Team Lead FOIA Analyst

Wits Solutions Inc. (WITS) is a SBA certified Small Disadvantaged Business with headquarters in the metropolitan Washington D.C. area. WITS has been providing best-in-class solutions in professional IT and administrative consulting to various Federal State Local and commercial customers. At WITS we believe in working not for our clients but with them. This is why right from the beginning; our analysts and solution-builders work closely with our clients to ensure that the project outcomes continue to deliver value long into the future.

Job Description:

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS MANDATORY

• Bachelors Degree
• Advanced FOIA training or certifications;

WORK EXPERIENCE MANDATORY

• Minimum of three (3) years of full-time experience performing FOIA support services or substantially similar FOIArelated functions;
• Demonstrated experience performing work of similar size scope and complexity;
• Demonstrated ability to support the processing tracking coordination review administration and management of FOIA requests in a federal or comparable environment.
• Demonstrated experience supporting federal FOIA programs including high-volume complex sensitive or timesensitive FOIA operations;
• Experience using FOIA tracking systems records management systems workflow management tools or related technologies;
• Demonstrated experience coordinating with Government officials legal counsel program offices and stakeholders;
• The extent to which proposed personnel possess specialized education certifications training supervisory experience or technical expertise relevant to FOIA operations;
• The overall balance complement and suitability of the proposed staffing mix to successfully support the Governments mission requirements.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 1.602-2(d) and applicable Department of the Interior Acquisition Assistance and Property Policy (AAAP) and Acquisition Policy & Procedures (AP&P) guidance the Contracting Officers Representative (COR) is responsible for providing technical direction clarification of requirements and oversight of contract performance within the scope of the contract.
• All workload requirements task assignments and performance expectations shall be communicated by the COR exclusively to the Contractors designated Team Lead. The Team Lead shall be solely responsible for:
  Assigning work to Contractor personnel (FTEs);
  Managing Contractor staff and internal workload distribution;
  Ensuring performance in accordance with contract requirements.

WORK EXPERIENCE NICE TO HAVE

• Experience supporting Cabinet-level agencies or large federal FOIA programs;
• Experience processing complex litigation-sensitive or expedited FOIA requests;
• Supervisory quality control or team leadership responsibilities;