Translator

1 month ago

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada The First Nations Financial Management Board (FMB) Full time

Summary: Translator responsible for providing English to Canadian French translation and proofreading services to FMB's business lines, ensuring accuracy and coherence while adhering to specific terminology and style guidelines.

The Translator is a key role within our organization, responsible for providing high-quality translation and proofreading services to support our business lines. This position requires a strong understanding of English and Canadian French languages, as well as excellent communication and organizational skills.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Translate texts from English to Canadian French in various fields, including finance, economics, communications, governance, and administration.
  • Ensure that translations are accurate, clear, and concise, and meet strict deadlines.
  • Work collaboratively with colleagues to draft Canadian French language communications.
  • Consult dictionaries and reference sources to determine precise meanings of terms.
  • Adhere to proprietary and client style guides, including domain, language register, and language variants.
  • Ensure compliance with target audience needs and content purpose.
  • Communicate effectively with business lines to identify translation needs and evaluate solutions.
  • Follow up with internal team members and clients to ensure translation meets their needs.

External Translation:

  • Responsible for determining what is translated in-house and what is outsourced.
  • Proofread, revise, and correct external and machine-based translations, as assigned.
  • Facilitate and strengthen relationships with external translation vendors to ensure delivery of high-quality translation on time and within budget constraints.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor of Arts in Translation (English to French), Linguistics, or equivalent, required.
  • Certified member of a recognized professional translators' association, an asset.
  • Minimum of five years of translation experience or translation service program oversight in a corporate environment.
  • Complete fluency and proven communication skills in both English and Canadian French, with excellent command of both languages, verbal and written.
  • Strong spelling, proofreading, grammar, and editing skills.
  • Experience in overseeing and coordinating partnerships/agreements/contracts with translation vendors and/or translators.
  • Exceptional organizational skills and ability to prioritize multiple tasks seamlessly in a rapidly changing environment.
  • Self-motivated individual with ability to work independently or as part of a team.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to build relationships internally and externally.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Teams).
  • Experience working with Indigenous Governments, organizations, and communities, an asset.
  • Understanding, awareness, and appreciation of Indigenous culture and history, an asset.
  • Willingness to participate in ongoing education and training for the role, including Indigenous Cultural studies.

Competencies:

Communication:

  • Conveys information, both verbally and written, with confidence, consistency, effectiveness, and clarity, using active listening techniques to effectively understand and increase understanding.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communications skills with ability to develop positive relationships internally and externally and work collaboratively with a team.
  • Ability to liaise with external vendors as needed.
  • Superior communication skills and excellent command of written and spoken English and Canadian French.

Knowledge/Technical:

  • In-depth knowledge of the translation and editing process, including reading the source text and analyzing its content, style, and terminology, and ensuring the wording of the translation clearly reflects the intent of the author of the source text.
  • Accuracy, attention to detail, judgement, and excellent organizational skills.
  • Ability to carry out instructions and communicate effectively, orally and in writing.

Adaptability/Flexibility:

  • Ability to adapt and respond to the changing environment and constructively create opportunities for change through active participation.
  • Embraces change and demonstrates a willingness to learn new skills and processes.

Discretion and Confidentiality:

  • Respects the confidentiality of information, spoken and written in confidence, and refrains from sharing with others except on a need-to-know basis.
  • Demonstrates skills of discretion and judgement when carrying out duties.

Political Savvy:

  • Exhibits confidence and professional diplomacy, while effectively relating to people at all levels internally and externally.
  • Uses knowledge of the organizational culture in making decisions and perceives the impact and implications of such decisions.
  • Demonstrates sensitivity to surroundings and acts accordingly in conversations.

Detailed and Organized:

  • Responsive in a fast-paced environment; follows detailed procedures and ensures accuracy in documentation and data; concentrates on routine work details; organizes and maintains a system of records.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and determine project urgency in a practical way; uses goals to guide actions; creates detailed action plans; organizes and schedules people and tasks effectively.

Working Conditions:

  • This position is based in Ottawa, Ontario. Flexible hybrid work will be considered.

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