Senior Instructor

Leidos•Chantilly, VA

1d•$105,300 - $190,350•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos is looking for a part-time Sr. Instructor with demonstrated expertise in analytic training and instruction, including writing, presenting, and critical thinking skills (especially structured analytic techniques and facilitating critical thinking exercises), to assist with a program teaching experienced staff how to incorporate new tools into their workflow. Candidates must have an active or be immediately eligible for a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph to be considered. Qualified candidates are skilled at program coordination, communicating with diverse groups, providing presentations, creating tailored learning content, developing subject matter expertise, providing mentoring that effectively conveys analytic expertise to students, and delivering effective instruction. The successful candidate will assist the program team with customer communications, coordination of taskings, and help plan and respond to requirements. The work will be based on class schedules and training will be held at multiple locations in the Northern Virginia area. Candidates must be able to support a training day that may start as early as 7am and may extended to 6pm. Non-training days may or may not be full days and will follow traditional office hours.

Requirements

BA degree and at least 12+ years of direct knowledge of and substantial experience with analysis techniques.
At least seven (7) years of experience working as an analytic manager and/or analyst, including at least seven (7) years of experience in providing substantive review of and personal feedback on drafts and briefings to analysts.
At least ten (10) years of experience with the analytic techniques, tools, methods/procedures & new approaches to analysis used across multiple sectors.
Experience supporting analysis at multiple government agencies.
Experience in teaching, mentoring, instructional design, and/or course facilitation and delivery.
Demonstrated excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
Ability to provide constructive and targeted feedback on analytic tradecraft in writing, briefing, and critical thinking using analytic standards and guidelines.
Active or immediately eligible for a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated knowledge of, and at least three (3) years of direct substantial experience in delivering and applying the curriculum, teaching approaches, and evaluation methods.
Fifteen (15) or more years of direct knowledge of and substantial experience with intelligence analysis techniques.
Ten (10) or more years as an analytic manager and/or analyst, including ten (10) or more in providing substantive review of and personal feedback on drafts and briefings to analysts.
Fifteen (15) or more years of experience with the analytic techniques, tools, methods/procedures & new approaches to analysis used in multiple sectors.
Instructor certification or equivalent (such as CPLP or other certification).
Master’s Degree or higher.

Responsibilities

Plan, conduct, develop, and/or evaluate training and content for a variety of audiences.
Provide instruction, individual or with a team, to audiences on specific tools and techniques.
Conceptualize and develop content for training modules, programs, and/or exercises.
Provide support as part of a larger program and coordinate with the program on course goals, objectives, and requirements.
Lead communications between the team with customer managers, offices, and other experts to plan, manage, propose and/or implement projects and improvements.