Sr. Instructional & Exercise Support Task Lead

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Instructional & Exercise Support Task Lead  Position Summary DarkStar Intelligence is looking for  a highly motivated, mission-focused professional to lead instructional and exercise-support services for a federal customer within the Intelligence Community.

The Task 3 Lead serves as the senior manager for all training, learning, exercises, and professional development activities under the contract, ensuring seamless delivery of instructor-led, virtual, and web-based learning solutions across multiple customer offices.

Reporting directly to the Service Delivery Manager, the Task 3 Lead oversees a team of instructors and instructional systems designers, manages the full training lifecycle, and ensures alignment with customer requirements, learning objectives, and security standards.

This role is central to workforce readiness, instructional quality, and continuous improvement of learning products and methodologies supporting the customer.  Location :

• McLean, VA Schedule (FT / PT) :   Full-Time Travel Required :   No Shift :  Day Remote Type :   No Remote Security Clearance :  TS / SCI Polygraph :  CI Poly 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.

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We prioritize both client satisfaction and employee retention, delivering high-quality, intelligence-based solutions grounded in our “Core Four” values :

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We prohibit discrimination in all aspects of employment—including hiring, compensation, promotion, training, discipline, and termination—on the basis of :

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