Information Specialist Job Duties:

  • Identifies client requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual clients and other persons in a position to understand service requirements.
  • Collects data by identifying sources of information; designing survey and collection methods.
  • Organizes information by studying, analyzing, interpreting, and classifying data.
  • Resolves retrieval problems by altering design to meet requirements.
  • Prepares reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information.
  • Prepares reference for users by writing operating instructions.
  • Maintains historical records by documenting system changes and revisions.
  • Maintains client confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
  • Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
  • Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
  • Establishes and revises database by conferring with analysts and programmers to code and retrieve data.
  • Maintains database by entering data.

Skills/Qualifications:

  • Technical Understanding, Process Improvement, Data Processing
  • Reporting Research Results, Networking Knowledge, Presenting Technical Information
  • Written Communication, Operating Systems, Reporting Skills, Client Relationships, Documentation Skills