Information Management Specialist – Senior
Job Summary
- Provide expert advice on information management best practices approaches standards methodologies and emerging trends.
- Apply comprehensive knowledge of the information lifecycle including information creation classification storage access retention disposition and governance.
- Conduct business analysis and information assessments to identify information management requirements across different domains including records management access privacy and information governance.
- Develop business cases strategies frameworks policies protocols guidelines and best practices related to information management.
- Lead and/or coordinate information management initiatives modernization programs digitization activities records conversion migration and repository transformation.
- Develop document management protocols including business rules naming conventions version control document labelling and related standards.
- Develop business and records classification schemes using functional classification methodologies.
- Assess metadata requirements and develop metadata schemas standards structures and management protocols.
- Conduct information inventories records assessments classification activities and data quality improvement initiatives.
- Identify and assess Information Security and Privacy Classification requirements and support their implementation within unstructured data and content-management applications.
- Assess information management risks identify gaps and recommend practical improvements.
- Support business and information architecture activities by defining information management needs priorities structures and governance requirements.
- Support or lead the development of Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs).
- Develop and track information management performance measures and metrics.
- Conduct research environmental scans jurisdictional scans maturity assessments business process mapping and analysis of legislation policies and standards.
- Plan and support the implementation of information management strategic goals and priorities.
- Develop training awareness curriculum and communication materials related to information management concepts and principles.
- Deliver information management training and awareness sessions to diverse technical and non-technical audiences.
- Participate in information management committees working groups workshops and stakeholder discussions.
- Establish and maintain effective relationships between Ministry clients and OPS I&IT organizations.
- Collaborate with Business Analysts Business Architects BI Specialists Data Architects Data Conversion Specialists DBAs Information Architects Project Managers Training Specialists Web Specialists and other technical/business resources.
- Provide routine guidance and support on information management concepts principles governance and best practices.
- Prepare information management strategies reports recommendations guidance materials presentations and business documentation.
- Ensure deliverables meet established timelines and quality expectations.
- Strong knowledge of information management information governance records management records retention disposition and information lifecycle management.
- Strong knowledge of information architecture metadata management taxonomy development classification structures and content management practices.
- Knowledge of information management best practices standards methodologies and emerging trends for structured and unstructured information.
- Experience supporting information management modernization digitization and records conversion initiatives.
- Experience conducting information inventories records assessments information classification and data quality improvement activities.
- Knowledge of information governance requirements FIPPA privacy legislation AODA accessibility requirements and applicable OPS standards.
- Knowledge and practical application of recognized national and international standards for recordkeeping and information management.
- Knowledge of methodologies standards and principles for function-based classification of information.
- Knowledge of controlled vocabularies taxonomies and thesauri.
- Experience analyzing business requirements and translating them into information management solutions.
- Experience developing information management frameworks metadata models classification schemes retention schedules and governance processes.
- Experience supporting digitization migration and modernization of legacy records documents repositories or content.
- Ability to assess information management risks identify gaps and recommend improvements.
- Experience working with document management records management case management enterprise content management or related information management solutions.
- Experience developing business and records classification schemes using functional classification.
- Knowledge of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Records Management and Document Management solutions.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience facilitating workshops interviews consultations and discussions with business stakeholders and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).
- Ability to prepare information management strategies reports recommendations guidance materials and business documentation.
- Ability to explain and communicate complex information management concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Strong collaboration skills with project teams business stakeholders records management specialists Business Analysts and technical resources.
- Strong relationship management skills and the ability to work effectively across multiple stakeholder groups.
- Demonstrated ability to work as a team player and consistently meet deadlines.
- Experience working within public-sector information management and governance environments.
- Knowledge of OPS policies privacy requirements accessibility requirements records management standards and information governance practices.
- Experience supporting information management digitization modernization records management or digital transformation initiatives within government or broader public-sector organizations.
- Knowledge of information architecture metadata management taxonomy development classification structures and content management practices.
- Experience supporting digitization migration and modernization of legacy records documents and repositories.
