Courageous Leadership Alliance, Inc
Air Advisor Instructor / MASAS Instructor/SME
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB MDL), NJ
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Full time
Courageous Leadership Alliance, Inc. (CLA), a veteran-led SDVOSB, is hiring a full-time Air Advisor Instructor / MSAS Instructor/SME (Course Manager) for the USAF Air Advisor Academic Support Program at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ. You will teach Airmen and also manage curriculum, course scheduling, and course administration. Subjects include security cooperation authorities, mission planning, cross-cultural instruction, force protection, U.S. Embassy operations, and theater dynamics. You will also review student lesson plans and teaching, and give feedback. Candidates need a master's degree and deployed military advisory experience (e.g., MSAS Mission Commander/Team Sergeant, FAO, PAS/RAS, Security Cooperation Officer, attaché, or PRT). You must also have completed ACSC, the Senior NCO Academy, or an equivalent, and be able to obtain and keep a Secret clearance. Benefits are included.
About Courageous Leadership Alliance, Inc
At Courageous Leadership Alliance, we empower organizations to achieve mission excellence through innovative training solutions, strategic organizational design, and data-driven performance improvement. With deep expertise in federal, Department of Defense, and Air Force operational environments, we specialize in transforming real-world requirements into effective learning systems that enhance readiness, decision-making, and team performance.
Our approach blends mission focus, instructional rigor, and enterprise insight. We work collaboratively with government partners and subject matter experts to design scenario-based training, performance measurement frameworks, and scalable solutions that reflect how teams operate in complex, high-stakes environments.
What sets us apart is our dedication to:
1. Operational realism: Our solutions mirror actual workplace challenges and decision points, preparing learners for performance under pressure.
2. Integrated systems thinking: We treat training as an enterprise information system—structured, measurable, and sustainable.
3. Continuous improvement: Through analytics, evaluation, and iterative design, we ensure solutions evolve with mission needs.
4. Federal and DoD expertise: With years of experience supporting readiness evaluations and organizational transformation, we deliver training that matters.
At Courageous Leadership Alliance, we don’t just build training—we build capability. Our work ensures people aren’t just trained, but ready.
Description
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.