Administrative Support-Research Assistant

Wits Solutions Inc. (WITS) is a SBA certified 8(a) company 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:

Security Clearance:

Secret

Education/ Certification Mandatory:

Bachelor's degree

Work Experience Mandatory:

Prior Experience with HHS

Work Experience Nice To Have:

Prior Agency Experience

Roles and Responsibilities:

Provide administrative support of grant applications and related processes by performing specialized tasks requiring continuing responsibilities for projects, questions and issues that arise.

Perform paper and electronic file creation, maintenance, and disposal in compliance with Federal and NIH regulations.

Create or edit documents such as spreadsheets, correspondence, forms, reports, and standard operating procedures.

Attend and participate in extramural staff meetings upon request.

Provide logistical support and coordination for scientific conferences, workshops, and site visits; as well as review and Council advisory group meetings.

Maintain and update grant data/querying data in NIH systems and databases and preparing Reports.

Courteously provide basic information in response to requests via phone or email or directs inquiries to appropriate IC staff.

Initiate and/or respond to email, telephone, and letter inquiries and provide requested materials.

Duplicate, collate, and scan documents.

May photocopy large volumes of research material, correspondence, reports, charts, and graphs.

Use various software functions to produce a wide range of documents that often require complex formats, such as graphics or tables within text, to edit and reformat electronic drafts, and to update or revise existing databases or spreadsheets.

General Conference, Workshop and Meeting Support.

Travel Support of processing registrations, travel authorizations and travel vouchers.

Prepare meeting minutes for program committee meetings. (Deliverable 3)

Process purchase requisitions and oversee office supply inventory.

Coverage for the Extramural Research Program's reception area.