Senior ATIP Analyst

Important messages

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Assessment accommodation

It is the responsibility of the candidate to clearly outline that they meet each of the screening criteria (i.e. Education and Experience Qualifications, both Essential and Assets). Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of current responsibilities, rather the candidate must provide concrete examples that illustrate how they meet the requirement. Failure to do so could result in the application being rejected from the process.

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.

Work environment

Downtown Work Opportunity

Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s ATIP Secretariat is located in the Centennial Towers Building at 200 Kent Street (corner of Laurier Ave), making it an easy commute from both sides of the river, as well as a close walk to great lunch options, Parliament Hill, the Rideau Centre and the Byward Market. There is also a commercial fitness centre located in the building, which is open to its members 24/7.

Employees are proud to work at Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), where our work to protect Canada’s coastlines and marine environment will have a direct impact on generations to come. As an ATIP analyst at DFO, you will be able to explore the diverse areas that our mandate touches, such as environmental and aquatic animal science, fisheries management, transport, and heritage, to name a few.

For the third year in a row, Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Canadian Coast Guard received special recognition as one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People in 2019. We were acknowledged this year because of the many training, networking and mentoring opportunities open to our new employees, including through the Canadian Coast Guard Officer Training Program and the work of Your Professional Network (YPN).

Intent of the process

A pool of partially qualified candidates may be established and may be used for similar positions for the location indicated for this process.

In the event that an employee of the public service is qualified through this process, he/she may be considered for acting, deployment, assignment or secondment opportunities.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

Education:
Secondary school diploma

IF YOU HAVE FOREIGN CREDENTIALS, please follow the link below for information on how to obtain a degree equivalency. You must obtain an equivalency, at your own expense, in order to be considered for an appointment.
http://www.cicic.ca

Degree equivalency

Experience
E-1: Significant* experience interpreting and applying at least one of the following legislations:
• Access to Information Act
• Privacy Act
• Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)
• any equivalent provincial/municipal acts

E-2: Significant* experience analyzing documents and making recommendations on disclosure while processing formal access to information and privacy requests.
E-3: Significant* experience consulting with other departments, other levels of government and third parties.
E-4: Significant* experience providing advice to senior management** on complex ATIP-related issues.
E-5: Experience in negotiating the disclosure of information and the resolution of access or privacy-related complaints with dissenting parties such as departmental officials, or requesters, or third parties, or other government agencies or investigators.

*Significant means the applicant has performed activities related to the tasks in a wide variety of situations and has performed these tasks on a continuous basis for a period of four (4) years or more while working as an analyst in an ATIP office.
** Senior management is defined as: anyone above your direct supervisor.

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

Education
AQ-1: Enrolment or completion of a University of Alberta Certificate in Information Access and Protection of Privacy (IAPP)

Degree equivalency

Experience
AQ-2: Experience providing training to federal officials on ATIP legislation and processes
AQ-3: Experience working with AccessPro Case Management and AccessPro Redaction or other similar ATIP tracking system
AQ-4: Experience working as an analyst in a federal ATIP office

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

Knowledge
K-1: Knowledge of the Access to Information Act, the Privacy Act, including related regulations
K-2: Knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of the Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

Abilities/Skills
A-1: Ability to communicate effectively orally
A-2: Ability to communicate effectively in writing
A-3: Ability to interpret and apply the Access to Information Act; the Privacy Act; and related regulations
A-4: Ability to plan and organize own work
A-5: Ability to negotiate

Personal Suitability
PS-1: Judgment
PS-2: Effective Interpersonal Skills
PS-3: Initiative
PS-4: Reliability

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

Willingness and ability to work overtime on occasion and on short notice

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

Reference checks may be sought

An interview may be administered

A written examination may be administered.

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

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

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

Please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or application form.

An assignment/secondment or an acting appointment is a temporary resourcing option. The approval of your substantive supervisor may/will be required before an offer can be made.

Please ensure that your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) is included in your application.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

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.

In the case of an acting appointment, the Public Service Employment Regulations enables the organization to exclude the appointee from respecting official language proficiency when the department is unable to fill the position with an appointment of a person who meets the language proficiency qualification. Therefore, we would encourage all to apply, in the event the organization is unable to fill the position with an appointment of a person who meets the language proficiency, others may be considered.

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, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

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