Job Description

Position Overview

Calian is seeking a Technical Writer Professional to assist our client with the facilitation of their project.



Location


Remote, CAN
Job Type


Part Time

Responsibilities

Document help text, user manuals, technical documentation, web page content; Review documentation standards and the existing project documentation; Determine documentation requirements and makes plans for meeting them; Gather information concerning the features and functions provided by the developers; Assess the audience for the documents/manuals which are required and prepare a statement of purpose and scope for each; Develop a table of content for each document/manual and write or edit the required content; Investigate the accuracy of the information collected by making direct use of the material being documented; Prepare or coordinate the preparation of any required illustrations and diagrams; and Design the layout of the documents/manuals.

Qualifications

Completed an undergraduate degree in any field from a Canadian University or equivalent from an accredited foreign institution Have a minimum of 8 years' experience in the last 10 years in creating and editing project documentation (e.g. user manuals, technical documentation and standards) in support of 2 of the following 5 service areas listed below:

Concept Development;

Experiment and Exercise Design;

Experiment and Exercise Conduct;

Operational Research and Analysis; and/or

Strategic Analysis.

Have a minimum of 8 years' experience in the past 10 years in using technical writing software (e.g. MS Word, Adobe, Notepad/Notepad ++, Javascript).

Other Requirements


Experience as the principal writer having created more than 8 technical documents in the English language over the last 10 years in 2 of the following 5 provision of service areas:

Concept Development

Experiment and Exercise Design;

Experiment and Exercise Conduct;

Operational Research and Analysis; and

Strategic Analysis.

Experience as the principal editor of more than 8 technical documents in the English language over the last 10 years in 2 of the following 5 provision of service areas:

Concept Development; and/or

Experiment and Exercise Design; and/or

Experiment and Exercise Conduct; and/or

Operational Research and Analysis; and/or

Strategic Analysis.

Additional Requirements

Be able to obtain a Government Security Clearance at the Secret level.

Security clearances

A security clearance and/or vulnerable sector screening might be required for this position. * Our recruiter will walk you through the security clearance requirementand process.