POL SE 27R - Privacy Analyst

Employer Description

BC Pension Corporation is one of the largest professional pension service providers in Canada. We serve over 718,000 active and retired members and more than 1,000 plan employers, paying out nearly $500 million in benefits each month (over 5.8 billion a year) to over 233,000 retirees.

One in eight BC citizens is a member of one of the five pension plans we serve. Services include providing plan information to members and employers, managing contributions and members records, paying pension benefits, and providing policy, financial and communication services to plan boards. We are a community of dedicated professionals who share common beliefs about client service and a desire to make our organization an even better place tomorrow than it is today.

Job Description

Classification: Policy analyst social / information / health PA27

Reports to: Assistant Director, Privacy

Salary Range: $85,813.09 to $97,879.25 (salary includes 3.3% temporary market adjustment)

Union/Excluded: BCGEU

Security Screening: Required

Job Type: Regular full time

Additional Info: An eligibility list to fill future vacancies may be established. Testing may be required. Lesser qualified applicants may be appointed at a lower level.

We are seeking a Privacy Analyst to join our team in VICTORIA, British Columbia, Canada.

As a Privacy Analyst, you will be a part of a high-functioning team of privacy specialists. You will use your privacy knowledge and expertise to provide trusted advice to staff at all levels of the organization. You will work closely and collaboratively to ensure and assess compliance with privacy legislation and best practices for protecting the Corporation’s privacy, which are deployed across the organization.

This role requires a detail-oriented and client-focused individual with strong analytical and problem-solving skills to conduct privacy assessments, investigate privacy incidents and breaches and contribute to multiple project teams.

This is the perfect opportunity for someone looking to advance their privacy career with opportunities to demonstrate leadership, learn about A.I. technologies and develop information management and privacy governance.

Hybrid Work Model

This position is located in our Victoria, BC office. You will have the opportunity to work part of the time on-campus and part of the time off-campus. Guidelines and requirements for in-office presence are determined by operational need and vary according to the unique needs of each business area.

About the Team

The Legal Services and Privacy Branch provides strategic legal and privacy leadership for the Corporation. The branch protects the Corporation's legal interests by providing legal advice and support to the Corporation to enable informed decisions considering business needs, strategic priorities, and risk and is responsible for the corporation's privacy program which includes enterprise-wide privacy activities, policies, procedures, and training to ensure privacy compliance. The branch also provides corporate secretary services to the Board of Directors.

Responsibilities

• Leads the privacy risk assessment process, often on complex or high-profile corporate programs and collaborates with business owners, project managers, and technical experts on a variety of systems, processes, and information sharing agreements; identifies and scores privacy risks and provides recommendations to mitigate risks.
• Analyzes and identifies legal, corporate policy and privacy issues associated with program objectives, assesses competing and/or conflicting priorities, identifies risks and issues, alignment with the corporate strategy, and recommends strategic alternatives or significant changes to program operations or service delivery to ensure both compliance with legislation and a privacy-enhanced approach.
• Provides advice to business areas on how PIAs can be better integrated with existing project and risk management tools, and to help make PIAs a more practical and effective tool. Emphasizes the benefits in terms of public trust and confidence, and in terms of the improvement of internal privacy risk-management procedures and organizational structures.
• Participates in the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the Corporation's enterprise-wide privacy program, including policies, procedures, services, and processes; supports the privacy officer for the organization as required.
• Participates in the evolution and delivery of strategic enterprise privacy management and protection for all personal information held by the Corporation, including pension plan members and corporation staff.
• Contributes to the design of privacy features and mitigations for information systems, including recommendations for new and existing systems.
• Monitors organizational privacy compliance, assesses current state and provides recommendations to address gaps and enhance the privacy program.
• Conducts investigations and monitoring related to privacy compliance at the corporate level. Provides advice and guidance, including the identification of internal and external impacts and linkages in consultation with stakeholders across the organization.
• Leads the development of Information Sharing Agreements (ISA’s) to further enhance and formalize protections for corporate information assets. Monitors, tracks and reports on compliance with the ISA’s; identifies gaps and recommends mitigations.
• Leads delivery of multiple projects including facilitating meetings, defining objectives, priorities, timeline and resource requirements.
• Develops briefing notes, position papers, and presentations to clients, sponsors or business owners on detailed project proposals, and on emerging or overlapping issues to guide decision making.
• Facilitates meetings with management and staff to resolve privacy issues concerned with proposed information/systems/program changes.
• Stays current on leading edge privacy and security developments, knowledge and industry best practices to exchange information, share best practices and industry trends.
• Contributes to the development of program and corporation business plans, policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Processes FOI access requests in accordance with FOIPPA requirements, as required.

Qualifications

Must have

• University degree in Public Policy or Administration, Information Management, Law or other subject requiring research and critical analysis.
• Minimum 3 years’ recent, related experience.
• Related experience must include at least two or more of the following areas:
  • Experience with privacy legislation (e.g. BC FOIPPA).
  • Experience conducting privacy risk assessment from a business and technological standpoint.
  • Experience interpreting and applying applicable legislation, regulation, policies and standards relating to privacy.
  • Experience conducting research and/or developing and implementing policies, processes and tools related to privacy.
• An equivalent combination of related education, training and related and recent experience may be considered.

Nice to have:

• Preference may be given to applicants with one or more of the following:
  • Experience with information/data governance.
  • Experience developing or administering privacy programs.
  • Experience implementing privacy strategies.
  • Privacy related designation.
  • Experience with a content management system, e.g. SharePoint, OpenText, HP Trim, M365.
• Industry recognized professional courses and certification preferred, such as:
  • International Association of Privacy Professionals
  • Canadian Institute of Access and Privacy.
• Master’s degree in Public Policy or Administration, Information Management, Law or other subject requiring research and critical analysis is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong knowledge of privacy processes and methodologies.
• Strong business writing skills.
• Strong knowledge of change management processes and project management methodologies.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to adapt communication style for different audiences.
• Strong leadership skills that include innovation, facilitation and decision-making.
• Demonstrated ability to establish, maintain and promote relationships to meet project objectives, and influence outcomes.
• Ability to successfully manage multiple assignments at once and competing priorities.
• Strong client service focus.

Application requirements

Cover letter: A cover letter is required as part of your application.

Resume: A resume is required as part of your application. Ensure your resume includes your education, the start and end dates (month and year) of your employment, and any relevant information that relate to the job requirements.

Questionnaire: As part of the application process, you will be prompted to complete an online questionnaire to demonstrate how you meet the job requirements. Responses will be used to shortlist applicants against the job requirements. Please allow approximately 10 minutes to complete this questionnaire.

Applications will be accepted until 11:59 pm PST on the closing date. Late applications will not be considered.

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Diversity & Inclusion

BC Pension Corporation is an equal opportunity employer committed to establishing an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment for all. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status or any other basis protected by applicable law.

We are committed to ensuring that reasonable accommodations are made available to persons with disabilities during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes and will provide reasonable accommodations upon request. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please email us at jobs@pensionsbc.ca.

Thank you for your interest in working with us. We will let you know about your status in this competition as soon as possible. If you have questions about this opportunity, please email us at jobs@pensionsbc.ca.

Please apply through our career website: https://fa-exby-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1013/requisitions/preview/61/?lastSelectedFacet=CATEGORIES&selectedCategoriesFacet=300000025520903