Director, Records and Storage

Role Responsibilities

Help shape how government manages information in the digital age!

The ECM branch is looking for a Director, Records and Storage. Reporting to the Executive Director, ECM, this position combines enterprise leadership and operational accountability. It leads policy, governance, compliance, eDiscovery for litigation support, and service delivery for records and storage services, while advancing digital modernization and cross-government change.

This role ensures records are created, managed, stored, and disposed of in compliance with legal, regulatory, and organizational requirements.

The Director leads teams and drives continuous improvement, including modernizing services and supporting the transition to more digital ways of working. You will play a critical role in preparing government’s information foundation for AI-enabled services at scale.

The responsibilities of this role include:

• Lead strategic direction for enterprise records and storage services aligned with government priorities and legislative requirements.
• Establish and enforce records management governance, including lifecycle controls, classification, retention, and compliance monitoring.
• Oversee secure, efficient storage operations, including inventory control, retrieval, tracking, and disaster recovery practices.
• Drive digital transformation by advancing digitization, AI adoption, and transition to modern, digital-first records management.
• Manage risks related to privacy, security, compliance, and legal obligations, ensuring strong controls and audit readiness.
• Lead, develop, and support a high-performing team.
• Build stakeholder partnerships and oversee vendor performance, contracts, and service delivery.

To be successful in this position, you will demonstrate:

• Ability to encourage innovative approaches and question existing ones to ensure the most effective and efficient outcomes are delivered.
• Problem solving, customer relations and negotiation, contracting and contract services, working in a cross-government environment.
• Motivate staff to resolve complex issues related to the delivery of publication distribution, storage and disposition services through coaching, mentoring, leading and directing the teams, that staff have the knowledge, skills and resources to provide effective delivery of information and records management services to both public servants and Albertans.
• Deployment of resources to deliver organization wide results. Skills in human resource management and development, financial planning, organizational performance, and strategic and operational planning.

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:

https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• A university degree in a related field (e.g., Library Sciences, Information Studies, Information Management, Business Administration, Public Administration), supplemented by seven (7) years of progressively responsible related experience.
• Significant experience in leading records management, information governance, or storage operations in a complex, regulated organization.
• Experience leading teams and delivering enterprise services.
• Experience managing corporate initiatives, strategies, and change.
• Extensive related experience in a leadership role with proven success in managing complex issues.
• Experience overseeing physical storage operations, including inventory, retrieval, and secure disposition.
• A cover letter clearly demonstrating relevant skills and competencies tailored to this position.

Equivalencies:

• A related master’s degree and a minimum of six (6) years of related experience; or
• A related two-year diploma and a minimum of nine (9) years of related experience; or
• A related one-year certificate and a minimum of ten (10) years of related experience; or
• A minimum of eleven (11) years of related experience in lieu of formal education.

Assets:

• In-depth understanding of legislation related to information management including Government Organization Act, Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, Electronic Transaction Act, Financial Administration Act, Public Service Act and Government Accountability Act.
• Experience leading enterprise governance and compliance programs.
• Experience supporting litigation or eDiscovery processes.
• Project management certification.
• Experience leading digital transformation in information or records environments.
• Experience assessing AI opportunities in information/records environments.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.

Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards

Notes

Term of Employment: Permanent, Full-time position      

Hours of Work: 7.25 hours daily / 36.25 weekly – Monday to Friday

Location: Edmonton

Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening.

This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level.

Applicants are required to provide a cover letter summarizing information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies.

Additional Information:

In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. Also, please indicate whether your work experience is casual, part-time, or full-time. For example, January 15, 2006 - June 25, 2009: Assistant (PT three 8 hrs. shifts/week).

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in.

Links and information on what the GoA have to offer to prospective employees.

• Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx.
• Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP) - https://www.mepp.ca.
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits.
• Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive.
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca.
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
• Leadership and mentorship programs.