KAP 2026-2027 - Manager of Admissions - Reformers Academy

The Koch Associate Program (KAP) is a career accelerator for early to mid-career professionals with a drive to tackle our country’s most pressing challenges in more effective, principled ways. KAP equips associates with the tools, mindsets, and community to succeed as social entrepreneurs—individuals excited to find new and better ways to break barriers and eliminate injustice. Associates spend one day each week engaging in experiential learning with Stand Together Fellowships and work at one of our many partner organizations the rest of the week. Our curriculum is designed to supercharge your development and equip you for long-term success as you seek to have an impact on the problems that prevent people from realizing their potential. About Reformers Academy: Reformers Academy (RA) recruits, trains, and deploys policy-interested professionals into positions of influence that impact human flourishing in the healthcare, education, and human services arenas, equipping them to empower individuals and families to fight for the future of the next generation, our economy, and the American dream. As a growing organization, we have built a policy training academy for working professionals who want to focus on influencing policy. We are looking for a passionate, talented, and hard-working professional committed to this mission to join our team. Our core values are: Invested in people Partnership-focused Intent on continuous improvement and challenging the status quo Built for changemakers 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. The Manager of Admissions will design, run, and continually improve the systems that power our application, interview, and selection processes for all three RA fellowships. This includes refining application materials to ensure we collect the right information for downstream placement, coordinating and scheduling more than 100 interviews per cycle, managing candidate communications, and ensuring every applicant has a clear, professional, and mission-aligned experience. Beyond operations, this role requires strong judgment. You will assess ideological alignment, evaluate candidate strengths and growth areas, track cohort composition, and help ensure each class reflects the mix of skills, experience levels, and geographic representation needed to strengthen our policy networks. You will collaborate closely with RA’s outreach team to build strong state-by-state pipelines and maintain a running list of high-potential emerging leaders. As RA grows, this position represents half of a newly split function—giving the Manager of Admissions the opportunity to build scalable systems, introduce new tools and processes, and help define what excellence in admissions looks like for a fast-moving, impact-oriented organization. Key Duties Admissions Operations & Systems 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. Candidate Evaluation & Selection 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 geographi