INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

at  Waikato Regional Council

MŌ TE TANGATA | ABOUT YOU

• Strong relationship management skills to influence the implementation of fit-for-purpose business solutions ensuring good information management practices.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach.
• Ability to develop and implement enterprise-level information management principles by taking a ‘by-design’ approach.
• Leverage business analysis skills and tools to elicit requirements from stakeholders across the enterprise.
• Experience with enterprise content management systems such as OpenText.
• Current understanding of emerging technologies, especially those relevant to protection and privacy of information.

MŌ NGĀ PŪKENGA | QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 7 years applied experience in Information management.
• Bachelor qualification in Knowledge or Information Management, Information Science or related discipline.
• Expert knowledge of information management disciplines and practices, in a government context.
• Excellent understanding of relevant statutes, rules, and regulations, including compliance obligations under the Public Records Act 2005 and Privacy Act 2020.
• Demonstrated experience managing Information within local government is desired.

MŌ MĀTOU | ABOUT US

• We work hard to care for the mighty Waikato, so current and future generations will benefit from a healthy environment, strong economy, and vibrant communities.
• Our mahi is as diverse as the region we care for and the people who share it. Our work helps look after our region’s water, soil, air, geothermal areas and coasts - so we can all enjoy these precious resources for generations to come.
• Customers sit at the heart of everything we do, and all staff have an important role to play in the delivery of exceptional customer service.
• If you’d like to understand more about what we do please click here: The work we do | Waikato Regional Council.
• By partnering with iwi and working with many others in our communities, our collective kaitiakitanga will make the Waikato region even better.
• Together, we’ll create a sustainable future that will make a positive difference to people’s lives.

• Lead the development of information architecture frameworks by collaborating with teams, ensuring seamless integration across core systems and council processes.
• Represent information management requirements in the planning and delivery of projects involving data and information processes or systems.
• Providing specialist advice and guidance to the Information management team and wider organisation ensuring high standards and efficiency.
• Collaborate with all core system business owners to effectively implement information architecture, aligning with strategic goals.
• Analyse and resolve Information Management issues.
• Regulate practices and support Information management systems to ensure continuous process improvement.