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Terminologist

Job ID:
47980
Organization:
Ministry of Government Services
Division:
Government Translation Services
City:
Toronto
Position(s) language:
Bilingual English/French
Job term:
1 Permanent
Job code:
02792 - Administrative Classification Group
Salary:
$1,225.46 - $1,473.93 Per week*
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.

The Government Translation Service (GTS), Ontario Shared Services, Ministry of Government Services, seeks a customer-oriented individual to provide terminology services to the Ontario Government and external clients.

About the job

Working within the Terminology Unit of GTS, you will:

• provide corporate terminology services and create official government names
• develop, review and distribute linguistic usage standards for French-language communication within the Ontario Public Service
• handle special projects such as ministry glossaries and maintain the terminology databases, website and library

What you bring to the team


Mandatory:

•You are proficient in English as well as in oral and written French at the superior level

Technical Knowledge and Skills:

• You have knowledge of terminology theory, principles, methods and practices
• You have proven ability to carry out complex research using terminology software and tools
• You can analyse concepts, recommend and create French equivalents for official terminology, draft research results for clients and prepare terminology records for corporate databases and websites

Other Related Skills:

• You have excellent writing skills to write web content, reports, correspondence and memos to clients, suppliers and stakeholders
• You have strong customer service, oral communication and interpersonal skills
• You have strong organization, planning and coordination skills to analyze requests, identify their nature and prioritize them according to urgency

Additional information:

Apply by:
Thursday, November 29, 2012 11:59 pm EST
Position details:
  • 1 Bilingual English/French Permanent, 77 Grenville St, Toronto, Toronto Region
Compensation group:
Ontario Public Service Employees Union
Work hours:
Category:
Administrative and Support Services
Posted on:
Thursday, November 15, 2012

Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.


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