Senior Privacy Advisor

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EVERYONE IS WELCOME
Health Canada and the Public Health Agency are dedicated to building an inclusive workforce that comprises individuals who have an array of identities, abilities, background, culture, skills, perspectives, and experiences that are representative of Canada’s current and evolving population. We are passionate about fostering a workplace where all people feel welcome, can reach their full potential, and contribute their unique perspectives and experience to the success of the team.

BRING YOUR WHOLE SELF TO WORK
We encourage all qualified candidates to apply, regardless of race, colour, religion, sex (including gender identity and/or expression), national origin, sexual orientation, civil union or relationship status, disability, age, parental status, military service, or other status protected under federal law.

*IMPORTANT*
You are required to demonstrate how you meet the essential qualifications (i.e. Education, Experience and/or Occupational Certification) for the initial screening through your resume, and by answering online screening questions. It is NOT sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Rather you must clearly demonstrate HOW, WHEN, and WHERE the qualification was met by giving detailed examples. The information provided on the screening questions should be supported by your resume.

Work environment

Are you interested in working at a cutting-edge organization that values both your physical and psychological health and wellness, provides rich career development opportunities and rewards innovation? Health Canada is among Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2021 in addition to being recognized as Top employer for Young People since 2015 and as Best Diversity Employer since 2010! Don’t miss your opportunity to not only enjoy the unparalleled benefits of the public service, but to get so much more on our award-winning team!

We offer an environment that is intellectually stimulating and supportive. We also offer an array of benefits and flexible work arrangements that can help you balance your work and personal life. There is also lots of opportunity for personal and career development, through training, coaching, performance reviews, and language training.

Employees at Health Canada (HC) and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) work on initiatives that have a direct impact on the health of Canadians. We regulate the safety of food, drugs, consumer products and pesticides, lead work on major government priorities such as responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, tobacco control, tackling the opioid crisis, legalization and regulation of cannabis, advancing pharmacare – and much more.

*Privacy Management Division*

Are you interested in privacy and the protection of personal information? Do you care about health and public health? Do you want to contribute to work in support of COVID-19 initiatives?

The Privacy Management Division (PMD), located within the Corporate Services Branch that serves both Health Canada (HC) and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is looking for dynamic individuals to join our team.

PMD works closely with groups across HC and PHAC to advise on a wide variety of privacy matters, including risk identification and mitigation, to comply with the Privacy Act and related policies and directives. We are a small (but mighty!) team that works on interesting and diverse issues that touch all Canadians. Our ideal candidates will look carefully at issues and provide innovative analyses to existing and emerging challenges. The individuals should be comfortable working autonomously and in a team setting to manage multiple complex files. They should be exceptionally resourceful, and have very strong research, communication and analytical skills.

Intent of the process

The immediate intent of this process is to fill three (3) PM-05 positions in the Privacy Management Division (PMD) within the Planning, Integration and Management Services Directorate (PIMSD) – Corporate Services Branch (CSB) on an indeterminate (permanent) basis.

This selection process may be used to staff similar positions at this group and level with various linguistic profiles and various tenures (Indeterminate, Specified Period, Deployment, Acting, Assignment, and Secondment) within Health Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada and other organizations within the core public administration.

By applying to this process, you consent to your personal application-related information being shared with other government departments interested in staffing similar positions.

Information you must provide
• Your résumé with details on your education and work experience; and
• An application which clearly explains how you meet the essential and asset qualifications.

Positions to be filled: 3

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 an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

1. Experience in applying and interpreting the Privacy Act or other similar legislation (e.g. Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPA), Personal Information and Protection of Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), etc.).
2. Experience in providing strategic advice to management* on issues relating to personal information (e.g.: collection, use, retention and disclosure of personal information, etc.).
3. Experience in drafting formal written material such as reports, briefing notes, and external correspondence.
4. Experience managing multiple concurrent projects or files under tight timeframes.

* Management is defined as Director level or above.

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

ASSET EDUCATION:

• Graduation from a recognized post-secondary institution.

Degree equivalency

Operational Requirement:

Willing and able to work overtime on short notice.

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC
*Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB
English Essential

*May be considered if there is an insufficient number of qualified candidates meeting the CBC/CBC imperative profile.

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:

1. Knowledge of the Privacy Act and related jurisprudence.
2. Knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of agencies such as the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and the Treasury Board Secretariat.
3. Knowledge of emerging privacy issues.

ABILITIES:

1. Ability to recommend solutions or alternative courses of action to management *.
2. Ability to plan work, set priorities and meet deadlines.
3. Ability to analyze information from multiple sources.
4. Ability to communicate effectively orally.
5. Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

* Management is defined as Director level or above.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:

1. Uphold integrity and respect (including Respect of Diversity).
2. Thinking things through.
3. Working effectively with others.
4. Showing initiative and being action-oriented.

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

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

Organizational Needs:

Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada are committed to ensuring a fair and equitable representation and distribution of women, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and visible minorities reflective of their representation in the Canadian workforce.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

As per the 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 (temporary), 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.

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

Depending on the number of candidates, department’s needs or the human resources plans, candidate management strategies could be applied such as random selection, top-down approach, pass marks or cut-off scores. The Department may decide to use one or more of the asset qualifications to identify candidates who will advance to the next stage of the selection process.

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

All candidates that apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and ensure that this address is functional at all times and that it accepts messages from unknown users. Failure to do so may result in important messages not being received. Communication for this process will be conducted via the e-mail address provided in your application. It is your responsibility to ensure that you check for messages regularly.

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.