The right mix of liquorice allsorts

Paula J Smith, ARMA

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Welcome to our Season!

Chief Archivist

Records Officer

Records Manager

Records Clerk

County Librarian

Senior Archivist

Director of Education &

Cultural Services

Chief Executive

Example 1

CIO

ICT

Archivist (3 FTE)

Archives Asst(5 FTE)

Researcher

Operations Manager

Records ClerkInformation

Advisor (2 FTE)Information Officer

(3.5 FTE)

Traning & Development Coordinator

File Classification Specialist

Information Services Manager

Knowledge Services Manager

Chief Executive

Corporate Services Director

Example 2

LibrarianTeam Leader –

Data Management

Operations Coordinator (Records)

Operations Coordinator (Archives)

Manager, Strategy & Analysis

Programme Manager

Customer Service Manager

Archivist (3 FTE)Archives Assistant

(4 FTE)Researcher

(2FTE)

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3 Questions:1. Does it matter how deep your

organizational structure is?2. Does it matter how qualified you

are?3. Does it matter how experienced you

are? - So what does matter?

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Role of organizational context

1. What do you have to deliver?

2. What skills do you need to deliver them?

3. Where do you get those skills?

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Liquorice Allsorts:

• Project Manager• Change Manager• Counsellor• Teacher• Mentor• Business Analyst• Psychic• Comms Specialist• Taxonomy Specialist• EDRMS Administrator• Boxer/Lister• Information Auditor

MUST HAVE SKILLS:

• Appropriate Qualifications• Attention to detail• Analytical• Patience• Variety of Comms skills• Knowledge/Experience• Interpersonal Skills • Prioritisation• IT Skills

• Sense of Humour!

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A Great Sense of Humour!

Q & A

Paula J Smith, ARMA

Paula.Smith@techtonics.co.nz

www.linkedin.com/pjsmith1