Privacy Manager

Are you a thoughtful, collaborative professional who values judgment, trust, and meaningful impact?

Reporting to the Vice President of Finance, the Privacy Manager plays a critical role in safeguarding the information entrusted to Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC). This position provides expert leadership over SCIC’s privacy management framework, ensuring compliance with The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP), the Provincial Personal Information Privacy Framework, and related federal and provincial legislation—while enabling responsible information use that supports SCIC’s programs, services, and innovation.

As a trusted advisor, the Privacy Manager works across the organization to embed privacy‑by‑design into business practices, technology solutions, procurements, and third-party agreements. This role balances legislative interpretation, risk management, and practical problem‑solving to help SCIC operate responsibly, transparently, and with public trust.

What You’ll Do:

This position is located at SCIC's Head Office in Melville, Saskatchewan. Consideration may be given to hybrid work arrangements within Saskatchewan. If approved for hybrid work, you will be required to work remotely preferably from one of SCIC's Customer Service Offices (CSO) within the province while making scheduled trips to head office on a monthly/quarterly basis. This includes attending onsite divisional meetings, training sessions, employee engagement and team collaboration activities, as well as corporate meetings and events.

Lead and Advise

• Provide interpretation and guidance on The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP) and applicable federal and provincial privacy legislation.

• Serve as a trusted privacy advisor to leadership, staff, legal counsel, and external partners.
• Promote a strong, practical privacy culture across the organization.

Protect and Strengthen Information Practices

• Lead Privacy Impact Assessments for new programs, procurements, technology solutions, and initiatives, identifying risks and recommending mitigation strategies.
• Investigate, track, and report on privacy incidents and breaches, and recommend corrective and preventative actions.
• Work closely with Information & Technology (IT) and security teams to anticipate and address privacy risks associated with emerging technologies.

Ensure Compliance and Accountability

• Research, analyze, and respond to FOIP access requests within legislated timelines.
• Develop, maintain, and oversee corporate privacy policies, procedures, and compliance expectations.
• Collaborate with internal and external auditors on matters related to confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information.

Enable Strong Oversight and Partnerships

• Define and maintain SCIC’s data classification framework in alignment with Government of Saskatchewan standards.

• Collaborate with procurement, vendor management, and business units to ensure third‑party agreements and data‑sharing arrangements meet privacy requirements.
• Develop and maintain records management and archiving practices aligned with legislation and best practices.

Educate and Build Capacity

• Deliver privacy awareness training and provide practical guidance to staff on privacy obligations and emerging risks.
• Support informed decision‑making by translating complex legislative requirements into clear, actionable advice.

Qualifications:

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• A university degree in a related field, plus a minimum of two years of relevant experience (or an equivalent combination of education and experience also may be considered).
• One or more of the following certifications are considered assets: Certified Information Privacy Professional Canada (CIPP/C) Information Access and Protection of Privacy (IAPP) designationCertified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT)
• Experience interpreting and applying privacy legislation and frameworks, including FOIP and related federal and provincial laws.
• Demonstrated ability to investigate and assess privacy incidents and apply corrective actions.
• Strong analytical and judgment skills, with the ability to apply legislation to complex and sensitive real‑world situations.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the credibility to navigate sensitive issues and influence decision‑making across the organization.

Conditions:

• A criminal record check is required.
• A valid driver's license and willingness to travel throughout the province as needed.
• Should the successful candidate participate in the Crop Insurance or AgriStability Programs, their account must be in good standing.

Competencies:

• Service Excellence: Develops and implements practices and programs that will benefit the organization while improving customer satisfaction and customer experience. Builds rapport and committed relationships. Uses customer feedback to make changes in work and personally commits to resolving customer issues.
• Personal Leadership and Development: Models integrity and inclusiveness by being open, acting with empathy, sharing resources/knowledge across teams and being respectful of all skills and viewpoints. Seeks out continuous learning opportunities to further develop skills.
• Strategic Thinking: Provides input to help formulate corporate priorities. Ensures that individual objectives reflect the organizational direction. Reprioritizes annual and operational responsibilities in order to respond to changing needs of the organization.
• Decision Making: Able to adapt decisions based on new and changing information. Balances risk and potential implications before making a decision. Explains the rationale for decisions and how it may impact the workplace.
• Innovation: Thinks outside the box to identify new solutions. Is a self-starter. Encourages different opinions and perspectives.
• Performance Management: Makes timely decisions to move work forward; takes responsible risks to improve services and achieve goals. Completes all assigned duties on a consistent basis with energy and drive. Takes/provides opportunities to learn and demonstrate new knowledge and skills.
• Planning and Risk Management: Thinks ahead, evaluates risks and plans contingencies. Continually adapts priorities and responsibilities in response to changing needs.
• Process Management: Ensures policies and processes are up-to-date and most efficient. Recognizes and uses corporate culture, organizational process and underlying knowledge to produce the best results.
• Analytical Thinking: Asks pointed questions and does research to learn more about the issue. Makes intelligent assumptions to develop explanations and determine possible steps and options. Reflects on past experience and organizational practices and processes to develop consistent action plans.
• Team Collaboration: Develops relationships by establishing respect, trust, support and understanding. Seeks the opinion of others when developing solutions.
• Building Organizational Community: Builds rapport and ensures others are informed. Ensures cross-team collaboration for organizational effectiveness. Actively builds relationships by establishing respect, trust, support and understanding.
• Communication: Seeks input and sees things from others’ perspectives. Responds to audiences needs by modifying the approach, content or format of the communication. Anticipates and prepares for responses or reactions with sensitivity and directness.
• Accountability: Promotes integrity in others by maintaining consistent values and performance standards. Takes personal responsibility for fulfilling own commitments and the commitments of the team.

Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC) is committed to equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility. SCIC welcomes applications from all individuals and encourages applicants to self-identify in their application. We affirm our Commitment to Reconciliation as we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of our employees.

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. Please tell us of accommodation measures required to help you be assessed fairly. Please note that the information you provide will be treated confidentially.