Information Management Specialist

Toronto - Canada

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 8 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Information Management Specialist to support client ministries in designing and advancing Data Governance Programs that enable Ontario to become a truly data-driven organization. This role is ideal for a senior IM professional with deep expertise in data governance metadata management and enterprise information management standards who can translate complex technical and business requirements into clear actionable policy instruments.

About the Role

Data is a critical asset for the Ontario Public this role you will support ministries in strengthening how data is governed classified shared and used to improve analytics service delivery and decision-making across government.

You will work closely with technical and business stakeholders to implement data standards policies and governance models aligned with OPS Enterprise Data Strategy and industry best practices.

Key Responsibilities

Provide expert leadership in Information and Data Management best practices aligned with OPS policies and enterprise standards
Advise on and develop data governance models based on industry and public-sector best practices
Draft and organize policy instruments (policies standards guidelines procedures processes) to support data products
Translate business and technical requirements into clear data rules for data capture transformation integration and use
Contribute to data models metadata schemas and classification frameworks to support interoperability
Provide guidance on data lifecycle management including privacy security and retention
Support enterprise-wide data governance initiatives through working groups and committees
Promote adoption of data governance practices across ministries

Required Experience & Skills

Information & Data Management

Enterprise information and data management experience (structured & unstructured data)
Data classification metadata management and document management protocols
Development of controlled vocabularies taxonomies ontologies and canonical data models
Business analysis related to data capture transformation and consumption
Development of business cases and IM/DM initiatives
Training awareness programs and communications for diverse audiences

Data Governance

Hands-on experience with data governance frameworks (e.g. DAMA-DMBOK)
Data lifecycle management quality interoperability security and sharing practices
Drafting and implementing computationally governable data policies and standards
Strategic planning and execution of data governance priorities
Data discovery identification and classification methodologies

Analysis & Problem Solving

Support for business information and data architecture initiatives
Development and tracking of data management performance measures
Policy research and analysis supporting enterprise IM/DM programs

Communication & Collaboration

Excellent written communication for technical and non-technical audiences
Strong presentation skills (executive and operational audiences)
Proven collaboration with architects analysts DBAs BI specialists project managers and training teams
Strong stakeholder and relationship management skills across ministries and enterprise governance bodies

Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Information Management Specialist to support client ministries in designing and advancing Data Governance Programs that enable Ontario to become a truly data-driven organization. This role is ideal for a senior IM professional with deep ex...