Abstract: A knowledge manager ensures everyone in the organization has the information they need. A knowledge manager helps to create the processes and structures through which knowledge is recorded and shared. Knowledge managers work with key stakeholders, inside and outside the organization, to optimize the management and use of organizational knowledge.
KM job descriptions
Job functions and requirements for knowledge managers in South Africa
Abstract: The study explored the job functions and requirements for knowledge management practitioners through the analysis of job advertisements appearing on 12 major jobsites in South Africa. It aimed to provide vital information that can assist in re-examining knowledge management education in library and information science (LIS) schools in South Africa. A total of
Head of Knowledge’s Course of the Day
Abstract: Oliver Rolfe is the Head of Knowledge for KPMG in the UK. He has been with the firm for nearly 17 years in a number of roles in the knowledge, technology and information risk area. After heading up the firm’s Information Protection area for the past three years, he has returned to knowledge
“Mary Poppins” Knowledge Management Practitioner
Abstract: I am a KM Practitioner. Here is Why I Feel like Mary Poppins. 1) Our job descriptions 2) Our bag of tricks 3) Our status as outsiders Being a part of the SIG-KM community, however, reminds me that there are other people out there
CILIP library and information careers: Knowledge Manager et al
Abstract: Knowledge managers work for a wide variety of employers and could be based in a government, health, law or a commercial setting. Key responsibilities will include the development and management of complex information systems. Knowledge managers often have other management responsibilities which could including staff and budgets, the implementation of a KM policy