KAP - Manager of Admissions - Reformers Academy

About the Position

Reformers Academy is seeking a mission‑driven professional to lead our twice‑annual admissions process and help shape the next generation of policy reformers. This role sits at the center of our talent pipeline, overseeing the applicant review and evaluation process and prioritizing candidates with the greatest potential for long‑term placement in high‑impact policy positions across the country.

• Lead and manage the full admissions cycle for all three RA fellowships, from application launch through final cohort selection.
• Design, refine, and improve admissions systems, workflows, and evaluation tools to ensure a consistent, high‑quality process as RA scales.
• Maintain accurate, organized candidate data across Airtable and other platforms; ensure information is complete and ready for downstream placement.

• Review applications, assess ideological alignment, and evaluate candidate strengths, experience, and growth areas.
• Coordinate and schedule 100+ interviews per cycle; ensure interviewers have the materials and context needed to evaluate candidates effectively.
• Track cohort composition to ensure a balanced mix of experience levels, skills, and geographic representation.
• Coordinate with placement staff to study what characteristics that emerge in the admissions process tend to lead to good placements over time.

• Partner closely with RA’s outreach team to build strong state‑by‑state recruitment pipelines and ensure a healthy mix of applicants for each fellowship.
• Convene informal recruitment councils (state‑ or policy‑specific) to identify emerging leaders and strengthen local networks.
• Support content creation for Linked In and other recruitment campaigns to attract high‑potential candidates.

• Serve as a primary point of contact for applicants, providing timely, professional communication and a strong candidate experience.
• Represent RA at select events, conduct occasional trips to priority states, and participate in biannual fly‑in weekends.
• Prepare accepted fellow directories and other materials needed for onboarding and cohort launch.

Deliver a smooth, timely, and well‑organized admissions cycle with timelines set well in advance. Maintain high standards of applicant evaluation that result in strong cohorts. Ensuring we are leveraging technology, when appropriate, to screen candidates and collect the information needed to set the cohorts and be available for future placement efforts.

• Attention to detail and accuracy in managing complex, multi‑step processes.
• Demonstrated ability to improve systems and workflows. A systems‑builder mindset looking for ways to streamline, and/or automate.
• Strong judgment and discernment, including the ability to evaluate ideological alignment, candidate strengths, and areas for growth with professionalism and nuance.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfort with learning new technologies and data systems.

• 3+ years of experience in admissions, recruiting, talent selection, or project management involving complex administrative workflows.
• Familiarity with policy ecosystems (state legislatures, think tanks, advocacy organizations, or government roles).
• Experience conducting structured interviews or using evaluation rubrics.
• Knowledge of Airtable, Linked In Recruiter, or similar CRM platform—or a demonstrated ability to learn them quickly.

$65,000 - $80,000 per year.

• Health coverage (RA covers 50%) with $1,800 HSA‑like account for employee + $1,800 for spouse/dependent.
• Unlimited PTO, professional development stipend, and remote work flexibility.

Stand Together Fellowships believes that diversity in experiences, perspectives, knowledge and ideas fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success. Our admissions office treats all program participants and applicants with honesty, dignity, respect and sensitivity. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of color, race, religion, religious creed, sex, gender or gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, ethnicity, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy (including medical needs which may arise from pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), military and veteran status, genetic information, marital or familial status, political affiliation, or any other legally‑recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.