Openings: Mantra4Change
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Our Programs are designed to improve and impact critical challenges:
- at ground level like teacher capacity building – Transform
- at system level like empowering leaders with administrative and academic tools – Enable
- at ecosystem level by inspiring thought leaders and entrepreneurs to build a collective of changemakers – Inspire
Read more – www.mantra4change.org
1. Senior Program Lead – UP
Roles and Responsibilities
1. Stakeholder Management:
- Navigate through various government departments and foster effective stakeholder relationships.
- Comfortably interact with government officials, particularly at the senior IAS level.
- Manage relationships with funders, ensuring effective communication and collaboration.
2. Operational Oversight:
- Conduct meetings with concerned department officials.
- Evaluate current programs and provide insightful feedback.
- Liaise with the government for seamless collaboration.
- Organize workshops and review meetings with both internal and external teams.
- Comfort with frequent travel, especially within the northern belt of U.P/Bihar/Punjab/Delhi.
Experience and Competencies Required
- Must have a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience.
- Must have an ideal mix of experience in the development sector and education.
- Must know Hindi (Read and Write).
- Demonstrated ability to work with government stakeholders.
- Adept at funder management, stakeholder engagement, and partnership development.
What we offer
- Opportunity to work closely with different education organizations globally and in India.
- Exposure to different field locations in India.
- Learning and development support to build capacity.
- 24 paid leave and 12 calendar holidays.
- Medical insurance – individual and dependents.
- One menstruation leave each month for women employees.
- L&D fun to pursue learning opportunity related to job.
Remuneration: An annual CTC of INR 8 Lakhs onwards (depending on competency and experience)
Location: Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
About the role
The M&E Lead role is aimed at developing impact strategy for the organization/programs, designing M&E frameworks, learning from research, and helping organizations with their data needs.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Arrive at the Organization’s impact measurement strategy collaborating with the core leadership team.
- Proactively build evidence in Mantra’s programs/interventions by supporting with data wherever required and developing robust structures to document the impact.
- Engaging with the research and design team to design a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) framework for the programs.
- Design, collaborate, and plan for data collection with the field teams or organizations.
- Design and package the M&E templates and resources to be disseminated with the solution packages.
- Plan and partner with organizations for impact analyses, data collection & research, etc.
- Consolidate and analyze the collected data to report insights about the programs.
- Present the reports and insights whenever required.
- Document the processes and create reports wherever required.
- Assist in developing org/program-specific data dashboards to showcase progress on outputs & outcomes.
- Support with building the capacity of the team to do research and design evidence-informed solutions.
- Close collaboration with program teams, and external technical and research partners.
Experience and Competencies Required
- Must have more than 3 years of experience in leading design efforts for education intervention.
- Must be a critical thinker and a problem solver.
- Must be able to develop and facilitate workshops and capacity-building programs, and have the ability to influence and motivate people to work towards a common goal.
- Must have the Willingness to learn in uncertain situations. Strong planning and time management skills.
- Must have experience working on Python / R, Stata, and SQL.
- Must have a good command of English (Read and Write).
What we offer
- Opportunity to work closely with different education organizations globally and in India.
- Exposure to the field in different locations in India.
- Learning and development support to build capacity.
- 24 paid leave and 12 calendar holidays.
- Medical insurance – individual and dependents.
- One menstruation leave each month for women employees.
- L&D fun to pursue learning opportunities related to jobs.
Remuneration: An annual CTC of INR 7 Lakhs onwards (depending on competency and experience)
Location: Bangalore; might require travel to field sites
About Shikshāgraha
As part of the Inspire initiative, Mantra4Change builds partnerships to amplify our ideas and approaches across the educational ecosystem. One of our key initiatives under this umbrella is the Shikshagraha movement, which aims to catalyze collective action across 100 districts in India to enhance the quality of education. By 2025, it seeks to impact 40 million children through decentralized school improvement programs. Shikshāgraha focuses on empowering school leaders, fostering collaboration between district education departments and local NGOs, leveraging India’s open-source technology platform, DIKSHA, for documenting and disseminating best practices. Key objectives include improving student outcomes, enhancing school infrastructure, building systemic capacity through community-driven, need-based solutions, and ensuring sustainable and context-specific educational reforms.
