Senior Special Advisers (GCdocs and RDIMS)

August 18, 2025

Job Description

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Job Title: Senior Special Advisers (GCdocs and RDIMS)
Location: On-Site, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Type: Contract
Security Clearance: Valid Canadian Federal Government Security Clearance, Secret required

About the Opportunity
We are seeking two (2) Senior Special Advisers with expertise in GCdocs, RDIMS, and EDRMS transition strategies to support the decommissioning and transition planning for legacy IM platforms. This is a unique opportunity to provide high-level strategic advisory services on a critical Government of Canada initiative.

Scope of Work
The Senior Special Advisers will:
Conduct a comprehensive options analysis to evaluate pathways for decommissioning GCdocs and RDIMS.
Develop methodologies and strategic approaches to facilitate a smooth transition to alternative IM platforms.
Assess the feasibility of leveraging GCdocs as a back-end records management engine for SharePoint Online (SPO), ensuring compliance with IM policies while supporting collaboration in SPO and Microsoft Teams.
Develop an implementation roadmap aligned with the IM Directive and the Government of Canada’s Standard on Service and Technology Management for Information and Data (SSTMID).
Engage with stakeholders across IM, IT, and business lines to gather requirements, validate options, and ensure organizational alignment.

Key Tasks
Initial Assessment & Planning
Review federal IM policies, directives, and standards.
Analyze the current state of usage and architecture of GCdocs, RDIMS, and SPO.
Options Analysis
Identify and document multiple transition options for decommissioning GCdocs and RDIMS.
Evaluate risks, benefits, costs, compliance impacts, and implementation feasibility.
Examine hybrid models involving GCdocs as a back-end RM system for SPO.
Stakeholder Engagement
Conduct consultations with IM, IT, and business stakeholders.
Validate requirements, options, and transition strategies.

Must-Have Skills & Experience
3+ years (within the last 10 years) of experience conducting strategic IM analysis in a federal government context.
3+ years of experience working with an EDRMS (e.g., GCdocs, RDIMS), SharePoint Online, and Microsoft Teams, including integration planning and EDRMS transition strategies.

How to Apply
If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your resume to:
jim.nickolson@noramtec.com
We thank all applicants for their interest. Only candidates selected to move forward in the recruitment process will be contacted by a member of our team.