Coordinator, Transediting

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The House of Commons’ Procedural Services is currently looking to staff the Coordinator, Transediting (English) and the Coordinator, Transediting (French) positions. 

This recruitment and selection process is restricted to employees working for Parliamentary Publications. 

The Coordinator, Transediting oversees the daily operations of transediting to ensure parliamentary publications are produced accurately and on time. This role leads and supports transediting teams, manages performance, and ensures quality standards are met. 

The coordinators also review and refine text produced through automated and manual processes, provides training, and develops reference materials to support continuous improvement. Working closely with the Forecasting and Tracking Coordinator, the role helps coordinate scheduling and align resources in a fast-paced parliamentary environment. 

Top Reasons to Join the Parliamentary Publications team: 

If you are seeking a stimulating change and are ready to take on new challenges, this position offers an excellent opportunity. It will enable you to further develop your leadership skills while contributing within a dynamic and collaborative environment you are already familiar with. If you enjoy engaging with others and sharing your knowledge, you will find this to be a rewarding role where your contributions truly make a difference. This opportunity provides an enriching environment to continue your professional growth while showcasing your expertise across the organization. 

• Training and development opportunities.
• Work-life balance /35-hour workweek
• 4 weeks’ vacation (minimum)

Education:

• Post-secondary education or an equivalent combination of education and experience relevant to parliamentary publications, specifically transediting. 

Experiences:  

• Considerable experience transediting parliamentary proceedings or comparable official records under tight deadlines in a high-volume production environment.
• Experience troubleshooting or adapting to technical and system issues while maintaining production deadlines.
• Thorough knowledge of the end-to-end parliamentary publications production cycle.

Assets: 

• Experience in supporting and coordinating team efforts by assigning tasks, monitoring progress, and promoting quality and on-time delivery in a fast-paced production environment.
• Experience contributing to training activities, onboarding, coaching, or the development and maintenance of procedural or reference materials.
• Experience working with evolving tools, workflows, or production requirements, including automated text production tools.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace by providing a barrier-free recruitment and selection process. If you have an accommodation request, require material in an accessible format, or need additional support with the application process, please contact Recruitment and Selection Services at [email protected].

Each bilingual position is assigned a linguistic profile that identifies the level of second language proficiency for reading comprehension, written expression and oral interaction required. The profile for this position is English only/French only. Consideration may be given to candidates with other linguistic profiles. 

Qualified candidates may be considered for future vacancies for this role or for other similar and/or related roles on an indeterminate and/or fixed term basis.

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