Statutory Specialist

**Job Description**:
**Statutory Specialist**

**Corporate Services - Clerks**

**Status: 1**
**Contract Full Time; 13 Months**

**Salary Range: $86,443 to $108,052**
**per annum**
**(plus comprehensive benefits**
**)**

**Work Mode: Remote **
**_see below for more details about this work mode._**

**Location: 10 Peel Centre Drive, Brampton**

**Hours of Work: 35 hours per week**

**Who we are**:To work with elected officials, the community and staff to provide service excellence that supports accessible, effective governance and a thriving community.

The Statutory Specialist will work closely with regional program areas to enhance privacy awareness and compliance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA) and the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA). In this role you will process complex freedom of information (FOI) requests and mediate FOI appeals and privacy complaints with the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario while providing sound advice regarding compliance and risk. You will also conduct privacy breach investigations, identify privacy risks, recommend risk mitigation measures, and keep management apprised of public policy issues related to new or emerging privacy risks or legislative changes related to access to information and privacy.

**What you will do in this role**:

- Monitor analyze emerging access to information/privacy issues, relevant jurisprudence or developments and provide recommendations on trends, risks and opportunities within the organization
- Act as a key representative for specific programs, projects and information systems relating to privacy and access to information
- Administer and process access to information requests, mediate access to information appeals and privacy complaints with the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario and negotiate settlements and solutions with the parties concerned
- Conduct research, interpreting and analyzing complex information to provide recommendations to the Manager, and Regional Clerk
- Prepare complex and specialized documents, reports and statistical analysis related to privacy and access to information for the division and/or clients
- Provide strategic advice and guidance regarding breach management, response and complaints as it relates to the unauthorized access, collection or disclosure of employee or client personal information
- Deliver access to information and privacy training and awareness programs aimed at increasing the knowledge and awareness of all employees regarding their respective roles and responsibilities under MFIPPA
- Research and prepare reports on various issues relating to division, policy and statutory matters
- Participate and undertake key roles in projects for the division

**What the role requires**:

- A university degree in the area of Political Science, Public Administration or Law. A combination of education and related experience may be considered
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a Clerk’s office of a Canadian municipality
- Previous experience in the areas of municipal access to information/freedom of information and privacy, corporate records and information management, and information technology are also highly desirable
- Extensive knowledge, understanding and proven ability to interpret applicable municipal, provincial and federal legislation and regulations
- Extensive knowledge of municipal functions and responsibilities, particularly in relation to the Office of the Clerk and its statutory requirements

**Skills/Abilities**:

- Effective oral and written communication skills including training and development
- Exceptional leadership, research, planning and problem-solving skills
- Detailed oriented, including the ability to manage multiple tasks
- Excellent customer services skills
- Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias

**Nice to have**:

- AMCTO/CMO professional designation would be preferable
- Comprehensive Health, Dental, Vision benefit plan including psycholgocial health (effective start date)
- % in lieu of benefits
- Automatic enrolment into OMERS pension plan
- Accrue Vacation on a monthly basis up to 3 weeks per annum
- 3 Paid personal days and floating holidays
- Flexible hours supporting your wellness and wellbeing
- Annual performance review and merit increases based on performance
- Supportive leadership and a culture of respect and inclusion

**Work Mode & Job Location**:In this role you will have the ability to work mostly remote. You will be required to occasionally attend on-site meetings based on operational requirements at the
**10 Peel Centre Drive, Brampton** worksite. Your remote work location must be located within the province of Ontario.

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The Region of Peel offers job based flexible hours of work that allows employees to manage personal and professional responsibilities