About the role
We are looking for a Lead to join our Communications Team and help build the presence of Mantra4Change across channels and forums. In this position, you will play a key role in promoting our organization through engaging social media activities, visual communication (video blogs, and infographics), and media engagements.
Roles and Responsibilities
Content Creation:
- Create engaging and informative content for Mantra4Change’s various communication channels, including but not limited to social media, website, newsletters, blogs, and internal communications.
- Collaborate with team members to brainstorm and generate content ideas that align with our organization’s goals and target audience.
- Collaborate with the design lead to create visually appealing content that complements written materials.
Website Management:
- Ensure the organization’s website is up-to-date, visually appealing, user-friendly, and optimized for search engines (SEO).
- Regularly update website content, employee section, and event information to reflect current activities and initiatives by Mantra4Change.
Media Relations:
- Build and nurture relationships with journalists, bloggers, and media outlets to enhance our organization’s visibility.
- Draft and distribute press releases and media pitches to promote our key initiatives and events.
Event Coordination
- Coordinate and plan organization-hosted events, online or in-person, ensuring seamless execution and a memorable experience for participants.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams/organizations to organize events that align with Mantra4Change’s mission and vision.
Experience and Competencies Required
- Must have a minimum 3+ years of experience in Marketing, Media, or Communication.
- Must have a bachelor’s degree in Communication, Journalism, or English Literature.
- Must be ready to travel on a need basis.
- Must be willing to learn and have a proactive approach.
- Must be open to feedback and adhere to timelines.
What we offer
- Opportunity to work with education organizations globally and in India.
- Exposure to the field in different locations in India.
- 24 paid leave and 12 calendar holidays.
- Medical insurance – individual and dependents.
- One menstruation leave each month for women employees.
- L&D fund to pursue learning opportunities related to jobs.
Remuneration: An annual CTC of INR 5 Lakhs onwards (depending on competency and experience)
Location: Patna, Bihar with need based travel
About the role
Mantra4Change has been onboarded by the ST & SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare Department, Odisha to enable education transformation in the schools and hostels run by the department. As a PMU (Project Management Unit) lead, Mantra will oversee major educational programs and activities envisioned by the department. As a Program Lead in the Education Reforms Team, you will own mini-projects within the overall program. You’ll be in the company of other such other leads whose projects together define the scope of the state education reforms program. While receiving requisite guidance and support from the program leadership, you’ll drive the mission of enabling the relevant stakeholders to lead continuous and sustainable improvements.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Leading and co-creating the journey of education change through programs with the government.
- Research and develop tools to identify the needs of the education system
- Develop a strategic plan aligned with the scope and focus of the projects.
- Review existing structures and processes, and work with concerned officials to implement improvement projects
- Assess and analyze existing government projects and devise plans to strengthen them. You would improve the learning cycles for every official by improving the feedback mechanism from the ground
- Build strategic partnerships consisting of various organizations and stakeholders, including NGOs, Knowledge partners, Design Consultants, Govt. Agencies etc. and create a partner engagement framework to coordinate and monitor the efficacy.
- Establish effective Monitoring and Evaluation processes
- Conduct regular field visits to support program implementation.
Experience & Competencies Required
- Must have strong alignment with the cause of reforming Govt. education system.
- Must have minimum 3 years of work experience, preferably in working with Govt. stakeholders or in the education sector
- Must have foundational and intermediate skills of excel, or any other data analysis and visualization tool is a plus.
- Must have strong problem solving with an on-ground implementation lens
- Must have strong communication skills and ability to write articles and papers
- Must have ability to establish strong working relationships with the officials and partners
What we offer
- Opportunity to work closely with different education organizations globally and in India.
