Publishing and Quality Assurance Officer (Night Shifts)

The House of Commons Administration delivers outstanding services to Members of Parliament and their employees in support of parliamentary democracy. Our success is made possible by our talented and dedicated workforce. We leverage diversity in all its forms and recognize that everyone has valuable contributions to make and the potential for individual growth. If you dream of joining an organization that is small enough for you to be noticed, but big enough to provide you with a meaningful career, then we want to hear from you!

The House of Commons’ Procedural Services is currently looking to staff the Publishing and Quality Assurance Officer position. In this part-time position, the incumbent will be working remotely with the hours of operations being from 8:00 pm until 3:30 am EST/EDT when the House of Commons is in session.  

The Publishing and Quality Assurance Officers (PQAO) are responsible for the timely and accurate technical preparation, data entry, formatting, quality assurance (including proofreading/concordance) and publishing of draft and final versions of translated parliamentary texts (i.e. Debates, Committee Evidence, Committee Reports and Special Projects) and their preparation for online publishing and printing as well as their submission to other parties for indexing and archiving. 

Top Reasons to Join the Publishing and Quality Assurance team: 

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic environment. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, have a strong attention to detail, and are looking to work remotely, this is the right position for you! 

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

Education: 

• Successful completion of post-secondary education OR an acceptable combination of completed secondary education, training and relevant experience. 

Experiences:  

• Experience working in an environment with tight turnaround times; 
• Experience using MS Office Suite, particularly MS Word for formatting stylized and accessible documents; 
• Experience using web publishing software for creating and updating HTML documents (with HTML coding, not using a website content management system); 
• Ability and willingness to consistently work night shifts. 

Assets: 

• Experience with document editing / proofreading; 
• Experience using some Adobe Creative Suite software (Acrobat, InDesign, Photoshop). 

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 BBB. Consideration may be given to candidates with other linguistic profiles.  

We invite you to save a copy of the notice of job opportunity. Once the closing date has passed, these documents will no longer be available. 

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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