Translator and Language Advisor Parliamentary Debates

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Assessment accommodation

Duties

Working at Parliamentary Debates

Each evening, the Translators and Translator and Language Advisors at Parliamentary Debates translate and revise the proceedings of the Senate and the House of Commons. They are language aficionados with a passion for politics and current events. Their work is demanding, but exciting!

At Parliamentary Debates, editing is a team endeavour, and all the Translator and Language Advisors work together to provide parliamentary clients with high-quality Hansard using a unified terminology. More specifically, they revise translations produced internally and externally in accordance with established standards. They are also called upon to mentor other in-house translators and, when Parliament is in recess, to translate documents for other teams within the parliamentary family.

Curious to know more about us? Read the recent post Behind the scenes at Parliamentary Debates (https://www.noslangues-ourlanguages.gc.ca/en/blogue-blog/debats-parlementaires-parliamentary-debates-eng) written by one of our team members.

Finally, this position qualifies for parliamentary leaves (40 days), in addition to the usual leave plan.

Important :
During the pandemic, long-distance teleworking is a possibility.

Please note, however, that the position is based in the National Capital Region to meet operational requirements. At this time, long-term teleworking at more than 100 km from the Ottawa-Gatineau area is not an option.

Work environment

Public Services and Procurement Canada

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) helps the Government of Canada serve Canadians. With a strong focus on quality customer service, we provide innovative common services such as real estate and building management, purchasing, banking, pay and pensions, auditing and translation to other government departments, agencies and boards. By providing these centralized services to departments and agencies, we enable them to focus on what they do best: providing their programs and services to Canadians.

As an organization, PSPC strives to give all its employees opportunities to achieve organizational, professional and personal goals in a respectful and inclusive workplace, mobilized and supported by leadership at all levels. For more information on PSPC's People Management Philosophy and Our Commitments please see the following link: http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/apropos-about/pe-pc-eng.html.

Translation Bureau

Founded in 1934, the Translation Bureau is a Special Operating Agency at Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC). Its mission is to collaborate with and act for all departments, boards, agencies and commissions established by Act of Parliament or appointed by order of the Governor in Council and collaborate with and act for both Houses of Parliament in all matters relating to the making and revising of translations from one language into another of documents, including correspondence, reports, proceedings, debates, bills and Acts, and to conference and sign-language interpretation, oral transliteration and terminology.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates may be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions within the Translation Bureau, with various security requirements and tenures (indeterminate, term).

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

Education :
A bachelor's or master’s degree in translation from English to French from a recognized postsecondary institution.

Degree equivalency

Experience :
A minimum of 5 years of full-time experience translating from English into French.

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

Asset Experience :

- Experience coaching or offering guidance and support to students or translators in training.
- Experience in comparative revision (English to French) autonomously and full time.
- Experience managing complex translation projects.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (P--/PP-)
Language Proficiency for positions English to French is P--/PP-.

Information on language requirements

Abilities and competencies :
- Ability to provide language advice.
- Ability to produce high-quality final translations under tight deadlines.
- Ability to revise and evaluate the quality of texts translated by internal translators or by service providers.
- Ability to manage complex translation projects.
- Client-service competency (level 1)
- Developing others
- Demonstrating integrity and respect.
- Working effectively with others.

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

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities

Information on employment equity

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance
Willingness and ability to work evenings and nights during the week with variable hours.

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

We will contact candidates by email and/or via their GC Jobs account. Please ensure that your email address is valid and accepts messages from unknown users. It is your responsibility to regularly check your email and GC Jobs account for all communications regarding this selection process. Should we contact you and you fail to reply within the designated time frame, your application may not be given further consideration.

The selection board cannot make assumptions about your education and experience. When answering the screening questions, it is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current or past responsibilities. Rather, you must provide concrete examples with significant details to explain when, where and how you acquired each qualification. Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or missing information.

An exam will be administered and an interview and references may be administered.

A description of the Client Service Competency at Level 1 is available at: https://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/sc-cs/csc-eng.html.

The selection board may, at any point during the selection process, use random selection or apply asset criteria to select candidates for the next phase of the assessment.

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying online are asked to call 1 800 645-5605.

This process may be used for employment equity appointments. In these cases, we may only consider candidates who have self-identified as members of employment equity designated groups (women, members of visible minorities, Aboriginal peoples and persons with disabilities), depending on the position to staff.

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.