- Exposure to the field in different locations in India.
- Learning and development support to build capacity.
- 24 paid leave and 12 calendar holidays.
- Medical insurance – individual and dependents.
- One menstruation leave each month for women employees.
- L&D fun to pursue learning opportunities related to jobs.
Remuneration: An annual CTC of INR 6 Lakhs onwards (depending on competency and experience)
Location: Bhubaneshwar, Odisha
About the role
Mantra4Change has been onboarded by the ST & SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare Department, Odisha to enable education transformation in the schools and hostels run by the department. As a PMU (Project Management Unit) lead, Mantra will oversee major educational programs and activities envisioned by the department. As a Program Associate in the Education Reforms Team, you will contribute to projects within the overall program. You’ll be in the company of other program associates and program leads whose projects together define the scope of the state education reforms program. While receiving requisite guidance and support from the program leadership, you’ll drive the mission of enabling the relevant stakeholders to lead continuous and sustainable school improvements.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Assist in planning and implementing education reform projects, and contribute to the development of strategic plans.
- Conduct research to identify needs within the education system, and assist in developing solutions to address these needs.
- Analyze existing structures, processes, and projects, and contribute ideas for improving these areas.
- Help build partnerships with various organizations and stakeholders, including NGOs, knowledge partners, and government agencies.
- Assist in establishing effective Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) processes to ensure project success.
- Conduct regular field visits to support program implementation.
Experience & Competencies Required
- Must have alignment with the cause of reforming the education system.
- Must have 2 years of relevant work experience, in the education sector or with government stakeholders.
- Must be aware of state-level initiatives towards education transformation in India.
- Must be a good problem-solving skills and research skills.
- Must have good communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Must have ability to establish strong working relationships with officials and partners.
- Must be willing to travel with 30% time in the field.
What we offer
- Opportunity to work closely with different education organizations globally and in India.
- Exposure to the field in different locations in India.
- Learning and development support to build capacity.
- 24 paid leave and 12 calendar holidays.
- Medical insurance – individual and dependents.
- One menstruation leave each month for women employees.
- L&D fun to pursue learning opportunities related to jobs.
Remuneration: An annual CTC of INR 4.8 Lakhs onwards (depending on competency and experience)
Location: Bhubaneshwar, Odisha
6. Communications Lead- STEP Bihar
About the role
We are looking for a Lead to join our Communications Team and help build the presence of Mantra4Change across channels and forums. In this position, you will play a key role in promoting our organization through engaging social media activities, visual communication (video blogs, and infographics), and media engagements.
Roles and Responsibilities
Content Creation:
- Create engaging and informative content for Mantra4Change’s various communication channels, including but not limited to social media, website, newsletters, blogs, and internal communications.
- Collaborate with team members to brainstorm and generate content ideas that align with our organization’s goals and target audience.
- Collaborate with the design lead to create visually appealing content that complements written materials.
Website Management:
- Ensure the organization’s website is up-to-date, visually appealing, user-friendly, and optimized for search engines (SEO).
- Regularly update website content, employee section, and event information to reflect current activities and initiatives by Mantra4Change.
Media Relations:
- Build and nurture relationships with journalists, bloggers, and media outlets to enhance our organization’s visibility.
- Draft and distribute press releases and media pitches to promote our key initiatives and events.
Event Coordination
- Coordinate and plan organization-hosted events, online or in-person, ensuring seamless execution and a memorable experience for participants.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams/organizations to organize events that align with Mantra4Change’s mission and vision.
Experience and Competencies Required
- Must have a minimum 4 years of experience in Marketing, Media or Communication.
- Must have a bachelor’s degree in Communication, Journalism, or English Literature.
- Must be willing to learn and have a proactive approach.
- Must be open to feedback and adhere to timelines.
What we offer
- Opportunity to work closely with different education organizations globally and in India.
- Exposure to the field in different locations in India.
- Learning and development support to build capacity.
