Senior Executive Learning Architect

The Aspen Institute Education & Society Program; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 125,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement benefits

Paid leave

Job summary

The Aspen Institute Education & Society Program seeks an Associate Director, Executive Learning Design, a senior leader who bridges strategy, policy insight, and transformative executive learning to advance equity and excellence in public education.

You will design multi-year learning arcs for executive networks—large-district superintendents, state chiefs, cabinet leaders, and policymakers—creating high-impact cohorts and actionable outcomes.

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years building experiential, action-oriented learning for cabinet-level leaders or senior public-sector policymakers.
• Proven expertise in dialogic pedagogy, executive inquiry, case-method learning, and structured debate.
• Strong familiarity with K–12 public education governance and policy dynamics.
• Exceptional written communication with briefing memos and convening collateral.
• Ability to serve as an indispensable advisor to senior organizational leadership and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a core member of ESP's Executive Leadership Team to define priorities and steward organizational health.
• Contribute to program-wide strategy, portfolio expansion, and new initiative incubation.
• Lead multi-year learning arcs for executive networks and oversee high-impact session design.
• Curate world-class faculty, align speakers with cohort strategy, and develop pre-reads and memos.
• Steer live session flow, coach moderators, and adapt pedagogy to cohort needs.
• Synthesize dialogue into policy takeaways and actionable leadership practices.
• Codify Aspen's learning design frameworks and elevate program delivery through evaluation.

Skills

Executive learning architecture

Dialogue & facilitation design

Policy & K-12 governance

Executive communication & editing

Strategic influence & thought partner

Team leadership & delivery

On-site travel readiness

Job description

The Aspen Institute Education & Society Program seeks an Associate Director, Executive Learning Design, a senior leader who bridges strategy, policy insight, and transformative executive learning to advance equity and excellence in public education.

You will design multi-year learning arcs for executive networks—large-district superintendents, state chiefs, cabinet leaders, and policymakers—creating high-impact cohorts and actionable outcomes.