Records managers oversee an organisation’s records from their creation and preservation through to disposal. Typical responsibilities include:
- establishing new records management systems
- developing, maintaining, verifying and evaluating existing systems
- overseeing the switch from paper to electronic record-keeping
- writing reports and publications
- dealing with enquiries and requests for information from both internal and external clients
- ensuring that financial, legal or administrative requirements and regulations are complied with
- ensuring that data is protected
- classifying and indexing records
- destroying or archiving finished data/records
- ensuring that records are easily accessible when needed
- providing training to staff who require access or have responsibility for maintaining records
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