- 24 paid leave and 12 calendar holidays.
- Medical insurance – individual and dependents.
- One menstruation leave each month for women employees.
- L&D fun to pursue learning opportunities related to jobs.
Remuneration: An annual CTC of INR 6 Lakhs onwards onwards (depending on competency and experience)
Location: Patna, Bihar
7. Research & Design, Program Lead- STEP Bihar
About the role
The Design and Research Lead role is aimed at understanding the grass-root challenges, learning from research, and designing innovative solutions for stakeholders. This role is most suited for those exploring opportunities in doing primary and/or secondary research and in leading program design.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Research and develop tools to identify needs of schools and teachers, Education leaders
- Evaluate underlying causes for gaps in implementation, collaborate to respond effectively and contribute to customizing program
- Design pilot-ready solutions for problems, challenges, and needs identified through research
- Collaborate with partners for piloting solutions, collecting data on the pilot, and refining solutions based on pilot
- Create case studies and position, research papers on the solutions
- Design strategies for dissemination of solutions for HMs, Teachers, DIETs, BRPs
- Create learning environments and build capacity within the team through shared learning, unconditional support and strong self and peer accountability
Experience & Competencies Required
- Must have a minimum experience of 5 years and a degree in education or equivalent.
- Prior experience in leading design efforts for adult education in general and school leadership development, in particular, would be preferred.
- An experience in handling large data and analysis (using spreadsheets or any other tool) preferred
- Past experience working with state and district-level governance and institutional structures is preferred
- Experience teaching in low-income schools or government schools is preferred.
- Must have prior experience in primary and secondary research and should be a problem solver.
- Must have effective planning skills and time-task management.
- Must have a good command of English (Read and Write).
Remuneration: An annual CTC of INR 7 Lakhs onwards (depending on competency and experience)
Location: Patna, Bihar
8. Program Lead – STEP Kalaburagi
About the role
As a Program Lead, you will be responsible for driving the mission of enabling the education ecosystem to lead continuous and sustainable improvements by providing support to a designated group of educational government functionaries at district and block levels in selected districts of Kalaburagi division. The Program Lead will also be actively engaged in designing and innovating programs along with the government.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Leading and co-creating the journey of education change through programs with various district governments across government high schools in the district.
- Research and develop tools to identify the needs of the education system.
- Develop a strategic plan aligned to the scope and focus of the projects.
- Review existing structures and processes, and work with concerned officials to implement improvement projects.
- Assess and analyze existing government projects and devise plans to strengthen them. You would improve the learning cycles for every official by improving the feedback mechanism from the ground.
- Build strategic partnerships consisting of various organizations and stakeholders, including NGOs, Knowledge partners, Design Consultants, Govt. Agencies etc. and create a partner engagement framework to coordinate and monitor the efficacy.
- Establish effective Monitoring and Evaluation processes.
Experience and Competencies Required
- Must have a minimum of 2 years of work experience, however, candidates with strong experience in the education sector will be considered.
- Must have awareness of the state-level initiatives towards education transformation in different parts of India is preferable.
- Experience in classroom teaching, delivering educational programs and activities OR experience working on projects with school stakeholders from underserved urban/rural localities.
- Strong interest in empowering a school through – School Leadership, Teaching & Learning, and Community Engagement.
- Must know Kannada (Read and Write)
What we offer
- Opportunity to work closely with different education organizations globally and in India.
- Exposure to the field in different locations in India.
- Learning and development support to build capacity.
- 24 paid leave and 12 calendar holidays.
- Medical insurance – individual and dependents.
- One menstruation leave each month for women employees.
- L&D fun to pursue learning opportunities related to jobs.
