Various ATIP positions at different levels offering competitive salary and benefits

Update: *Closing date extended to April 4, 2022

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

When answering the screening questions, remember that the assessment board cannot make assumptions about your experience. It is insufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current or past duties. Rather, using this tool, candidates must demonstrate how they meet the education and experience criteria listed in the job opportunity advertisement by providing clear and concrete examples.

Clear and concrete examples are defined as illustrations in which you fully explain the actions, considerations and steps you completed in order to gain the experience you are describing. This detailed contextual information will be used by the board members reviewing your submission to assess whether you have sufficient experience in a relevant field to complete the tasks which will be assigned to you should you be considered for this position. This is similar to what would be expected of you when asked to provide a concrete example of a particular situation in the context of an interview.

Resumes will be used as a secondary source of information and strictly to validate the concrete examples you will have described in this tool.

Finally, if the examples you provide speak of experience that was acquired in a team setting, please be specific as to your exact role within this team as it is your experience the board will be looking to assess and not that of your team.

On October 6, 2021, the Government of Canada announced details of its plans to require vaccination across the federal public service.

As per the new Policy on COVID-19 Vaccination for the Core Public Administration Including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, federal public servants in the Core Public Administration and members of the RCMP must attest to their vaccination status. The requirement for employees to be fully vaccinated applies whether they are teleworking, working remotely or working on-site. This is a condition of employment and it applies to indeterminate (permanent), determinate (term), casual, and student hiring. Should you reach the point in the selection process where it is necessary to verify terms and conditions of employment then the hiring manager or a human resources representative will contact you in order to complete an attestation.

Work environment

At the time this job opportunity was published, many Public Service employees had not yet returned to their workplace due to the context of COVID-19. Depending on the operational requirements of the specific position being filled, candidates may be required to work remotely, may be required to work on-site, or may be required to work a combination of on-site and remote.

Positions may be available in various cities, including Ottawa, Gatineau, Montreal, Vancouver and Charlottetown. However, the majority of positions will be in the National Capital Region. Depending on the needs and requirements of each individual position staffed, the possibility of a telework arrangement could be considered. The request will be assessed in accordance with the provisions of the Directive on Telework.

Intent of the process

The intent of this poster is to create a list of interested candidates suited for Access to information and Privacy (ATIP) positions within various Departments at various groups and levels, who have been assessed against core merit criteria common to a variety of ATIP roles. The positions have various second language requirements; however, most of the positions are bilingual imperative (BBB or CBC).

The assessment board will determine which level(s) candidates can be referred for based on the depth and breadth of their demonstrated experience. Asset criteria will be used to determine which candidates should be referred to a department when they have a specific position to fill. Departments pulling from this list of interested candidates may conduct further assessment of candidates against additional criteria not listed on this poster, depending on the needs of the specific position that they are filling.

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:
- A secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives.

Degree equivalency

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

Various language requirements

Information on language requirements

Experience:
- Experience interpreting and applying federal, territorial, provincial or municipal legislation;
- Experience establishing and maintaining relationships with internal or external stakeholders;
- Experience researching and analyzing documents in order to prepare recommendations.

* Please note: the assessment board will be assessing candidates on the depth and breadth of their experience in order to determine which level(s) would be most suitable for the individual to be referred for. As such, candidates should ensure that their responses clearly demonstrate the period of time over which they have obtained the experience they are describing, as well as the complexity of tasks they completed while in the role(s) indicated.

AS-01/PM-01: Successful candidates may have less than 6 months of cumulative experience of an appropriate level of complexity.

AS-02/PM-02: Successful candidates are required to demonstrate a minimum of 6 months of cumulative experience of an appropriate level of complexity.

AS-03/PM-03: Successful candidates are required to demonstrate a minimum of 1 year of cumulative experience of an appropriate level of complexity.

AS-04/PM-04: Successful candidates are required to demonstrate a minimum of 2 years of cumulative experience of an appropriate level of complexity.

AS-05/PM-05: Successful candidates are required to demonstrate a minimum of 2.5 years of cumulative experience of an appropriate level of complexity.

