Privacy and Access Specialist (Bilingual)

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Why FCC?

At FCC, we’re proud to be 100% invested in Canadian agriculture and food. As a federal Crown corporation, we provide financing, knowledge resources and business management software to over 103,000 customers nationwide.

Here’s what you can expect when you join our team:

• Competitive total rewards packages: market-aligned and performance-based salary and incentive programs, flexible and comprehensive group benefit and savings plans, and well-being support through benefits and wellness programs

• Purpose-driven work: We build strong relationships, share knowledge and support the people who feed the world

• Growth: Learning and development opportunities to help you thrive

• Hybrid work options

How you’ll make an impact

Leverage your expertise in privacy legislation and access to information to support FCC’s privacy and access to information program and ensure the organization meets its legislative obligations.

As a Privacy and Access Specialist, you’ll manage and respond to requests under the Privacy Act and the Access to Information Act, support privacy impact assessments and assist with incident management. Your strong analytical and communication skills will help you interpret legislation, prepare formal responses and collaborate across the organization to strengthen transparency and compliance.

If you’re a collaborative problem-solver who thrives in a fast-paced, professional environment and is motivated by protecting information and supporting organizational accountability, this could be the role for you.

What you’ll do

• Process and respond to requests under the Privacy Act and Access to Information Act
• Research, analyze, and interpret privacy and access legislation, policies, and directives
• Prepare formal written responses and recommendations related to privacy and access obligations
• Support privacy impact assessments and investigate certain privacy breach incidents
• Maintain records and documentation to demonstrate transparency and compliance
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to enhance privacy awareness and program effectiveness
• Prepare briefing notes and notifications for senior management for contentious requests and incidents
• Develop and maintain privacy policies, procedures, guidance materials and training content

What you’ll bring to the team

Required qualifications:

• A degree in administration, business, information management, communication or a related field
• At least four years of related experience, including experience managing the full life cycle of Access to Information requests and working with an access request management system (or an equivalent combination of education and experience)
• Experience applying the Privacy Act, including supporting or conducting Privacy Impact Assessments
• Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and professionalism

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience processing Access to Information complaints and applying exemptions under the Access to Information Act
• Familiarity with records management practices
• Privacy or access-related certification (for example: International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/C), Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM)) or willingness to obtain

Not sure you meet every requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway.