Senior Instructor/Facilitator

Overview:

Pherson is seeking a Senior Instructor/Facilitator to support our Leader Development team at our client site in Springfield, VA. The selected candidate will design, develop, and deliver advanced leadership training, facilitate high-impact learning engagements, and provide subject-matter expertise in leadership principles and organizational development. This role will guide learners through experiential activities, support curriculum refinement, and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure training aligns with mission priorities and enterprise leadership competencies. This role is expected to become available in February 2026.

Job Title: Sr. Instructor/Facilitator

Location: Springfield, VA

Operating Hours and Expectations: This position anticipates onsite work with standard work hours, Monday-Friday

Security Clearance:  Active TS/SCI Required

Position Type: Full-time

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver high-impact leadership development courses for adult learners across all organizational levels, with emphasis on intermediate and advanced learning. Serve as senior instructor for assigned courses, modeling best practices in adult education.


• Lead the creation, refinement, and maintenance of leadership and supervisory curriculum. Incorporate stakeholder feedback, learner input, and benchmarking across DoD, Intelligence Community, and industry to ensure relevance and excellence.


• Provide formal, informal, and non-formal training experiences using instructor-led formats (in-person and virtual), tailored to diverse learner needs and organizational contexts.


• Anticipate and respond to the evolving needs of the Leadership and Supervisory Learning Solutions Program, ensuring alignment with mission, culture, and strategic priorities.

• Facilitate courses for senior executives and leaders at all organizational levels, applying advanced facilitation techniques and strategic communication to support leadership growth and organizational transformation.


• Demonstrate exceptional interpersonal, writing, and briefing skills to engage learners, collaborate with stakeholders, and represent the program with professionalism and clarity.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or any concentration with demonstrated experience in adult learning and leadership development.


• Minimum 10 years managing the design, development, delivery, and maintenance of leadership and supervisory development training for adult learners, especially at intermediate and advanced levels.


• Minimum 10 years of demonstrated leadership experience in industry, academia, government, or military, including direct supervision and program leadership.


• Minimum 10 years facilitating and delivering leadership and organizational management courses, workshops, and offsites.


• Experience facilitating adult learners both in-person and virtually.


• Instructional Systems Design (ISD) experience or certification for curriculum development.


• Experience supporting Leadership & Supervisory Development Programs.


• At least 10 years of professional experience in any combination of organizational change management, strategy development, and implementation of sustainable change initiatives.

Desired:

• Advanced degree in Business Administration, Leadership, Executive Leadership, Management, Organizational Leadership, or related field focused on adult learning and leadership development.


• International Coaching Federation (ICF) certification as an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) or higher (PCC or MCC).


• Experienced supervisor with expertise in IC and DoD leadership, supervisory, and managerial policies and procedures.


• Ability to apply adult learning theory to leadership development, including experiential learning, coaching, and competency-based design.

About Pherson

Pherson was founded in response to requests for analytic, instructional, and management support from the Intelligence Community. We are a dynamic team of driven, supportive, and highly skilled professionals dedicated to providing top quality consulting, leadership development, and training services to the US Government and commercial clients. To learn more about us and the important work we do with our clients, visit our website at www.pherson.org. 

Pherson offers a full suite of benefits: health, dental and vision insurance; long- and short-term disability insurance and life insurance; paid time off, sick leave, and holidays; and 401k retirement plan.

Pherson is an Equal Opportunity Employer.