French Writer/Editor

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Assessment accommodation

*** Applicants must clearly demonstrate in their responses to the screening questions how they meet the “essential qualifications” (education AND experience).

FOR EACH CRITERIA/QUESTION, please provide the following MANDATORY information:
1 - Name of the department or organization where the experience was acquired;
2 - Title of the position occupied and duration for which you exercised the functions;
3 - Specific details of tasks, projects or accomplishments demonstrating the experience was acquired.

The answers provided to the screening questions will be the main source of information. Failure to provide complete answers may result in job applications being screened out from further consideration in this process. Should you indicate in your response "please refer to my resume" we may be unable to assess you against the position’s essential qualifications which could result in a failure. Lack of examples and details will result in your application being rejected. Applicants will not be contacted to clarify incomplete or missing information.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to create a pool of qualified candidates to be used to staff similar/identical positions with various requirements within Transport Canada.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 3 references.

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

EDUCATION
ED: Bachelor’s degree in translation (from English to French), linguistics, French language and literature or in a field related to the position from a recognized postsecondary institution, or an *acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

*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
EX1: Recent and significant** experience editing a variety of French texts intended for different audiences.
EX2: Recent and significant** experience translating documents from English to French with little or no supervision.
EX3: Recent and significant** experience comparing texts translated from English to French.
EX4: Recent and significant** experience providing advice to clients on linguistic questions.

**Recent and significant experience means experience acquired by carrying out a broad range of related activities in the field of work in question. This experience is normally acquired over a period of at least five (5) consecutive years during the past eight (8) years.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

EXPERIENCE
AEX1: Experience translating from English to French for a government organization.
AEX2: Experience working in a government communications environment.
AEX3: Experience working with automated translation software.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (PBB/PPC)

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE
K1: Knowledge of terminological resources and tools used by revisers and translators.
K2: Knowledge of Transport Canada’s key priorities.

ABILITIES
A1: Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
A2: Ability to communicate effectively orally.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY
PS1: Attention to detail
PS2: Teamwork
PS3: Client focus

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

ASSET QUALIFICATION
OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION
AOC: Current certification by a professional translation association (translation from English to French).

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENT
- Availability to work overtime, on weekends and on short notice as required.

Conditions of employment

- Security Clearance: Reliability
- Availability to work 7.5 hours determined by operational requirements - between 10:00 am PST - 6:00 pm PST.

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 written exam will be administered.

An interview will be conducted.

Reference checks will be sought.

Candidates must possess each of the essential qualifications to be appointed to the position.

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 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.

Applicants with diplomas from outside of Canada must provide proof of Canadian equivalence. Visit the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) for more information at http://www.cicic.ca/.

Transport Canada will accept applications on-line only.

All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS). Following are some of the benefits associated with applying on-line:

Applicants can create a profile and a resume that can be used when applying for other processes without having to recreate a new application each time.

Applicants can modify their application/resume at anytime BEFORE the closing date indicated on the job advertisement.

Applicants can verify the status of their applications, at any time.

To submit an application on-line, please click on the button "Apply Now" below.

Applications sent via email will not be considered.

Acknowledgement of receipt of applications will not be sent.

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

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.