Senior Information Management Specialist

Essence Coaching Group; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1 100 000 - 1 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic consulting firm is seeking a Senior Information Management Specialist in Johannesburg. The role involves leading data governance practices, driving data management strategies, and overseeing resource planning. Candidates should have an honours degree in a relevant field and 8-10 years of related experience. This hybrid position offers the opportunity to work on impactful data transformation initiatives within a forward-thinking environment.

Benefits

Opportunity to lead impactful data governance practices

Work on large-scale data transformation initiatives

Innovation-driven environment

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience in data and information management.
• A data management certification (e.g. CDMP Practitioner) is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead resource planning and management to ensure effective delivery.
• Establish and chair data management working groups.
• Develop and maintain the EIM Service Catalogue.
• Oversee data management deliverables and resource allocation.
• Promote data management literacy and support training initiatives.
• Develop business continuity and recovery plans.
• Chair the EIM Change Advisory Board.
• Coordinate and assess Data Management Maturity.
• Develop and implement standards for data governance.
• Produce integrated reports on EIM operations and governance.

Skills

Information management strategy and governance

Business continuity and quality assurance

Change management and continuous improvement

Project and service management

Financial and contract management

Enterprise reporting and compliance

Education

Honours degree (NQF 8) in Informatics, Computer Science, Management Information Systems or related

Tools

Power BI

MicroStrategy

SSIS

Hadoop

Oracle ODI

Job description

Senior Information Management Specialist

Johannesburg South Africa

Full-time Hybrid / On-site

Salary : 1.1M-1.5M ZAR

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Information Management Specialist to lead coordinate and integrate information management practices and business processes within the Enterprise Information Management (EIM) Centre of Excellence. This role plays a critical part in driving data governance literacy and strategy to ensure reliable insight-driven decision-making across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead resource planning and management to ensure effective delivery and business continuity.
• Establish and chair data management working groups across departments.
• Develop and maintain the EIM Service Catalogue and related service level agreements.
• Oversee data management deliverables skills requirements and resource allocation.
• Promote data management literacy and support training initiatives for stakeholders.
• Develop business continuity and recovery plans for data-related systems.
• Chair the EIM Change Advisory Board and manage data-related change processes.
• Coordinate and assess Data Management Maturity across the organization.
• Develop and implement standards frameworks and procedures for data governance.
• Foster effective stakeholder relationships to enhance data awareness and decision quality.
• Produce integrated reports on EIM operations governance and performance.

Requirements

• Honours degree (NQF 8) in Informatics Computer Science Management Information Systems Computer Engineering or related.
• 810 years of experience in data and information management.
• A data management certification (e.g. CDMP Practitioner) is an advantage.

Skills and Knowledge

• Information management strategy and governance
• Business continuity and quality assurance
• Change management and continuous improvement
• Project and service management
• Financial and contract management
• Enterprise reporting and compliance

Business intelligence tools: Power BI MicroStrategy Pyramid OBISS

ETL development: SSIS IBM DataStage Oracle ODI PL / SQL T-SQL

Big data environments: Hadoop Spark NoSQL Informatica SAS ERWIN Teradata

Why Join

• Work on large-scale data transformation initiatives
• Contribute to a forward-thinking and innovation-driven environment
• Opportunity to lead impactful data governance practices across the organization

If youre an experienced information management professional ready to take the lead in enterprise data strategy apply now or express your interest to learn more about the role.

Key Skills

Information Management,HIPAA,FIPS,Records Management,Windows,System Security,NIST Standards,IT Support,DIACAP,Medical Records,FISMA,RMF

Employment Type : Full Time

Vacancy : 1