Transition Course - Primary Instructor

Are you looking for a Challenge? Looking for an innovative organization and the opportunity to learn and grow professionally? We can help! We are seeking a Primary Instructor to support Army University’s Army Strategic Education Program – Transition Course (ASEP-T), an executive career-transition program for retiring and separating U.S. Army General Officers and their spouses. This is a Key Personnel position.

Courses are delivered in person in the National Capital Region (historically the AUSA Conference and Events Center in Arlington, VA) and online, with five (5) five-day courses per year, one (1) Introductory Transition Module, and up to eight (8) Four-Star Executive Sessions annually.

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The Primary Instructor serves as the lead instructor for ASEP-T, a five-day executive education course that prepares transitioning General Officers and their spouses to move from senior military leadership into the civilian workforce in accordance with the Veterans Opportunity to Work (VOW) Act, Transition Assistance Program (TAP), and Soldier for Life requirements. Using executive adult learning models and challenging experiential exercises rather than lecture, the Primary Instructor teaches, presents, or facilitates the majority of the curriculum, including pre-separation counseling, individual transition planning, resumes, networking, personal branding, interviewing, salary negotiation, and employment assistance.

Working alongside the Alternate Instructor and in coordination with the ASEP-T Course Director, the Primary Instructor also provides individual counseling to each participant, delivers customized transition sessions for retiring four-star generals, and drives continuous curriculum improvement through pre-course surveys, course evaluations, after action reviews, and longitudinal follow-up with course graduates.

You will:

• Serve as lead instructor for five (5) five-day ASEP-T courses per year (approximately eight hours per day) for up to 18 General Officers in person or 22 online, plus their spouses.
• Develop and maintain a current, modular curriculum adaptable to face-to-face and online delivery (e.g., Zoom, Teams) that meets VOW Act, TAP, Soldier for Life, and Department of Labor requirements.
• Present a five-to-ten-year vision of the executive landscape that helps General Officers determine where they best fit as executive leaders.
• Guide participants in building individual transition plans, including pre-separation timelines, realistic career goals, interest/aptitude assessments, and translation of military experience into civilian terms.
• Instruct on resumes/CVs and cover letters, networking plans, Linked In and social media, job search methods, personal branding, interviewing, civilian salary scales and negotiation, public and non-profit opportunities, and legal and ethical constraints unique to retiring General Officers.
• Facilitate experiential exercises, including internet- and AI-enabled exercises, resume building, mock interviews, and mock offer negotiations.
• Conduct individual counseling sessions with…