Sr. Info & Privacy Manager

Job Information

Job Title: Senior Information and Privacy Manager, Compliance Support
Job Requisition ID: 88834
Organization: Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

Location: Edmonton or Calgary

Full or Part-Time: Full-Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Regular/Temporary: Permanent

Scope: Open
Closing Date: November 6, 2026
Classification: Manager Zone 2

Salary: $3,920.66 - $5,276.07 bi-weekly ($102,329.23 - $137,705.43/year)

About Us

The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta (OIPC) is dedicated to advocating for the access and privacy rights of Albertans. It ensures that public bodies, health custodians, and private sector organizations uphold these rights as prescribed by Alberta's laws. The OIPC provides fair, independent, and impartial reviews in a timely and efficient manner.

The OIPC is known for its comprehensive regulatory role, proactive engagement with technological advancements, commitment to public education, collaborative culture, and the significant impact of its work in protecting privacy and access to information.

The Commissioner is an Officer of the Legislature who reports directly to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Through the OIPC, the Commissioner performs the compliance oversight and regulatory responsibilities set out in Alberta’s access to information and privacy laws:

The Health Information Act (HIA)
The Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA)

The Access to Information Act (ATIA)

The Protection of Privacy Act (POPA)

Alberta is one of the few jurisdictions in Canada with comprehensive laws covering the public, private, and health sectors. This unique legal framework provides an unparalleled opportunity for privacy and access practitioners to make a significant impact across diverse fields.

The intersection of privacy and access with the world of technology is fast-growing and cutting-edge. Be a part of it.

Why OIPC Alberta?

Alberta is rapidly becoming a hub for technological advancements, particularly in AI and data protection. Enjoy a high quality of life with competitive salaries, no provincial sales tax, and affordable housing. Thrive in a growing and diverse economy expanding into various industries where privacy rights matter. Benefit from flexible work arrangements and the stunning natural beauty of the Rockies, offering world-class outdoor activities for an ideal work-life balance.

The OIPC is committed to a diverse and inclusive public service that reflects the population we serve to best meet the needs of Albertans. Consider joining a team where diversity, inclusion and innovation are valued and supported.

To learn more about the work that we do please visit:

http://www.oipc.ab.ca/

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Director, Compliance Support (CS), this role offers a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of the Commissioner’s legislated oversight mandate. Through relationship building, strong leadership and effective investigation and communication skills you will influence and effect changes in the development and implementation of initiatives, programs, policies, goals and proposed legislative schemes in the public, health and private sectors. 

This is not an IT position. This position requires someone who is able to apply legislative requirements and information security and privacy principles to ensure compliance with Alberta’s privacy and access legislation.

For example, in this role you may:

• review a privacy impact assessment that involves the use of artificial intelligence.
• be involved in the Commissioner’s investigation into the adequacy of an organization’s security measures to protect personal and health information involved in a privacy breach.
• examine business models and contracts concerning the implementation of innovative technologies to determine compliance with health information and private sector privacy legislations.

If you are a person who enjoys being on the cutting edge of information management, technology and security and is curious about how Alberta’s privacy and access legislation intersects with these elements, this is the position for you.

Role Responsibilities

If you are a person who enjoys being on the cutting edge of information management, technology and security and is curious about how Alberta’s privacy and access legislation intersects with these elements, this is the position for you.

The position's specific accountabilities include:

• Reviewing the decisions of public bodies, private organizations and health custodians for compliance with applicable legislations;
• Reviewing privacy impact assessments, providing comments and making recommendations;
• Reviewing privacy breaches to ensure compliance with applicable legislation;
• Conducting informal investigations to ensure legislative compliance;
• Issue findings and make recommendations on access and privacy issues;
• Reviewing and commenting on initiatives, policies, contracts, procedures and practices of public bodies, custodians, and private sector organizations to support compliance with the Acts;
• Consulting and providing education concerning complex and multi-jurisdictional access and privacy issues; and
• Educating and informing the public and public bodies, custodians and organizations on the Acts.

To be successful in this role, you must have:

• The ability to interpret and apply legislation to specific circumstances, ensuring compliance and providing well-reasoned findings and recommendations;
• Good technical knowledge of information technology and security and be able to apply this in the legislative framework. For example, evaluating compliance of virtual care platforms that collect, use and disclose personal and health information of patients with the applicable legislative frameworks;
• Investigation experience, including the ability to prepare investigative plans, gather evidence, conduct interviews, analyze information, and make finding and recommendations on complex and sensitive issues, preferably in areas related to information access, privacy and security;
• Experience establishing and building effective relationships with stakeholders; and
• Superior interpersonal skills, including the ability to manage conflict, maintain objectivity in politically sensitive or adversarial situations, demonstrate tact and diplomacy and work collaboratively with colleagues. 

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.

Qualifications

University degree in a related field, supplemented by at least six years of directly progressively responsible related experience, encompassing:

• Interpreting and applying legislation
• Information security and/or privacy compliance reviews
• Research and analysis
• Investigation experience

Assets

• An Understanding of access and privacy laws and principles, especially in relation to the Health Information Act (HIA), the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), the Access to Information Act (ATIA) and the Protection of Privacy Act (POPA).
• A professional designation in information security such as CISSP, CISA, CISM or related experience.

What We Offer

• A first-year vacation grant for new hires to the Alberta Public Service, plus vacation earned each month.
• Management vacation supplement: Management employees receive 5 additional work days of vacation at the beginning of each calendar year.
• Paid statutory holidays following Government of Alberta leave directives, including Holiday closure in December.
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
• Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home (which our pilot has been extended) and modified work schedule agreements.
• Comprehensive benefits plan.
• Management Employee Pension Plan.
• Health Spending Account (HSA).

Notes

Final candidates for this position will be asked to undergo a security clearance. This position may be used to fill future vacancies at this level or lower.

How To Apply

• Candidates are required to apply online.

• A cover letter demonstrating how your qualifications, experience and skills would assist you in being successful in this position is required. The cover letter will be used as a screening tool. Do not use AI-generated cover letters. Applications submitted without a cover letter will not be considered.

• Applicants who have completed post-secondary studies outside Canada must obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS) at https://www.alberta.ca/international-qualifications-assessment.aspx or from a recognized Canadian Credential Evaluator; please visit the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada for more information https://canalliance.org/en/default.html. Applicants must include their assessment certificate from IQAS or any other educational assessment service as part of their resume in order to be considered.

Closing Statement 

We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements. Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.
If you require any further information on this job posting, please contact Gisele Christensen, Human Resource Advisor at gchristensen@oipc.ab.ca