Scope & Responsibilities:

Major Responsibilities:

• 
  Required
  to lead the development of a privacy impact assessment that evaluates
  whether new technologies, information systems, or proposed programs or
  policies meet legal and policy privacy requirements, determine and
  mitigate risks, and address clients’ concerns.
• 
  These
  requirements include ensuring that the program complies with provincial,
  municipal, federal and private sector access and privacy legislation, as
  well as relevant regulations, statutes, OPS policies, Directives,
  standards, guidelines and internationally accepted Fair Information
  Practices.

General Skills:

• 
  Excellent
  knowledge of privacy and security concepts, trends, and issues. This will
  include an understanding of their impact on business processes, as well as
  skill with interpretation and communication of principles and compliance
  requirements
• 
  Knowledge
  of, and experience in researching and applying relevant information
  privacy laws, regulations, jurisprudence (particularly as it relates to
  the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario) and risk
  countermeasures
• 
  Experience
  in conducting Privacy Impact Assessments in public sector context
• 
  Knowledge
  of, and experience with privacy enhancing best practices
• 
  Knowledge
  and ability to interpret and apply Ontario’s Freedom of Information and
  Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) and its municipal equivalent the
  Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA),
  Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) their respective
  regulations and related jurisprudence
• 
  Familiarity
  with federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
  (PIPEDA) and US PATRIOT Act

Requirements

Experience and Skill Set Requirements:

Must Haves:

• 
  Excellent
  knowledge of privacy and security concepts, trends, and issues. This will
  include an understanding of their impact on business processes, as well as
  skill with interpretation and communication of principles and compliance
  requirements
• 
  Knowledge
  of, and experience in researching and applying relevant information
  privacy laws, regulations, jurisprudence (particularly as it relates to
  the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario) and risk
  countermeasures
• 
  Experience
  in conducting Privacy Impact Assessments in public sector context
• 
  Knowledge
  of policies, directives, standards, business rules, procedures and
  guidelines relating to records management including classification,
  retention and disposition of information
• 
  Familiarity
  with OPS Privacy Impact Assessment Process and Tools released by the
  Ontario Ministry of Government Services;
• 
  Good
  understanding of related disciplines, such as IT security, IT system
  design, policy development (privacy or security), business architecture,
  legal processes, Freedom of Information administration, business analysis,
  risk management, project management.
• 
  Ability
  to lead, mange or support the development of a PIA either independently or
  as part of a team by directing and gathering input from specific
  individuals within the organization

Skill Set Requirements:

Policy Knowledge:

• 
  Familiarity
  with OPS Privacy Impact Assessment Process and Tools released by the
  Ontario Ministry of Government Services;
• 
  Good
  understanding of related disciplines, such as IT security, IT system
  design, policy development (privacy or security), business architecture,
  legal processes, Freedom of Information administration, business analysis,
  risk management, project management.
• 
  Operational
  Program and Business Design Skills
• 
  Ability
  to lead, mange or support the development of a PIA either independently or
  as part of a team by directing and gathering input from specific
  individuals within the organization
• 
  Knowledge
  and ability to create and understand data flow diagrams and business
  process diagrams
• 
  Ability
  to recognize the need for, and seek input from external experts as
  required
• 
  Excellent
  communication skills with technical and business audiences and non- access
  and privacy experts.

Technology and Systems Knowledge:

• 
  Analytical
  skills to understand the current and future access and privacy
  implications of policies, decisions and business initiatives
• 
  Knowledge
  of Information Technology concepts and processes that impact the
  protection of personal information, including (but not limited to)
  Internet tools, system interfaces, information security, information
  architecture and data flows
• 
  Information
  and Record Keeping Knowledge
• 
  Experience
  in developing risk assessment tools, methodologies, policies and
  procedures to effectively manage personal information
• 
  Knowledge
  of policies, directives, standards, business rules, procedures and
  guidelines relating to records management including classification,
  retention and disposition of information
• 
  Knowledge
  and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act
  (AODA) and related regulations and standards

Public Sector Experience:

• 
  Knowledge
  and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act
  (AODA) and related regulations and standards
• 
  Experience
  in conducting Privacy Impact Assessments in public sector context
• 
  Knowledge
  of, and experience with privacy enhancing best practices
• 
  Knowledge
  and ability to interpret and apply Ontario’s Freedom of Information and
  Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) and its municipal equivalent the
  Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA),
  Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) their respective
  regulations and related jurisprudence
• 
  Familiarity
  with federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
  (PIPEDA) and US PATRIOT Act