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 access 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 general information requests, responds to consultations from all levels of governments subject to access 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.
• Other related duties as assigned. 

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APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies: https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.

Systems Thinking: The work done within the APS is part of a larger integrated and inter-related environment. A strong understanding of the mandate, operations and legislation administered by Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction, affiliated public bodies and delegated administrative organizations of which, each have their unique challenges and access to information related issues to address is required.

Build Collaborative Environments: Leading and contributing to the conditions and environments that allow people to work collaboratively and productively to achieve outcomes. The Senior Access to Information Advisor will partner with diverse internal and external stakeholders with the opportunity to mentor and coach junior staff to provide consistent, effective and efficient access to information services.

Develop Networks: Proactively building networks, connecting, and building trusted relationships with different stakeholders. Strong human relations skills such as diplomacy, political astuteness, conflict resolution, proactive problem-solving, negotiating, influencing, and sensitivity are desired skills to interact with stakeholders.

Creative Problem-Solving: Ability to assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions. The Senior Access to Information Advisor will seek clarity and, constructively challenge the process to eliminate barriers to encourage creativity and innovation. Strong critical-thinking skills will provide benefits to successfully identifying alternative solutions.

Agility: Ability to anticipate, assess and readily adapt to changing priorities and managing resilience during times of uncertainty while working effectively in a changing environment. The Senior Access to Information Advisor will have the ability to anticipate and quickly adapt to take advantage of opportunities and to make effective decisions.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors Degree (four-year program) in areas including Business, Public Administration, Law or any other related field
• PLUS four years of related experience 

The following equivalencies may be considered

• Two-year diploma with a minimum six years of related experience 
• One year certificate with a minimum of seven years of related experience · No formal education with eight years of related experience. 
• No formal education with eight years of related experience.

The following will be considered asset (s)

• Experience in an information access 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 legislation.
• 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

This open competition will be used to fill one permanent full-time role as a Senior Access to Information Advisor.

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 NOT eligible for a hybrid/remote work arrangement.

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.

There will be a one-hour handwritten test component to be completed in-person after the interview. No electronic devices will be permitted during the test. All necessary materials will be provided.