Overview
Records Managers design, implement and administer record systems and related information services, to support efficient access, movement, updating, storage, retention and disposal of files and other organisational records.
Day-to-day
- manages organisations' central records systems
- analyses the record-keeping needs of organisations, and translates these needs into record management systems
- maintains computerised and other record management systems and record forms, and advises on their usage
- controls access to confidential information, and recommends codes of practice and procedures for accessing records
- develops record cataloguing, coding and classification systems, and monitoring their use.
To become a Records Manager
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You can work as a Records Manager without formal qualifications, however, a formal qualification in recordkeeping or another related field may be useful. Vocational Education and Training (VET) and university are both common study pathways.
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