Position: Privacy Impact
Assessment (PIA) Specialist

Location: Toronto, ON

Job ID#:
RQ11088

Duration:
12 Months

Role Overview

The Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) Specialist leads and
supports the development of Privacy Impact Assessments to ensure that new
technologies, information systems, programs, or policies comply with applicable
privacy legislation, regulations, and best practices. The role focuses on
identifying privacy risks, recommending mitigation strategies, and addressing
stakeholder concerns in a public‑sector environment.

Key Responsibilities

• 
  Lead
  or support the development of Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) for new or
  enhanced technologies, systems, programs, and policies
• 
  Evaluate
  compliance with provincial, municipal, and federal privacy legislation,
  regulations, directives, standards, guidelines, and internationally
  accepted Fair Information Practices
• 
  Identify
  privacy risks and develop findings and recommendations for mitigation by
  business owners
• 
  Develop
  and deliver PIA deliverables, including reports, briefing materials, and
  training or awareness content
• 
  Prepare
  in‑depth, audience‑specific documentation (e.g., PIA reports, executive
  briefing notes) using PIA, business analysis, risk analysis, and
  information management lifecycle methodologies
• 
  Provide
  privacy advice, best practices, and guidance on mitigation strategies
• 
  Consult,
  negotiate, and coordinate with technical, business, legal, and other
  subject matter experts
• 
  Apply
  project management practices to manage timelines and deliverables
• 
  Deliver
  education and training related to privacy and PIAs

Required Qualifications & Experience

Must Have:

• 
  Develop
  and deliver PIA deliverables (e.g., PIA Reports, Education/Awareness/Training
  Materials)
• 
  Following
  several methodologies (PIA methodology, business analysis, risk
  analysis principles, IM lifecycle) prepares in-depth report tailored to
  the target audience (e.g., Privacy Impact Assessment Report, briefing
  notes for senior management) that analyses existing and proposed policies,
  programs and technical upgrades for risks and impacts on an
  individual’s personal information and privacy controls. Findings and
  recommendations for action are identified for business owners to
  action.
• 
  Develop
  and deliver PIA related training to clients.

Privacy & Policy Knowledge

• 
  Strong
  knowledge of privacy and security concepts, trends, and issues, and their
  impact on business processes
• 
  Experience
  researching, interpreting, and applying privacy legislation, regulations,
  and jurisprudence
• 
  Demonstrated
  experience conducting PIAs in a public‑sector context
• 
  Knowledge
  of privacy‑enhancing best practices
• 
  Ability
  to interpret and apply Ontario privacy legislation, including FIPPA,
  MFIPPA, and PHIPA
• 
  Familiarity
  with federal and international privacy legislation (e.g., PIPEDA, US
  PATRIOT Act)

Operational & Analytical Skills

• 
  Ability
  to independently lead or support PIA development as part of a
  multidisciplinary team
• 
  Strong
  analytical skills to assess current and future privacy impacts of
  initiatives
• 
  Experience
  creating and interpreting data flow and business process diagrams
• 
  Ability
  to identify when external expertise is required and engage appropriately

Technology & Information Management

• 
  Knowledge
  of IT concepts affecting personal information protection, including system
  interfaces, information security, information architecture, and data flows
• 
  Experience
  developing risk assessment tools, methodologies, policies, and procedures
• 
  Knowledge
  of records management practices, including classification, retention, and
  disposition
• 
  Understanding
  of accessibility legislation and related standards

Communication Skills

• 
  Excellent
  written and verbal communication skills
• 
  Ability
  to communicate complex privacy concepts to technical, business, and non‑privacy
  audiences

Desirable Assets

• 
  Professional
  certification in a related discipline (e.g., IT security, architecture)
• 
  Experience
  delivering privacy education or training
• 
  Experience
  working within Ontario government policy, project approval, or business
  case processes

About
Symbiotic Digital.

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