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.