- Senior-level Information Management experience within government or a large public-sector environment.
- Strong hands-on experience with information governance records management metadata taxonomy classification retention and information lifecycle management.
- Experience leading digitization migration modernization and legacy records transformation initiatives.
- Strong understanding of FIPPA AODA OPS information management requirements and privacy/security classification.
- Experience with ECM document management records management or case management platforms.
- Excellent stakeholder management facilitation analytical documentation and communication capabilities.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
- 100% onsite in Toronto 5 days per week
- Office location: 56 Wellesley Street Toronto Ontario
- No security clearance required.
- Candidates must be comfortable working directly with Ministry/OPS stakeholders and multidisciplinary project teams.
Required Skills:
Mandatory Experience & Skill Requirements 1. Information Management Expertise 40% Candidates must demonstrate: Strong knowledge of information management information governance records management records retention disposition and information lifecycle management. Strong knowledge of information architecture metadata management taxonomy development classification structures and content management practices. Knowledge of information management best practices standards methodologies and emerging trends for structured and unstructured information. Experience supporting information management modernization digitization and records conversion initiatives. Experience conducting information inventories records assessments information classification and data quality improvement activities. Knowledge of information governance requirements FIPPA privacy legislation AODA accessibility requirements and applicable OPS standards. Knowledge and practical application of recognized national and international standards for recordkeeping and information management. Knowledge of methodologies standards and principles for function-based classification of information. Knowledge of controlled vocabularies taxonomies and thesauri. 2. Technical & Analytical Skills 30% Candidates must demonstrate: Experience analyzing business requirements and translating them into information management solutions. Experience developing information management frameworks metadata models classification schemes retention schedules and governance processes. Experience supporting digitization migration and modernization of legacy records documents repositories or content. Ability to assess information management risks identify gaps and recommend improvements. Experience working with document management records management case management enterprise content management or related information management solutions. Experience developing business and records classification schemes using functional classification. Knowledge of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Records Management and Document Management solutions. 3. Communication & Stakeholder Management 25% Candidates must demonstrate: Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Experience facilitating workshops interviews consultations and discussions with business stakeholders and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). Ability to prepare information management strategies reports recommendations guidance materials and business documentation. Ability to explain and communicate complex information management concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. Strong collaboration skills with project teams business stakeholders records management specialists Business Analysts and technical resources. Strong relationship management skills and the ability to work effectively across multiple stakeholder groups. Demonstrated ability to work as a team player and consistently meet deadlines. 4. Public Sector Experience 5% Candidates must demonstrate: Experience working within public-sector information management and governance environments. Knowledge of OPS policies privacy requirements accessibility requirements records management standards and information governance practices. Experience supporting information management digitization modernization records management or digital transformation initiatives within government or broader public-sector organizations. Critical Must-Have Skills Candidates must clearly demonstrate the following two requirements on their resumes: Knowledge of information architecture metadata management taxonomy development classification structures and content management practices. Experience supporting digitization migration and modernization of legacy records documents and repositories. Candidates who cannot clearly demonstrate these two mandatory requirements should not be submitted. Preferred Candidate Profile The ideal candidate will have: Senior-level Information Management experience within government or a large public-sector environment. Strong hands-on experience with information governance records management metadata taxonomy classification retention and information lifecycle management. Experience leading digitization migration modernization and legacy records transformation initiatives. Strong understanding of FIPPA AODA OPS information management requirements and privacy/security classification. Experience with ECM document management records management or case management platforms. Excellent stakeholder management facilitation analytical documentation and communication capabilities. Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary teams. Work Environment 100% onsite in Toronto 5 days per week Office location: 56 Wellesley Street Toronto Ontario No security clearance required. Candidates must be comfortable working directly with Ministry/OPS stakeholders and multidisciplinary project teams.
Required Education:
Masters in Computer Systems AMU LondonCertifications/Training: ISTQB Certified AODA Certified AML Course TD Bank Introduction to Generative AI Certificate Google AI Generalist Certified Outskill Learning