RQ11450 Information Management Specialist Senior
Posted:
10 September 2026 (10 days ago)
Application Deadline:
8 December 2026
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Responsibilities:
- Provide expert knowledge of information management best practices approaches and trends as it relates to structured and unstructured information in support of Ministry and Cluster clients.
- Thorough knowledge of the information lifecycle to provide practical information analysis expertise and advice.
General Skills:
Experience in:
- assessing and conducting business analyses to establish information management needs pertaining to different domains of information management (i.e. recordkeeping access and privacy etc.)
- developing business cases pertaining to information management;
- leading and/or coordinating information management-related initiatives;
- providing advice guidance and support for information management-related initiatives;
- developing document management protocols guidelines and best practices (e.g. business rules naming conventions version control document labelling etc.);
- developing business and records classification schemes using functional classification;
- assessing metadata requirements and developing metadata schema standards and management protocols;
- assessing training and awareness needs developing curricula and communications plans and delivering training pertaining to information management awareness concepts and principles to diverse audiences;
- providing routine advice and guidance on information management concepts and principles
- identifying Information Security and Privacy Classification requirements and their implementation in unstructured data applications;
- collaborating with business analysts business architects business intelligence specialists data architects data conversion specialists database administrators information architects project managers training specialists web specialists and any other individuals as required;
- relationship management between ministry clients and the OPS I&IT organization;
- supporting business and information architecture in defining information management needs and priorities;
- participating in information management-related committees working groups etc.;
- developing and tracking information management performance measures;
- research and analysis skills as they pertain to information management-related environmental/jurisdictional scans business and information architecture legislation and policy documentation business process mapping maturity assessments etc.;
- planning and implementation of information management strategic goals and priorities;
- able to lead or support the development of a privacy impact assessment (PIA)
- Knowledge of and experience in applying recognized national and international standards in recordkeeping and information management;
- Knowledge of methodologies standards and principles of function-based classification of information;
- Knowledge of controlled vocabularies including taxonomies and thesauri;
- A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines.
Desirable Skills:
- Experience in developing business and records classification schemes using functional classification
- Knowledge of Enterprise Content Management/Records and Document Management solutions
Requirements
Experience and Skill Set Requirements
Information Management Expertise (40%)
- Demonstrates knowledge of information management information governance records management records retention disposition and information lifecycle management.
- Demonstrates knowledge of information architecture metadata management taxonomy development classification structures and content management practices.
- Demonstrates knowledge of information management best practices standards methodologies and emerging trends related to structured and unstructured information.
- Demonstrates experience supporting information management modernization digitization and records conversion initiatives.
- Demonstrates experience conducting information inventories records assessments information classification and data quality improvement activities.
- Demonstrates knowledge of information governance requirements privacy legislation (FIPPA) accessibility requirements (AODA) and applicable OPS standards.
Technical and Analytical Skills (30%)
- Demonstrates experience analyzing business requirements and translating them into information management solutions.
- Demonstrates experience developing information management frameworks metadata models classification schemes retention schedules and governance processes.
- Demonstrates experience supporting digitization migration and modernization of legacy records documents and repositories.
- Demonstrates ability to assess information management risks identify gaps and recommend improvements.
- Demonstrates experience working with document management records management case management enterprise content management or related information management solutions.
Communication and Stakeholder Management Skills (25%)
- Demonstrates strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrates experience facilitating workshops interviews and discussions with business stakeholders and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).
- Demonstrates ability to prepare information management strategies reports recommendations guidance materials and business documentation.
- Demonstrates ability to communicate information management concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Demonstrates ability to collaborate effectively with project teams business stakeholders records management specialists business analysts and technical resources.
Public Sector Experience (5%)
- Demonstrates experience working within public-sector information management and governance environments.
- Demonstrates knowledge of OPS policies privacy requirements accessibility requirements records management standards and information governance practices.
- Demonstrates experience supporting information management digitization modernization records management or digital transformation initiatives in government or broader public-sector organizations.
Must Have:
- Demonstrates knowledge of information architecture metadata management taxonomy development classification structures and content management practices.
- Demonstrates experience supporting digitization migration and modernization of legacy records documents and repositories.