Senior ATIP Officer

Update: Please note that this selection process has been extended until August 17, 2021.

Important messages

Giving you the best chance to succeed!
At Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) we are committed to running inclusive and barrier-free recruitment processes.

If you have a limitation that may impact your performance at any steps of the assessment process (such as during a written test or an interview), you may request an accommodation. Assessment accommodations are designed to remove barriers, and to ensure that candidates with limitations can fully demonstrate their abilities. Should you wish to be accommodated, please direct your inquiry to the contact identified at the bottom of this poster. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

For more information on assessment accommodation visit the following website: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/services/assessment-accommodation-page.html

Work environment

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗦𝗣𝗖!
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) helps the Government of Canada serve Canadians. With a strong focus on quality customer service, we provide innovative common services such as real estate and building management, purchasing, banking, pay and pensions, and translation to other government departments, agencies, and boards. By providing these centralized services to departments and agencies, we enable them to focus on what they do best: providing their programs and services to Canadians.

At PSPC, our approach to inclusion is simple: we are committed to achieving a competent and representative workforce that reflects the diversity of the Canadian population we serve, and strive to create a welcoming, respectful, and inclusive environment that enables collaboration and innovation. When you succeed, we all succeed.

Intent of the process

A pool of partially qualified candidates will be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions with various language requirements, tenures and security requirements within Public Services and Procurement Canada. The position to staff is located in Gatineau but the pool can be used to staff positions in Ottawa.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

Successful completion of secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

HOW TO APPLY?
Respond to the screening questions demonstrating how you meet each of the required experience and ensure that clear and accurate details are provided. You must provide concrete and detailed examples to clearly demonstrate how you meet the EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE requirements listed in the essential qualifications section. The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your experience. It is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current duties. Your answers will be used to assess your ability to communicate effectively in writing. Your resume will be used as a secondary source of information to validate your experience. APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THE CANDIDATE MEETS THE SCREENING CRITERIA WILL NOT BE GIVEN FURTHER CONSIDERATION.

You must meet all the essential qualifications to be appointed. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

EXPERIENCE
EX1 - Extensive* and recent** experience in administering and interpreting the Access to Information Act and Privacy Act or any similar legislation (e.g. Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPA), etc.)
EX2 - Extensive* and recent** experience in analyzing, researching and reviewing sensitive information, within the formalized access to information and privacy process, for the purpose of making disclosure recommendations based on the provision of the Access to Information Act and Privacy Act or any similar legislation.
EX3 - Recent** experience in providing advice to managers relating to the application of the provisions of the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act or any similar legislation.
EX4 - Recent** experience in negotiating information disclosures with dissenting parties, such as requesters, departmental officials, managers, third parties, or investigators.

* Extensive in this context is understood to mean the depth and breadth normally acquired from having performed a broad range of activities in this field on a full time basis over a period of approximately three (3) years.
**Recent in this context is understood to mean within the last five (5) years.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE
K1 - Knowledge of the roles and relationships between the private sector, federal departments and central agencies in the context of the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act.
K2 - Extensive* knowledge of the Access to Information Act, Privacy Act and their regulations; and related Treasury Board Secretariat policies, directives, and guidelines.

* Extensive in this context is understood to mean the depth and breadth normally acquired from having performed a broad range of activities in this field on a full time basis over a period of approximately three (3) years.

ABILITIES
A1 - Ability to analyze information and make recommendations for disclosure on complex requests.
A2 - Ability to negotiate, make decisions and recommend solutions or alternative courses of action.
A3 - Ability to coach coworkers.
A4 - Ability to plan work, set priorities and meet strict deadlines.
A5 - Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

COMPETENCIES
C1 - Effective interpersonal skills
C2 - Reliability
C3 - Initiative
C4 - Judgement
C5 - Respectful of diversity
C6 - Client Service Competency Level 1: Delivers high-quality client service

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT
Secret security clearance

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

In support of achieving a diversified workforce, consideration may be given to candidates, who, at the time of application, self-declare* as belonging to one of the following designated Employment Equity groups: Women, Indigenous (Aboriginal) Peoples, Persons with Disabilities and Members of Visible Minorities.

* We therefore encourage you to self-declare during the online application process by selecting the appropriate box under the Employment Equity section.

For further details, please refer to the “Other information” section.

Information on employment equity

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

In assessing candidates, assessment boards may use a variety of tools and methods including, but not limited to, reviews of past performance and accomplishments, written tests, interviews, simulations, PSC tests, reference checks, etc. In addition, all information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate the candidates.

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 screening process is completed.

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

Our intention is to communicate with candidates via email. Candidates who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is the candidates' responsibility to provide any changes to their personal information to the contact indicated on this job advertisement.

ONLY ON-LINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

You must be prepared to provide the original or a certified true copy of your educational credentials.

Indeterminate employees within the Public Service at the same group and level or equivalent may be considered for deployment.

Please note that achieving the pass mark on any of the assessments used does not mean you will move forward in the selection process. Management may decide to use a score that is higher than the pass mark on any of the evaluations used throughout the selection process. Management may also decide to use random or top-down selection at any stage of the assessment process.

Candidates from outside the federal public service may be required to pay for their own travel and relocation expenses.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, 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.