Role: Records Manager (HEO)
Client: An Garda Síochána
Locations: Dublin
Salary: Starting Salary: €59,435
The Records Management Office (RMO) is a new business area within the remit of the GNDPO (Garda National Data Protection Office) and as part of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) group, alongside other dedicated data and technology functions. The function of the RMO is to improve An Garda Síochána's approach to both discharging its statutory responsibilities and to align with best practice in archives and records management.
The Records Manager, An Garda Síochána, will assist the Head of Records Management with developing, implementing, managing and monitoring an organisational wide records management strategy for the management of current and archival records in all hardcopy and electronic formats.
The successful candidate will be expected to have strong functional skills and demonstrate leadership qualities and management skills, with the ability to support the development of the unit and manage staff. The Archivist and Records Manager will also be expected to have an ability to build effective relationships within An Garda Síochána and with other stakeholders, principally The National Archives of Ireland.
The successful candidate must demonstrate the ability to work independently and effectively within the organisation and will report to the Head of Records Management.
Key responsibilities
Assist the Head of Records Management with the development and implementation of a suite of policies and strategies in the fields of archives and records management, classification and retention.
Liaise with the National Archives and other key external stakeholders on issues of retention, destruction, archiving, and the transfer of records, where appropriate, to the National Archives.
Lead projects that enable greater accessibility of records in a variety of storage locations, and provide for their preservation.
Apply knowledge of current information and governance compliance requirements and legislation, e.g. National Archives Acts, 1986 and 2018; Data Protection Act, 2018, GDPR, FOI.
Any other duties as may be assigned by the Head of Records Management.
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