Remuneration: An annual CTC of INR 6 Lakhs onwards (commensurate to experience and skills)
Location: Kalaburagi
About the role
The Program Lead (District) will strive to work towards a model district as a unit of change. As a District Program Lead, you will own mini-projects within the overall program. He/She will work closely with the team and the education department (DIET/DDPI office) to drive the education intervention. District Program Lead will also be actively engaged in designing and innovating the existing program design and implementation methods focusing on STEM programs in Mysore District. You’ll be in the company of 1-2 such other leads whose projects together define the scope of the district education reforms program. While receiving requisite guidance and support from the program leadership, you’ll drive the mission of enabling the relevant stakeholders to lead continuous and sustainable improvements.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Assess and analyze existing government projects and devise plans to strengthen them. You would improve the learning cycles for every official by improving the feedback mechanism from the ground
- Leading and co-creating the journey of education change through programs with the district education department
- Develop a strategic plan aligned to the scope and focus of the projects.
- Create action plan to lead change efforts in districts using existing tools and programs
- Review existing structures and processes, and work with concerned officials to implement improvement projects
- Build strategic partnerships consisting of various organizations and stakeholders, including NGOs, Knowledge partners, Design Consultants, Govt. Agencies etc. and create a partner engagement framework to coordinate and monitor the efficacy
- Establish effective Monitoring and Evaluation processes
- Promote STEM education in the district and ensure that the STEM lab is used for regular classes for students.
Experience and Competencies Required
- Must have minimum 3-5 years of work experience, preferably in working with Govt. stakeholders or in the education sector.
- Must have strong alignment with the cause of reforming Govt. education system. Strong interest in empowering a school through system level interventions
- Must be aware of different state-level initiatives in Karnataka towards education transformation.
- Must have experience in classroom teaching, delivering educational programs with BRC, DIETs office is preferred.
- Must have excellent written, verbal, and telephonic communication skills.
- Fluency in Kannada and English are mandatory
What we offer
- Opportunity to work closely with different education organizations globally and in India.
- Exposure to the field in different locations in India.
- Learning and development support to build capacity.
- 24 paid leave and 12 calendar holidays.
- Medical insurance – individual and dependents.
- One menstruation leave each month for women employees.
- L&D fun to pursue learning opportunities related to jobs.
Remuneration: An annual CTC of INR 6 Lakhs onwards (depending on competency and experience)
Location: Mysore
10. Program Lead – STEP Karnataka
About the role
As a Program Lead, you will be responsible for supporting a group of government education officials to help improve the education system continuously and sustainably. You will also work closely with the government to design and develop new programs. Our work with the Karnataka State Education Department includes two main initiatives: 1) A state-level project to promote educational leadership, and 2) Model school programs like PM SHRI and Samatva.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Develop program collaterals, including reports, presentations, and resource materials, tailored for stakeholders.
- Leading and co-creating the journey of education change through programs with the government.
- Research and develop tools to identify needs of the education system
- Develop a strategic plan aligned to the scope and focus of the projects.
- Review existing structures and processes, and work with concerned officials to implement improvement projects
- Assess and analyze existing government projects and devise plans to strengthen them. You would improve the learning cycles for every official by improving the feedback mechanism from the ground.
Experience and Competencies Required
- Must have a minimum of 3 years of work experience, however, candidates with strong experience in the education sector will be considered.
- Must have an awareness of the state-level initiatives towards education transformation in different parts of India is preferable.
- Must have experience in classroom teaching, delivering educational programs and activities OR experience working on projects with school stakeholders from underserved urban/rural localities.
- Must have a strong interest in empowering a school through – School Leadership, Teaching & Learning, and Community Engagement.
- Must be proficient in reading and writing English
- Must be fluent in speaking Kannada; reading and writing in Kannada will be an added advantage.
What we offer
- Opportunity to work closely with different education organizations globally and in India.
- Exposure to the field in different locations in India.
- Learning and development support to build capacity.
- 24 paid leave and 12 calendar holidays.
- Medical insurance – individual and dependents.
- One menstruation leave each month for women employees.
- L&D fun to pursue learning opportunities related to jobs.
Remuneration: An annual CTC of INR 6.5 Lakhs onwards (depending on competency and experience)
Location: Bengaluru
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