Air Advisor Instructor / MASAS Instructor/SME

About Courageous Leadership Alliance

Courageous Leadership Alliance, Inc. (CLA) is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) headquartered in Rockville, Maryland. Founded and led by retired U.S. Air Force veteran Todd Simmons, CLA delivers leadership development, professional military education, facilitation, and workforce training to federal, military, and commercial clients.

Position Summary

The Air Advisor Instructor / MSAS Instructor/SME delivers Air Advisor academic instruction while leading course management functions, including curriculum management, course scheduling, and administration. This role blends classroom instruction with the day-to-day oversight that keeps Air Advisor courses current, organized, and running smoothly.

What You'll Do

•     Provide instruction and evaluations on security cooperation authorities, command relationships, mission planning, execution, and reporting

•     Teach methodology for cross-cultural instructional environments

•     Teach risk management, security cooperation, funding and legal authorities, force protection, theater dynamics and U.S. foreign policy, mission planning, U.S. Embassy operations, lesson planning, training aids, presentation skills, and classroom management

•     Review student lesson plans and instructor delivery, and provide effective feedback

•     Provide course support to include curriculum development and management, course scheduling, and administration

•     Perform common Instructor/SME duties, including curriculum support, classroom preparation, evaluations, remedial instruction, and professional development

What You Bring

Education

•     Master's degree from an accredited college or university

Experience

•     Deployed experience as an MSAS Mission Commander/Team Sergeant, Military Advisor, Political-Military Affairs Strategist, Regional Affairs Strategist, Foreign Area Officer, Provincial Reconstruction Team member, attaché, Security Cooperation Officer, or equivalent military advisory position

•     Completion of Air Command and Staff College, Senior NCO Academy, or a sister-service equivalent

Clearance

•     Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance

Instructor Qualification Requirements

All contractor instructors must complete the USAF EOS instructional methods course, the Academic Instructors Course, or an approved substitute. New instructors complete approximately two weeks of institutional skills training followed by a one-year instructor upgrade certification period. Instructors must document 180 hours of instruction within one year of assignment and meet applicable CCAF accreditation, evaluation, and continuing-development requirements.

Additional Details

Work environment:Professional academic/office environment at JB MDL. The role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.

Compensation:Full-time position with benefits

Why Join CLA?

This is your chance to put your advisory experience and organizational skills to work shaping the next generation of Air Advisors. At CLA, you'll join a veteran-led team that values service, integrity, and courageous leadership, and supports its people's continued growth.

Ready to serve again? Apply today.

Courageous Leadership Alliance, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.