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The Editor is responsible for the proofreading and copy editing of written documents, in preparation for final publication.

Major Responsibilities

• Ensure production of high-quality products by establishing, communicating and maintaining standards as they relate to report structure, context, cohesiveness, messaging, information layering, analysis, narrative, accessibility, clarity and impact, and ensuring the standards evolve according to client expectations.
• Review all products by editing, refining and correcting the content (including grammatical and punctuation errors), as necessary, under tight deadlines.
• Ensure adherence to established stylistic guidelines/standards.
• Manage the translation of all published reports by maintaining a tracking system, submitting and monitoring translation requests, and comparing source texts and translations for accuracy.
• Recommend, in cooperation with Translation Services, appropriate standardized English and French terminology and ensure consistency and adherence to standards.
• Advise staff on linguistic matters in both official languages.
• Establish and develop effective relationships with other government departments, agencies and industry to keep abreast of changes in policies and practices in government and new methodologies.

Undergraduate degree and four (4) years of experience.

NOTE: Any higher level of education (i.e., Masters, Doctorate) in a related field of study (e.g., Journalism, Translation, Communications, English, or French) could be recognized as experience.

The educational program must be from an accredited learning institution recognized in Canada. If you completed a program outside of Canada you will be required to obtain proof of a Canadian equivalency at your expense through a recognized credential assessment service.

Advanced knowledge and experience in editing and revising correspondence, reports, briefing materials, and other official documents.

Advanced knowledge of the rules and principles of editing, as demonstrated by working on sensitive documents written by subject matter experts and using specialized terminology.

Candidates must also possess:

• Experience in reviewing and editing a variety of products under tight deadlines targeting different audiences.
• Experience in providing advice and guidance on writing standards to colleagues and senior management.
• Experience in managing multiple tasks simultaneously and prioritizing deliverables.

Assets

• Experience in editing material for public and internal government audiences, in both official languages.
• Experience in translating short texts (200 to 500 words) from English to French
• Experience with translation software (e.g., Trados)
• Professional certification with Editors Canada.
• A valid security clearance with the Government of Canada

• Communication
• Rigour
• Adaptability/Flexibility
• Organizational Skills/Multitasking

Ability to work overtime on short notice, when required.

While we continue to explore opportunities for flexible work arrangements, the majority of work in our organization must be done in the office and cannot be performed at home.

Gaps have been identified among Persons with Disabilities, Indigenous Peoples and Racialized Groups for this position. You are invited to voluntary self-declare if you belong to any of these groups in your cover letter as it may be considered in the selection process

ASSESSMENT PROCESS

Applicants must clearly demonstrate in their application how they meet each Education and Experience criteria. Failure to do so will result in the applicant being screened out of the career opportunity

Following the initial preselection stage, the successful candidates will be invited to a written test and a competency based interview.

Written Exam

A written exam will be used as part of the overall assessment combined with a competency based interview to evaluate the communication and rigor competencies. The written exam will also serve to assess the Official Language proficiency

Competency Based Interview

The Competency Based Interview will assess the candidate’s experience, knowledge and the competencies listed above.

Reference checks may be conducted as part of the assessment process.

Official Languages Proficiency

The immediate need is to staff this position with a linguistic profile of Bilingual imperative PPC.

Candidates who do not have PPC proficiency will be tested.

Level P is a specialized level that requires expert or technical language usage and that applies to such occupations as text editors and translators. It is not, therefore, subject to testing through the Second Language Evaluation test. A specific test must be administered to assess the employee’s competence in the professional skill.

NOTE: For bilingual imperative positions, offers will be made to qualified candidates who meet the linguistic requirements.