Manager, Early Talent Admissions

ROLE TITLE: Manager, Early Talent Admissions (Temporary –May 2026, Potential for Extension)

POSITION REPORTS TO: Managing Director, Early Talent Admissions

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Sunday, August 17th, at 11:59pm ET

LOCATION: Flexible

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Teach For America is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive operational leader to support the execution of pre-corps admissions logistics and systems. In this role, you’ll help ensure that the systems for applicants moving through the selection process for partner programs that hire undergraduate talent (e.g., Teach For America’s Ignite Fellowship, TFA Impact, Breakthrough Collaborative, Jumpstart, etc.) are efficient, fair, and clearly communicated.

You’ll focus on keeping operational plans on track, managing applicant communications, supporting key decision-making logistics, and partnering across teams to troubleshoot issues as they arise. You’ll also help document process improvements and support pilots that aim to evolve our admissions systems over time.

The ideal candidate thrives in managing logistics, takes initiative to identify and solve problems, and brings strong communication and collaboration skills. You are someone who can keep a lot moving at once, while ensuring the integrity of our systems, clarity for our stakeholders, and care for our applicants.

ROLE DURATION: This position is expected to run through May 31, 2026. While there is potential for continuation beyond that date, it is not guaranteed and will depend on organizational priorities

WHAT YOU’LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

Logistics & Operations admissions support to select early engagement participants for Ignite and Jumpstart annually (65%)

Operations

• Coordinate the logistics of the pre-corps admissions process, ensuring smooth applicant progression and data tracking

• Execute tasks such as launching decisions, managing inboxes, uploading decision documents, and ensuring follow-up communications are timely and accurate

• Support the preparation and documentation of decision cycles, application materials, and applicant records

Risk & Issue Management Support

• Flag risk-related issues or edge cases and support their resolution through documentation, coordination, and tracking

• Support internal tracking of decision patterns, applicant flags, and cross-functional escalations

Cross-Team Coordination (25%)

• Collaborate with the Selection Operations team to ensure clear handoffs and consistent experience across admissions phases

• Coordinate with early engagement programs and admissions partners to confirm content, timelines, and messaging for all outgoing communications.

• Support the creation and maintenance of resources and updates for internal staff via homeroom pages, email blasts, and guides.

• Provide logistical support for pilots designed to test new components of the pre-corps admissions process.

 Team & Organization Partnership & Stewardship (10%)

• Actively engage with the teams and work groups involved in early corps engagement

• Participate in organizational initiatives, learning and development sessions, and key moments of cross-functional collaboration.

• Serve as a flexible contributor, lending expertise and capacity to emerging projects and evolving team needs.

A WEEK IN THE LIFE

Over the course of any week, you’ll manage the deadline-to-deadline flow of pre-corps admissions logistics, tracking applicant movement, supporting decision cycles, managing inboxes, and flagging urgent issues for your manager or partner teams. You'll check in with Early Talent Partners to ensure decisions are aligned to their needs and troubleshoot any barriers that arise.

You’ll attend meetings cross functionally to stay aligned on timelines and needs. You may also support pilot rollouts or assist in compiling insights and documentation to help improve future admissions cycles. This role requires strong attention to detail, a commitment to operational excellence, and the ability to support both structured processes and fast-changing needs.

YOUR EXPERIENCE

Prior Experience

• Teach For America current staff, alumni or former staff member preferred

• Experience and proficiency with the Teach For America selection model preferred

• Minimum of 2 years of professional experience

Your areas of knowledge and expertise that matter most for this role:

• Strong organizational skills with experience managing logistics, systems, or timelines in fast-paced environments

• Ability to prioritize and execute on multiple tasks simultaneously while maintaining a high bar for accuracy and follow-through

• Comfort using systems, spreadsheets, and project tracking tools to stay organized and share information clearly

• Experience coordinating with cross-functional partners or stakeholders to ensure smooth handoffs and aligned actions

• Proactive problem-solving approach with a willingness to ask questions, seek clarity, and jump in to support evolving needs

• Deep commitment to fair systems that serve all applicants

YOUR FUTURE TEAM

This role sits on the Selection Unit, a collaborative team of 11 within the larger Admissions Team. You’ll report to the MD of Pre-Corps Admissions and work closely with cross-functional partners in Selection Operations, Ignite and other Early Talent. Together, we are building an admissions process that is rigorous, equitable, and deeply grounded in our mission and your work will be key to making it all run smoothly.

YOUR COMPENSATION 

The applicable salary range for each U.S.- based role is based on where the employee works and is aligned to one of 3 tiers according to a cost of labor index in that geographic area. Starting pay for the successful applicant will depend on a variety of job-related factors, which may include education, training, experience, location, business needs, or market demands. New hires are typically brought into the organization at a salary between the range minimum and the salary range midpoint depending on qualifications, internal review, and the budgeted amount for the role. The expected salary ranges for this role are set forth below. These ranges may be modified in the future.

• Tier A: $55,700 to $76,000 

• Tier B: $60,800 to $83,000

• Tier C: $65,700 to $89,700

You can see which Tier you belong to here. If you do not see your location listed, click here for additional total rewards information.

NEXT STEPS

In lieu of a Cover Letter, please respond to this prompt in 1-2 typed pages and share with RTStaffing@teachforamerica.org:

Our most successful team members have demonstrated strong achievement in their professional experience prior to taking on their positions. Please describe the most ambitious goal you have ever set and achieved, and what actions you took to attain it. How did you engage others, if at all, to reach this goal? What challenges, if any, did you encounter while working towards your goal?

Your response should include all of the following:

A professional experience supporting/leading a small group, large group, or complex project

• Explicitly state the goal you were working towards

• The action steps you took to achieve this goal

• How you involved different perspectives and/or invested partners (e.g. colleagues, administration, parents, etc.) to help you to achieve this goal

• Quantitative results that demonstrate your impact AND

• Qualitative results that demonstrate your impact

We have provided some “sentence starters” below to help guide your thinking. You can choose to leverage these sentences as you write your reflections, or you can write something entirely different! Both methods are encouraged: we want to get the most accurate information about your record of results as possible.

• At the beginning of the year, I set a classroom goal of X

• I set this/these goal(s) because of <X, Y, Z reasons>

• We achieved <Y results>. I know this because of <X, Y, and Z>.

• In addition to quantitative targets, I set a qualitative goal(s) of X