Technical Revisor *AMENDMENT TO CLOSING DATE*

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Assessment accommodation

Giving you the best chance to succeed! Applications for employment must be submitted ONLINE in the Public Service Resourcing System. You must provide responses to screening questions and your resume. Normally, applicants will not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information.

Persons who are unable to apply on-line must contact prior to the closing date.

Duties

The judgments of the Supreme Court of Canada are released online and later published in the Supreme Court Reports. The technical revisors work within a team of lawyers and jurilinguists in preparing the reasons for judgment for release and assist the Manager of Editorial Services with administrative tasks related to the publication of the judgments and with reviewing the judgments before publication in the Supreme Court Reports. They are responsible for verifying the accuracy of all legal citations, references and quotes, as well as grammar, formatting, spelling, syntax and punctuation, both in the original and the translated version of the reasons. They can also be called upon to do a comparison of both versions. The technical revisors also compile lists of legislative and bibliographical references as well as of case law.

This position may require you to work on-site at the Supreme Court of Canada located at 301 Wellington Street, in Ottawa.

Work environment

The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) is Canada’s final court of appeal. The SCC is a bilingual institution that hears cases in French and English, in all areas of the law, such as family, criminal, and tax law. It decides cases from Canada’s two major legal traditions, common and civil law. Its decisions affect the lives of all Canadians. The SCC recognizes that a key element necessary in achieving and retaining a representative workforce is providing a supportive work environment and fostering a corporate culture that is welcoming to all employees, including designated group members. According to the most recent public service employee surveys, the SCC is one of the best places to work in the federal public service. Given that the SCC is not served by Pay Center, it has its own compensation team responsible for administering the full range of pay and benefit transactions in Phoenix and MyGCHR.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to immediately staff one (1) Bilingual Imperative PPB/PPB position for a determinated period of one year. It may be used to establish a pool of qualified candidates which could be used to staff similar or identical positions with various tenures, various language requirements, and/or various security clearance levels.

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:
Successful completion of two years of a post-secondary program with an acceptable specialization in social sciences, literature, translation, paralegal studies or a law-related field OR an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

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

Experience in proofreading and editing documents in both official languages.

Experience in proofreading and editing legal documents.

Experience in working in a legal environment.

Knowledge of writing tools in both official languages.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (PPB/PPB)

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
Knowledge of grammar, punctuation, spelling and syntax in both official languages.

ABILITIES:
Ability to edit and proofread in both official languages.
Ability to perform comparative editing of translated texts.
Ability to meet tight deadlines and to work under pressure.
Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

PERSONAL SUITABILITIES:
Attention to detail
Initiative
Judgement
Effective interpersonal relationships
Reliability

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, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Overtime – Ability to work overtime on short notice.

Conditions of employment

Secret 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 designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

A random and/or 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.

All communication and information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to the close of process, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

Our intention is to communicate with candidates via email. Candidates who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail 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). It is the candidate’s responsibility to provide any changes to their personal information to the contact indicated on this job advertisement.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, 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.