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Ref: RQ11574 Contract – 12 Months (Extension Possible) Onsite – Toronto (595 Bay St.)
Posted Date: 2026-10-26
Location: Onsite – Toronto (595 Bay St.)
Public Sector Experience: Required – OPS / Public Sector
Contract End Date: 2027-10-01 *
Rate: $73/hour
Overview
The Government Services Integration Cluster (Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement) is seeking a Senior Information Management Specialist to join their team onsite in Toronto. The successful consultant will bring hands-on expertise in information stewardship and accountability models, helping to establish, maintain, and document governance frameworks across multiple business areas. This is a senior-level engagement focused on advancing enterprise information governance and ensuring the integrity of information assets across the organization.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement information management and governance frameworks, policies, and standards across the enterprise
- Establish, maintain, and document information stewardship, ownership, and accountability models across multiple business areas
- Define and implement metadata governance procedures, stewardship processes, and information management controls
- Conduct information inventories, assessments, and information quality reviews to support enterprise governance initiatives
- Develop governance processes and operational procedures supporting enterprise information assets, including business glossaries and metadata management
- Assess metadata requirements and develop metadata schema, standards, and management protocols
- Develop business and records classification schemes using functional classification methodologies
- Provide expert advice and guidance on information lifecycle management, information quality management, and information asset management principles
- Support information governance and compliance initiatives involving multiple stakeholders, facilitating consensus on governance decisions
- Prepare governance artefacts, procedures, operating models, and implementation plans
- Develop standards and procedures supporting information sharing and interoperability
- Identify information security and privacy classification requirements and support their implementation in unstructured data applications
Must-Have Requirements
- Demonstrated experience developing and implementing information management and governance frameworks, policies, and standards
- Proven experience establishing information stewardship, ownership, and accountability models across multiple business areas
- Strong knowledge of information lifecycle management, information quality management, and information asset management principles
- Experience conducting information inventories, assessments, and information quality reviews
- Experience developing governance processes and operational procedures supporting enterprise information assets
- Ability to facilitate stakeholder discussions and obtain consensus on governance decisions
- Strong analytical, organizational, and written/verbal communication skills
Nice-to-Have Skills
- Prior OPS or public sector experience
- Experience supporting enterprise data governance initiatives, including governing business glossaries, reference data, and metadata repositories
- Hands-on experience delivering Information Governance Frameworks, Stewardship and Accountability Models, Metadata Governance Procedures, and Information Asset Inventories
- Knowledge of records management and retention frameworks
- Experience with metadata catalogues and information repositories (Enterprise Content Management / Records and Document Management solutions)
- Knowledge and understanding of AODA and related accessibility standards
- Ability to meet tight deadlines and adapt to changing priorities
Work Environment
This is a fully onsite role, requiring five days per week at 595 Bay St., Toronto. No security clearance is required. The consultant will collaborate with business analysts, business architects, data architects, project managers, and other stakeholders across the OPS I&IT organization and Ministry clients.
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- Final role details, responsibilities, and terms will be confirmed with shortlisted candidates. Compensation may vary based on experience. Errors and omissions excepted.
