Risk & Privacy Coordinator
GroupHEALTH View all jobs
- Surrey, BC
- $70,000-80,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Learn the GroupHEALTH Family of Companies structure, lines of business, and key stakeholders.
- Build an understanding of the privacy and risk management framework, including policies, procedures, monitoring, testing, and reporting.
- Become familiar with where records, trackers, and supporting documentation are maintained.
- Begin learning key program areas including privacy inquiries, DSAR/access requests, retention records, contract administration, and training coordination.
- Establish routines and tools to support operational responsibilities such as intake documentation, reporting inputs, tracker updates, and action item follow-up.
- Start contributing to privacy, compliance, and risk coordination activities with increasing independence.
- Support ongoing program administration by helping maintain current, accurate records and documentation.
- Confidently support the coordination of incidents, complaints, exceptions, privacy inquiries, and access requests.
- Help ensure risk and privacy program tracking is accurate, organized, and dependable for leaders and stakeholders.
- Contribute to reporting, training support, and cross-functional coordination that strengthens privacy, compliance, and risk culture across the organization.
- Support the administration of privacy, compliance, and risk management frameworks, including policies, procedures, monitoring, testing, and reporting.
- Participate in regulatory compliance, privacy, and risk management activities by communicating requirements, assessing gaps, and organizing responsibilities across
- business areas.
- Assist with the review of business risks, support mitigation planning, and maintain related documentation including corporate risk registers.
- Coordinate internal control testing, internal audit follow-up, and external audit activities.
- Support AML/ATF, complaints handling, ethics and fraud monitoring, and privacy reporting processes.
- Coordinate the intake, documentation, and escalation of incidents, complaints, and exceptions related to privacy and compliance.
- Assist with privacy, compliance, and risk-related training initiatives for employees, contractors, and other stakeholders.
- Produce and maintain quarterly operational reports, dashboards, and compliance/risk reporting.
- Support DSAR/access request processing and privacy-related inquiries.
- Maintain data retention records and support remediation efforts related to data sprawl.
- Assist with contract management, including liaising with business areas, finalizing contract documents, ensuring legislative alignment, and maintaining accurate
- contract records.
- Collaborate across departments to promote a strong risk, privacy, and compliance culture.
- Perform other duties as required.
- Post-secondary degree from an accredited university.
- 1+ years of privacy administration experience or relevant exposure is an asset.
- Knowledge of privacy legislation, legal and regulatory requirements, internal audit, and risk management concepts and controls.
- Understanding of industry best practices and professional standards related to privacy and risk.
- Canadian Privacy Certification and/or Risk Certification such as AAPP, CIPP/C, or RIMS CRM is an asset.
- Strong computer skills, including high proficiency with Microsoft Office and SharePoint.
- Ability to produce accurate documentation and reporting with minimal supervision.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to prioritize competing demands and work effectively under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment.
- An Effective Communicator – You communicate clearly, positively, and respectfully. You build strong working relationships through tact and diplomacy and can navigate sensitive situations and conversations with professionalism.
- A Team Player – You work collaboratively with others to achieve individual, team, department, and organizational goals. You value diverse perspectives and contribute to shared success.
- Organized – You invest time in planning, stay focused on priorities, and manage your work efficiently to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Privacy & Regulatory Aware – You understand key privacy principles and regulatory obligations and apply them when triaging requests, maintaining records, and supporting business decisions.
- Risk Minded – You recognize operational risk signals, connect them to controls, and support mitigation efforts by documenting issues, tracking actions, and escalating appropriately.
- Strong in Incident & Request Coordination – You are able to coordinate intake, documentation, and workflow for incidents, complaints, exceptions, DSAR/access requests, and privacy inquiries with timeliness, accuracy, and clear handoffs.
- Beyond salary, we offer generous paid time off, extended health and dental benefits, RRSP matching, and flexible work options.
- Wellness support, including comprehensive mental health resources, to prioritize your well-being both in and out of the workplace.
- A supportive culture, with opportunities to grow, and where our team members feel valued and empowered to thrive.