Responsibilities

- Required to lead and support the development of a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) report, which evaluates whether new technologies, information systems or proposed programs and policies meet legal and privacy requirements, determines and guides risk mitigations, and addresses clients' concerns.
- These requirements include ensuring program compliance with applicable privacy statutes (provincial, federal, or municipal) and private sector access and privacy legislation, as well as relevant regulations, program statutes, OPS policies, Management Board of Cabinet Directives, standards, guidelines and internationally established Fair Information Principles and industry best practices.
- Following several methodologies (PIA methodology, business analysis, risk analysis principles, information management lifecycle) to prepare in-depth report(s) 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 gaps, risks and impacts on an individual's personal information and privacy controls. Findings and recommendations for action are identified for business owners to consider and action.
- Provides consultative advice, guidance and approaches on laws, regulations, policies, standards, or procedures to clusters & ministries, management, personnel, or key groups. May involve work with other jurisdictions and the broader public sector.

General Skills

- Excellent knowledge of privacy and security concepts, trends, and issues. This includes an understanding of their impact on business processes, as well as ability to interpret, apply and communicate applicable principles and compliance requirements.




- Knowledge of, and experience in researching and applying relevant information privacy and access laws, regulations, jurisprudence (particularly as it relates to the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario) and risk countermeasures and mitigation strategies.
- Experience conducting privacy assessments involving personal information in a public sector context.
- Knowledge of, and experience with mapping data flows and providing advice on privacy approaches, privacy enhancing best practices and potential mitigation strategies for consideration by business owners and clients.
- 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, plus any other laws and regulations as applicable.

Policy Knowledge

- Familiarity with OPS Privacy Impact Assessment Process and Tools released by the Ontario Ministry of Government Services;
- Familiarity with OPS Corporate Policy on Recordkeeping Access and Privacy
- Positive understanding of related disciplines,



such as IT security, IT system design, policy development (privacy or security), business and security architecture, encryption methods, 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 consulting, negotiating and mediating across diverse subject matter expert groups (e.g., technical, business, legal, security, accessibility) within the organization to gather and coordinate inputs and feedbacks.
- 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-technical access and privacy experts

Technology and Systems Knowledge

- Analytical skills to understand the current and future access and privacy implications of policies, decisions, business initiatives and industry trends
- Analytical skills to understand how data moves between systems and where personal information is exposed or stored
- Knowledge of Information Technology concepts and processes that impact the protection of personal information, including (but not limited to) Internet tools, system interfaces, encryption standards and methods, information security, information architecture and data flows.
- The work may span across legacy systems, digital and backend systems, web applications, cloud-based solutions and platforms, and third-party servi

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