Senior ATIP Specialist

<p>This is a remote position.</p><p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE) requires a Senior Information/Records Management/Recordkeeping Specialist (ATIP) to support the processing of a large and complex Access to Information request — approximately 40,222 pages. This work is tied to a complaint/order from the Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada, and the request must be fully processed, reviewed, consulted on, and released — including interim releases — by the fixed deadline of August 1, 2028.<br></p><p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">WAGE advances equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression through the inclusion of women and 2SLGBTQI+ people in every aspect of Canada's social, economic, and political life. Due to limited in-house capacity, WAGE needs an experienced ATIP specialist to manage this voluminous file from start to finish.<br></p><p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"><b>Key Responsibilities</b><br></p> <ul> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Develop and document a project plan with appropriate milestones and work objectives to meet the fixed delivery deadline<br></li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Process and complete the Access to Information request in full accordance with the <i>Access to Information Act</i><br></li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Conduct and document consultations with third parties as required under the Act (via OneNote, email to the ATIP Coordinator, and the processing system)<br></li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Engage directly with the requestor for clarifications as needed<br></li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Engage with the Office of the Information Commissioner as appropriate<br></li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Plan and execute periodic interim releases, with appropriate consultations and justifications documented for the ATIP Coordinator<br></li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Apply severance decisions in alignment with the Act and relevant jurisprudence, with documentation provided to the ATIP Coordinator<br></li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Produce lessons-learned documentation on processing voluminous ATI requests within small institutions, for the Project Authority and ATIP Coordinator<br></li> </ul><p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"><b>Deliverables</b><br></p> <ul> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2"><b>Project Plan</b> — accepted upon written review and approval by the Project Authority<br></li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2"><b>Processed ATIP Request</b> — accepted when the final release is issued in compliance with the Access to Information Act and within the mandated deadline<br></li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2"><b>Lessons Learned Documentation</b> — accepted upon written submission and approval by the ATIP Coordinator<br></li> </ul> <div> <br> </div><br><h3>Requirements</h3> <ul> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Demonstrated knowledge of the <i>Access to Information Act</i>, related Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) policies and directives, and current ATIP practice<br></li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Experience processing large-volume, complex Access to Information requests, including managing internal and external consultations (some sequential) and interim releases<br></li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Experience applying severance decisions in accordance with the Act and applicable jurisprudence<br></li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Eligible to obtain or currently hold a Level II (Secret) security clearance<br></li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">English or French language proficiency (Essential)<br></li> </ul> <div> <br> </div><br>

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