Sr. Instructional & Exercise Support Task Lead

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Leadership and Oversight 
• Provide day-to-day leadership, direction, and mentorship to instructors, instructional systems designers, and support staff.
• Ensure training and exercise activities meet quality, timeliness, and security standards established by the customer and the contract.
• Implement performance metrics and continuous-improvement initiatives to enhance learning effectiveness and program efficiency.
• Training and Learning Operations 
• Lead the design, development, delivery, and evaluation of instructor-led, virtual, and web-based training programs across multiple customer offices and mission areas.
• Oversee curriculum planning, lesson design, and learning-content development to ensure accuracy, relevance, and compliance with tradecraft, policy, and classification standards.
• Manage the full training lifecycle (i.e., training needs analysis, content design, curriculum development, instructional delivery, training evaluation, and annual curriculum reviews) by applying adult-learning principles and evidence-based methodologies.
• Supervise instructional staff and training coordinators to ensure consistent instructional quality and resource coverage.
• Collaborate with the customer to archive and maintain courseware, job aids, and web-based learning modules in approved repositories.
• Ensure all products are consistent with government-approved programs of instructional standards that prioritize accessibility to resources (per EO 14035).
• Exercise Design and Facilitation
• Plan, design, and support the execution of exercises, simulations, and scenario-based learning events when directed by the Government.
• Manage development of exercise objectives, materials, and participant roles, and facilitate after-action reviews to capture lessons learned and performance insights.
• Maintain readiness to reinitiate or expand exercise activities in support of evolving customer mission needs.
• Stakeholder Coordination and Reporting
• Serve as the primary liaison to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), Technical Point of Contact (TPOC), and other Government stakeholders for all Task 3 matters.
• Provide accurate and timely reporting on training throughput, satisfaction scores, risks, and corrective actions.
• Contribute to monthly status reports, Service Level Agreement metrics, and Award Fee evaluations by highlighting achievements, efficiencies, and innovations within Task 3

• Top Secret/SCI Clearance; CI Poly.
• Degree Requirements: Bachelor's degree in education, Instructional Systems Design, Organizational Leadership, Intelligence Studies, or a related field.
• 12+ years of combined experience, including 6 years of management-level responsibility.
• Experience working with federal civilian agencies, departments, or the Intelligence Community.
• Demonstrated experience leading instructor-led, virtual, and web-based training programs with measurable performance outcomes.
• Proven ability to supervise instructors, instructional designers, and training coordinators while managing multiple concurrent learning activities.
• Expertise in adult-learning principles, curriculum development, and instructional-delivery methodologies.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with senior Government stakeholders.
• Proficiency with learning management systems (LMS), virtual-learning platforms, and collaboration tools.
• Familiarity with security and accessibility requirements applicable to classified and unclassified learning environments.

• Master’s degree in education, Instructional Systems Design, Organizational Leadership, Intelligence Studies, or a related field.
• Professional certification in training, learning, or performance management (e.g., ATD CPLP, Kirkpatrick, or equivalent).
• Experience designing and developing web-based and blended learning solutions, including interactive training modules and digital courseware.
• Working knowledge of the ADDIE (Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, Evaluate) instructional-design model or similar methodologies.
• Demonstrated success supporting the design and facilitation of exercises or simulations for Government or Intelligence Community programs.
• Familiarity with integrating training materials into knowledge-management systems (e.g., SharePoint, LMS repositories).
• Experience leading training initiatives in classified environments, ensuring compliance with all security, privacy, and accessibility requirements