Deputy Commissioner (Compliance Sector and Policy & Promotion Sector)

Important messages

Only on-line applications will be accepted.

Duties

The two Deputy Commissioner positions were recently created following an organizational review and the adoption of a new structure to support the Privacy Commissioner’s vision to be more proactive, and to focus efforts where there can be an impact for the greatest number of Canadians.

The Promotion Program, headed by the Deputy Commissioner, Policy and Promotion, is future-looking and will aim to inform Canadians of their rights and how to exercise them, and to bring organizations toward compliance with the law. This will involve, for example, the development and promotion of general—yet practical—information and guidance, reviewing and commenting on Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs), and offering industry advice on specific initiatives. The goal is to share information and advice with businesses and departments when they are designing their services so that Canadians may enjoy the benefits of innovation without undue risk to their privacy.

The Compliance Program, headed by the Deputy Commissioner, Compliance, will focus on addressing existing privacy compliance problems through a variety of enforcement activities to ensure violations of the law are identified and that remedies are recommended. The OPC’s investigative work can make a real difference to Canadians' privacy rights and this important work will continue. This will include investigations into complaints filed by Canadians, but will also involve a shift towards more proactive enforcement, such as proactive, Commissioner-initiated investigations or, in certain cases, audits, to review issues that aren’t being addressed through the complaint system.

Work environment

If you are looking for an EXCITING, CHALLENGING and DYNAMIC CAREER in the federal Public Service, then we’re looking for you!

Located in a brand new LEED building Downtown Gatineau, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (approximately 180 employees) is where people who are passionate about the privacy rights of others work to make a difference.

Across all occupational categories, we offer an environment that is intellectually stimulating and supportive. Employees have access to a wide range of exciting careers that incorporate an array of benefits and flexible work arrangements that can help them balance their work and private life. And there are lots of opportunity for personal and career development, through training, coaching, conferences, performance reviews, and language training.

Intent of the process

This process will be used to establish a pool of candidates that may be used to staff the above-mentioned positions and similar positions at an identical or equivalent group and level with various security profiles (reliability, secret, top secret), various tenures (indeterminate, specified period) using various staffing activities (indeterminate, term, deployment, acting, assignment, secondment, Interchange Canada ) for positions with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 5,000 words (maximum) "Note: In the covering letter, please provide examples to demonstrate how you meet the education and experience requirements."

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

Education
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

Experience
1. Experience in managing human* and financial** resources as an executive*** in a private, public or parapublic organization.
2. Experience in providing strategic direction and formulating recommendations on complex subjects, and in providing senior executives**** with these recommendations in writing and orally.
3. Experience in providing strategic leadership for the development and implementation of innovation or change management strategies.
4. Experience as an executive*** in conceptualizing a vision for a broad functional area and in leading work, from planning through to execution.

Definitions
*Human Resources Management: Candidates must clearly demonstrate that they have managed and supervised staff, established work plans and performance objectives and assessed performance. Candidates must specify the number and employment category of employees they supervised, and for how long.

**Financial Management: Candidates must clearly demonstrate that they have managed and been accountable for a budget. This experience is defined as having primary responsibility or full delegation of authorities relating to a budget, financial forecasting, planning, budgeting, etc. Candidates must indicate the size of budget they managed and for how long.

***“Executive” is an expression used to describe:
1. Employees who are members of the senior management of an organization or a company and may include, but are not limited to, employees who report directly to the board of directors, the vice-president, the chief operating officer, the assistant deputy minister or another authority. OR
2. Employees who have middle managers or managers under their responsibility.

****“Senior Executives” is an expression that describes high-ranking executive titles within an organization. Senior executives are typically considered the most powerful and influential employees of an organization. Consequently, they make higher-stakes decisions, their workload is more demanding, and they have relatively high salaries.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS
Education
1. Law degree.
2. Graduate degree from a recognized post-secondary institution.

Degree equivalency

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS
Experience
1. Experience in making decisions on complex and sensitive issues in privacy-related areas (data protection, security, cyberspace, technology, etc.).
2. Experience in managing an investigation team.
3. Experience in developing and maintaining relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.*
4. Experience in representing the interests of an organization during negotiations with other departments, central agencies, contractors, other levels of government and the private sector.
5. Experience in leading partnerships and consultations with stakeholders at the provincial, national or international level.

Definition:
*Internal stakeholders are part of the federal public service and external stakeholders include representatives from other levels of government and non-governmental organizations or the private sector.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

Knowledge
Knowledge of the mandate, roles and responsibilities of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
Knowledge of the global nature of privacy and personal data protection, the links between existing and new technology, and privacy-related issues.

Competencies
Create vision and strategy
Mobilize people
Uphold integrity and respect
Collaborate with partners and stakeholders
Promote innovation and guide change
Achieve results
For information on the New Key Leadership Competencies, please visit the following website: https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/professional-development/key-leadership-competency-profile.html

Abilities
Superior ability to communicate in writing
Superior ability to communicate orally

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

Organizational Needs
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada is committed to Employment Equity. In order to ensure a diversified workforce, preference may be given to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one or more of the following Employment Equity groups: aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minority groups provided the candidate meets all essential qualifications listed on the Statement of Merit Criteria and any applicable asset qualification(s).

Operational requirements
Willingness and ability to travel
Willingness and ability to work long hours frequently, often on short notice

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

Other information

Various assessment tools may be used in this selection process, such as, standardized tests, interviews, references, etc.

Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is your responsibility to ensure that, during the life of this selection process, you communicate any changes related to your telephone number or e-mail address to the contact person indicated on the poster. Failure to do so might exclude you from the selection process.You should provide an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the review of the applications is completed.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application

THE OPC IS A FRAGRANCE FREE ENVIRONMENT.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.