Technical Writer

Contract Term

This position closes at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, February 15th, 2013.

This is a 2 year contract opportunity commencing in April 2013.

Overview
Our Client is seeking a Technical Writer to provide concentrated effort to standardize, improve and develop Operational Directional Documents (Business Processes, Codes of Practice, Directives, Training Information Manuals and Work Procedures) for the business unit.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the development of the various documents for the five (5) divisions within this Client business unit.

Role and Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be expected to perform the following tasks, including but not necessarily limited to: - Work in collaboration with the project manager and project team to ensure project delivery;
- Under the direction of our Client's Project Manager and personnel including subject matter experts and records coordinator to implement a predetermined workflow process for document management, control and tracking of the writing, review and approval process for the Operational Directional Documents;
- Working from an existing master list of Operational Directional Documents, collaborate with subject matter experts and Client personnel to undertake the writing or revision of these documents;
- Provide recommendations on the template where appropriate and re-create the template in Framemaker if required;
- Provide recommendations for future Operational Directional Documents to be added to the master list, where required;
- Participate in sustainment plan discussions with the project team to manage future Operational Directional Documents within a defined process and document management process.
- Project Deliverables will include:
- Working closely with our Client's personnel and subject matter experts, the successful candidate will be expected to deliver the following, including but not necessarily limited to: i) Develop a twelve to twenty four month work plan, including timelines, within the first forty five (45) business days; ii) Execute the work plan; iii) Provide regular status updates and reporting on project progress. Attend face-to-face meetings as required with the Project Manager; iv) Attend as needed, project team meetings.

Qualifications
Required Skills

- Diploma in technical writing or equivalent;
- At least two (2) years of experience in technical writing or equivalent;
- Proven record of client-focused and highly-collaborative engagements;
- Accomplishments in successful delivery of the projects similar in scope and size to this project scope;
- Ability to work with a diverse group of stakeholders in clarifying and articulating common goals and objectives;
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Desired Skills

- Proficiently in Adobe FrameMaker, Authorlink/Livelink and Adobe Acrobat Professional is an asset;
- Previous work experience with Government Organizations or equivalent endeavours is an asset.

How to Apply
If you meet the required Qualifications and are interested in this position, please forward your updated Resume with the Subject line WW1580 - Technical Writer as a Word attachment to Information Technology Recruitment.

This client will only consider candidates who are authorized to work in Canada for this opportunity.