Privacy Compliance & Risk Specialist

Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 56,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

The Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) is seeking a Privacy Program Specialist to support privacy compliance, advisory and risk management related to FOIPPA and CASL. The role focuses on collection, use, disclosure, retention, and destruction of personal information.

Reporting to the Privacy Officer, you will assist with privacy incidents, training, impact assessments, and documentation updates, helping CPABC stay compliant and secure across a dynamic regulatory

Qualifications

• Exposure to privacy, compliance, or regulatory requirements.
• Post-Secondary qualification in a related discipline would be a strong asset.
• Privacy certification (CIPP/C) and/or experience relating to FOIPPA/Privacy policies would be an asset.

Responsibilities

• Support the day-to-day operations of the Privacy Office, including inbox management, responding to requests and other administrative duties.
• Assist with containing and investigating suspected or real privacy incidents.
• Support privacy training and awareness efforts.
• Assist in conducting low to moderately complex privacy impact assessments.
• Maintain CPABC’s records management system for the privacy team.
• Assist in maintaining and updating privacy policies, standards, procedures, and knowledge bases.
• Monitor changes in privacy and anti-spam legislation in BC, Canada and abroad.
• Research privacy and security trends and best practices.
• Contribute to continuous process improvements initiatives.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Verbal and written communication

Decision making

Professionalism

Integrity

Cross-functional collaboration

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Cyber-security awareness

Privacy knowledge

Education

Post-Secondary qualification in related discipline

Privacy certification (CIPP/C) asset

Tools

SharePoint

Microsoft Office

Security tools basics

Job description

The Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) is seeking a Privacy Program Specialist to support privacy compliance, advisory and risk management related to FOIPPA and CASL. The role focuses on collection, use, disclosure, retention, and destruction of personal information.

Reporting to the Privacy Officer, you will assist with privacy incidents, training, impact assessments, and documentation updates, helping CPABC stay compliant and secure across a dynamic regulatory