Information Management Specialist

Position: Information Management Specialist

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Information Management Specialist to support the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of enterprise information management and governance practices. The successful candidate will bring strong expertise in information stewardship, governance frameworks, metadata management, information lifecycle management, and enterprise information assets.

This role requires a highly collaborative professional who can work with business and technology stakeholders to establish governance models, implement best practices, and support information management initiatives across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide expert knowledge of information management best practices, approaches, and industry trends related to structured and unstructured information.
  
• Analyze information management requirements across various domains, including records management, access, privacy, and governance.
  
• Develop business cases related to information management initiatives.
  
• Lead and/or coordinate information management initiatives and projects.
  
• Provide advice, guidance, and support on information management activities.
  
• Develop document management protocols, business rules, naming conventions, version control procedures, and document labeling standards.
  
• Design and develop business and records classification schemes using functional classification methodologies.
  
• Assess metadata requirements and develop metadata schemas, standards, and management protocols.
  
• Identify training and awareness requirements and develop related communications, curriculum, and delivery plans.
  
• Provide ongoing information management advice and support to stakeholders.
  
• Identify Information Security and Privacy Classification requirements and support implementation within unstructured data environments.
  
• Collaborate with business analysts, architects, intelligence specialists, data professionals, project managers, training specialists, and other stakeholders.
  
• Support business and information architecture initiatives by defining information management requirements and priorities.
  
• Participate in information management committees, working groups, and governance forums.
  
• Develop and monitor information management performance measures.
  
• Conduct research and analysis related to information management, governance, legislation, policy, business process mapping, and maturity assessments.
  
• Support strategic planning and implementation of information management priorities and objectives.
  
• Lead or support Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs).
  

Experience & Skill Requirements

General Skills (80%)

• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing information management and governance frameworks, policies, and standards.
  
• Experience establishing information stewardship, ownership, and accountability models across multiple business areas.
  
• Strong understanding of information lifecycle management, information quality management, and information asset management principles.
  
• Experience conducting information inventories, assessments, and information quality reviews.
  
• Experience developing governance processes and operational procedures supporting enterprise information assets.
  
• Experience defining metadata governance, stewardship processes, and information management controls.
  
• Ability to conduct complex assessments and provide governance recommendations.
  
• Experience developing standards and procedures supporting information sharing and interoperability.
  
• Experience supporting information governance and compliance initiatives involving multiple stakeholders.
  
• Experience preparing governance artifacts, operating models, procedures, and implementation plans.
  
• Knowledge of information risk management and governance best practices.
  
• Ability to facilitate stakeholder discussions and gain consensus on governance decisions.
  
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and relationship management skills.
  

Deliverables

• Information Governance Frameworks
  
• Stewardship and Accountability Models
  
• Metadata Governance Procedures
  
• Information Asset Inventories
  
• Information Quality Assessment Recommendations
  
• Governance processes supporting business glossary and metadata management
  
• Information governance standards and procedures
  

Desired Skills (20%)

• Experience supporting enterprise data governance initiatives.
  
• Experience governing business glossaries, reference data, and metadata repositories.
  
• Knowledge of records management and retention frameworks.
  
• Experience with metadata catalogues and information repositories.
  
• Public sector experience.
  
• Knowledge and understanding of AODA and related standards.
  
• Ability to work effectively in fast-paced environments and manage changing priorities.
  

Must-Have Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing information management and governance frameworks, policies, and standards.
  
• Experience establishing information stewardship, ownership, and accountability models across multiple business areas.
  
• Strong knowledge of information lifecycle management, information quality management, and information asset management principles.
  
• Hands-on experience establishing, maintaining, and documenting stewardship and accountability models.
  

About Symbiotic Digital.

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