Senior Access to Information Advisor

Role Responsibilities

Are you passionate about promoting transparency, accountability, and legislative compliance through access to information? Do you excel at building strong relationships by providing responsive, effective service while ensuring strict adherence to privacy laws? If so, this is your opportunity to apply both your practical and theoretical knowledge in a vital role managing access to information requests with integrity, accuracy, and timeliness.

Reporting to the ATI Coordinator, you will contribute to sector compliance with the legislated and policy requirements of the Access to Information (ATI) Act.  As a Senior Access to Information Advisor, you will respond to and/or provide analysis, advice, and recommendations on access to information requests and consultations in accordance with the ATI Act and other relevant legislation.

Other key responsibilities for the role include:

• Processes access to information requests (personal and general), responds to consultations from all levels of governments subject to access and privacy legislation, under the ATI Act.
• Assists the ATI Coordinator in the liaison and negotiation with the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) in response to reviews, investigations, and inquiries.
• Develops and supports the delivery of training sessions; other resources and communication materials to promote awareness and understanding of the ATI Act.
• Provide mentorship and coaching as required to junior staff.

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Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree (4 year program) in areas including Business, Public Administration, Law or a similiar area of specialization.
• PLUS four years of related experience.

The following equivalencies may be considered:

• Diploma with a minimum six years of related experience.
• Certificate with a minimum of seven years of related experience.
• No formal education with 8 years of related experience.

The following will be considered assets:

• Experience in an access/or information privacy specific role.
• Experience with and/or applying the Access to Information (ATI) Act (previously the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) Act)
• Experience interpreting and/or applying policy.
• Experience in applying legislation, such as access and privacy.
• Experience in facilitating training and/or participation in work groups and/or committees.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Notes

The competition will be used to fill two (2) permanent Senior Access to Information Advisor roles.

The successful candidate will be required to work in Edmonton, scheduled Monday to Friday, 7.25 hours per day for a total of 36.25 hours per week.

This role is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement. A remote work arrangement is not offered.

Please ensure your resume highlights how your previous work experience is related to the qualifications and requirements for this position. Resumes should clearly state the employment dates on your resume with the month and the year. This will be used to evaluate written communication and attention to detail required by this position.

What We Offer:

• Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx.
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.ca.
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits.
• Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive.
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca.
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
• Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home up to two days per week and modified work schedule agreement.
• Leadership and mentorship programs.