Federal Employee Benefits Training Instructor

Federal Employee Benefits Training Instructor

Job Description: Federal Employee Benefits Training Instructor

Onsite Location: Gaithersburg, MD

Position Type: Contract Position

Duration: Short term

Roles & Responsibilities:

·        Deliver the full-day "Federal Retirement Benefits" Training, masterfully presenting components including FERS, the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), Voluntary Contributions Program (VCP), Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI), Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program integration with Medicare, and Federal Employee Disability Insurance channels.

·        Deliver specialized Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) curriculum segments analyzing the specific parameters of the historical system.

·        Facilitate the half-day "Financial Literacy" Training, detailing action items across basic budgeting, risk management, general investing, and long-term retirement estate planning.

·        Conduct open classroom forums to resolve individual scenario-specific questions raised by customer’s civilian personnel.

·        Collaborate directly with on-site facility contacts to leverage Government-provided tools (projectors, microphones, and whiteboards) for smooth seminar execution.

·        Research, draft, and assemble complete Draft Training Materials including presentation slide decks, reference handouts, and the comprehensive course syllabus.

·        Ensure all draft submissions are properly packaged in electronic formats for official submission.

·        Audit and re-engineer lesson plans following the primary Government review period to incorporate feedback into the Final Training Materials.

·        Conduct exhaustive technical quality reviews to satisfy the strict AQL target of exactly zero regulatory or factual errors regarding federal benefit frameworks.

·        Coordinate delivery dates during the Calendar Year 2026 performance window and track regional timeline changes.

·        Liaise with the Government regarding client-furnished workspace duties, ensuring classroom slots are locked down and target projection or audio gear is accessible.

·        Interface with Customer’s registration teams to monitor student enrollment rosters, verifying the final participant headcount exactly two weeks prior to each session date.

·        Process logistics and confirm clear entry access permits for instructors navigating target federal spaces.

·        Manage the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) processing track by collecting, tabulating, and analyzing post-training participant evaluation sheets.

·        Generate weekly / monthly performance summaries demonstrating compliance with the 95% or higher "Satisfactory" customer rating threshold.

·        Establish, inspect, and enforce strict handling policies for teams coming into contact with standard business data or Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).

·        Ensure total data compliance with Department of Defense (DoD) and standard federal information security regulations.

·        Implement zero-retention parameters, ensuring that the firm and its external staff do not retain, reproduce, or disseminate federal employee rosters or private identifying registries outside the contract scope.

·        Authenticate that all deployed labor personnel are verified U.S. Citizens holding appropriate primary identification.

Required Qualifications & Skills

Experience:

• A minimum of five years of documented, demonstrated experience presenting and training on FERS, CSRS, and TSP policies.
• Possess a recognized financial planning credential or equivalent active professional certification matching Office of Personnel Management (OPM) training lines.
• Minimum of three years of operational experience designing training manuals or educational courses tailored to the federal sector.
• Minimum of three years of experience managing project schedules, federal logistics, or training coordination programs.
• Exceptional coordination, scheduling tracker maintenance, and professional communication skills.
• Minimum of four years of experience in federal contract compliance, data security coordination, or corporate risk tracking.
• Comprehensive operational familiarity with CUI classification, data masking rules, and federal security protocol compliance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Instructional Design, Adult Education, Business Finance, or a related field.

Certifications:

o   Chartered Federal Employee Benefits Consultant (ChFEBCSM).

o   Certified Federal Retirement Consultant (CFRC).

o   Certified Financial Planner (CFP®).

o   Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD).

o   Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD).

o   PMI Project Management Professional (PMP®).

o   Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®).

o   Certified Meeting Professional (CMP).

o   Certified Information Security Manager (CISM®).

o   Certified Information Privacy Professional/Government (CIPP/G).