reliability
Judgement

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Availability and willingness to work overtime, often on short notice.

Consent to observe strict political impartiality and neutrality for the duration of employment.

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 designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

A test may be administered.

An interview may be administered.

Reference checks may be sought from two supervisors - one present and one former.

Indeterminate employees at the same group and level or equivalent will be considered for deployment. If no deployment is made, applicants from other groups and levels will be considered in the advertised appointment process.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

PLEASE NOTE: For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes (including issuing screening results, and 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.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.