Example: Drafting standards and guidelines to support enterprise data products such as Business 360, including rules for data capture and transformation.

• Consult with technical and business stakeholders (e.g., developers, data architects, business analysts) to identify data rules and requirements for data capture, transformation, and integration.

• Support the classification and stewardship of Critical and Enterprise-Critical Data Elements (CDEs/ECDEs), including metadata and data quality requirements. (MUST HAVE)

• Contribute to the development of canonical data models, metadata schemas, and classification schemes to enable consistent and interoperable data across the enterprise.

• Provide guidance and support for data lifecycle management, including privacy, security, and retention practices.

• Participate in working groups and committees to advance enterprise data governance initiatives and promote adoption across the organization.



Qualifications
Must Haves:

• Experience in developing business and records classification schemes using functional classification

• Knowledge of Enterprise Content Management/Records and Document Management solutions

• Assessing and conducting business analyses to establish data and information management needs pertaining to different domains of Enterprise Information Management , including analysis of business and technical requirements related to data capture, transformation, and use

• Developing data classification schemes for a wide range of data classification and metadata management functions (i.e., data quality, data criticality, data sensitivity, data interoperability, etc.);

• Assessing metadata requirements and developing metadata schema, standards, and management protocols;

• Knowledge of and experience in applying recognized national and international standards in Enterprise Information Management; and

• Knowledge of and development of controlled vocabularies, ontologies, taxonomies, canonical data models, and thesauri for enterprise use;

• Applying data governance frameworks (e.g., DAMA-DMBOK), data lifecycle principles, and metadata management practices.

• Drafting enterprise ready policy instruments (e.g., data standards, guidelines, etc.) that are computationally governable to streamline data management activities for both the development of specific data products and managing data at source.

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 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



Summary
If you are interested in the Senior Information Management Specialist role in Toronto, please apply online at www.randstad.ca. Qualified candidates will be contacted.


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