AS-06/PM-06: Successful candidates are required to demonstrate a minimum of 3 years of cumulative experience of an appropriate level of complexity.

Abilities:
- Ability to communicate effectively orally;
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing;
- Ability to manage workload in an environment of changing priorities and legislated deadlines.

Personal Suitability:
- Reasoning;
- Judgement;
- Analytical thinking;
- Attention to detail;
- Effective interpersonal skills.

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

Education:
- Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
- Experience in providing recommendations to management on policy and procedural issues relating to the administration of the Access to Information Act, the Privacy Act, or Freedom of Information acts;
- Experience conducting quality reviews of sensitive and complex Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) requests;
- Experience in responding to and resolving complaints lodged with the Office of the Information Commissioner and/or the Privacy Commissioner of Canada;
- Experience managing projects;
- Experience researching and analyzing case law;
- Experience drafting briefing material and/or verbally briefing senior management (Director General, Assistant Deputy Minister, or Minister);
- Experience negotiating with internal and external stakeholders;
- Experience developing and delivering training sessions;
- Experience managing human resources;
- Experience developing, planning, and implementing operational frameworks;
- Experience developing policies, procedures or guidelines;
- Experience coaching and mentoring junior staff;
- Experience consulting with legal stakeholders;
- Experience providing advice regarding the management of personal information;
- Experience conducting privacy impact assessments or other similar assessments;
- Experience managing privacy breaches;
- Experience working on information sharing agreements involving personal information;
- Experience using specialty Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) software.

Operational Requirements:
- Willingness and ability to work overtime on short notice;
- Willingness and ability to travel on occasion;
- Employment Equity

Conditions of employment

Conditions of Employment:
- Security: Various (Reliability, Secret or Top Secret);
- Covid-19 vaccination.

All employees of the core public administration are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and attest to their vaccination status unless accommodated based on a medical contraindication, religion, or another prohibited ground for discrimination as defined under the Canadian Human Rights Act.

Tests

Public Service Entrance Exam UIT

Applicants must complete the Public Service Entrance Exam Unsupervised Internet Test as part of the screening for this selection process. This exam consists of two sub-tests: the Test of Reasoning and the Test of Judgement. While all applicants are asked to take the first sub-test, you will only be invited to take the second sub-test if additional information is required to complete the assessment. You will have 90 minutes to complete the Test of Reasoning and 75 minutes to complete the Test of Judgement (if required). You must complete the test(s) before you submit your application for this position.

For more information, please consult: Public Service Entrance Exam - Unsupervised Internet Test

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

Applicants must complete Unsupervised Internet Test 370. For more information, please see the following link: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/services/staffing-assessment-tools-resources/human-resources-specialists-hiring-managers/unsupervised-internet-testing/public-service-entrance-exam-unsupervised-internet-test-370.html

Reference checks will be sought.

A self-assessment will be administered as part of the essential criteria.

Candidates are entitled to participate in the selection process in the official language of their choice.

Successful candidates will have to obtain the required security clearance level prior to being appointed to the position. Personal Information will be required when completing security clearance level documentation.

Successful candidate(s) must meet and maintain the conditions of employment throughout their employment.

Successful candidates are required to meet the language requirements of the position. Second Language Evaluation (SLE) testing will be administered to successful candidates prior to being appointed to a position unless the candidate can provide current valid SLE results.

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

Candidates will be required to provide proof of education as part of this selection process. Candidates with foreign educational credentials are required to provide proof of Canadian equivalency. You may consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials at www.cicic.ca for further information.

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

Time sensitive correspondence may be transmitted via e-mail and it will be the candidate's responsibility to ensure they check their e-mail regularly. Failure to respond to communications may result in elimination from this process.

The client organization will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. Following are some of the benefits associated with applying on-line:
- Applicants can create a profile and a résumé that can be used when applying for other processes without having to recreate a new application each time.
- Applicants can modify their application/résumé at any time BEFORE the closing date indicated on the job advertisement.
- Applicants can verify the status of their applications, at any time.
- Applicants can be notified electronically of tests or interviews and results.
- For some jobs, applicants will find important information, namely the job questionnaire and a complete statement of merit criteria that are only available when applying on-line.

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.

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.