Senior Information Management Specialist - Toronto, ON - MSON

Job Title: Senior Information Management Specialist
Location: Toronto, ON
Job Type: Contract
Duration:
Experience: 3–9 Years
Pay Rate: CAD $600–$900 per day

Note: This job doesn't offer any benefits.

Position Overview

We are seeking a Senior Information Management Specialist to manage information assets throughout their lifecycle, ensuring accurate, secure, and compliant records and document management.

Required Qualifications

• 3–9 years of relevant experience in information management, records governance, document control, or information governance.

• Strong understanding of information lifecycle management.

• Experience with records management and document management practices.

• Knowledge of metadata standards, information classification, taxonomies, and indexing.

• Understanding of records retention schedules and disposition procedures.

• Knowledge of information governance, data quality, and access control principles.

• Experience with documentation, reporting, and process improvement.

• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in Information Management, Records Management, Library Science, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

• Experience supporting enterprise information management initiatives.

• Familiarity with privacy, security, and regulatory compliance requirements.

• Experience working in public-sector or regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage information lifecycle processes, including information creation, collection, storage, retrieval, retention, and disposal.

• Develop and maintain records management and document management procedures.

• Define and maintain metadata standards, taxonomies, indexing practices, and information classification schemes.

• Assess existing information management processes and recommend improvements.

• Ensure records are classified, stored, retained, and disposed of according to established policies and schedules.

• Maintain information inventories, document repositories, and records management documentation.

• Conduct information management reviews and support audits and compliance assessments.

• Collaborate with business stakeholders, IT teams, privacy professionals, and records management teams to establish information management requirements.

• Identify information governance risks and recommend appropriate controls and mitigation measures.

• Support information retrieval, records accessibility, and information quality initiatives.

• Develop reports, procedures, guidelines, and training materials related to information management.

• Monitor compliance with information management policies and recommend process improvements.

Expected Deliverables

• Information lifecycle management procedures.

• Records and document management standards.

• Metadata and information classification documentation.

• Records retention and disposition reports.

• Information governance assessments and recommendations.

• Process improvement plans and compliance documentation.