Research and Design - Shikshagraha
- Company Mantra4Change
- Location Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Employment Type Full-Time
- Functional Category Research & Knowledge Management
- Years 3
- Salary 600000 -
- Date Posted 03-Apr-2025
- Application Deadline
About Mantra4Change
Nearly a decade ago, Mantra stepped into the education ecosystem with a vision to transform Public Education in India. In a nation like India with complexities of scale and diversity, enabling quality education cannot be exclusive of systemic reforms. Our mission is to enable enriching learning experiences for children by enabling education leaders to drive school improvements. Towards this, we partner with bodies like the Ministry of Education, State education departments, as well as other Civil Society Actors. We enable school improvement through a tri-fold approach - working directly with schools through our innovation projects, working with state governments towards enabling greater system capacity, and by working with ecosystem actors to nurture a collective of changemakers. As part of our work with state governments, one of our key programs is the Punjab Education Collective - a collective of 4 organizations jointly working towards systemic school reform in the state of Punjab, for which we were recently awarded “The Collective Social Innovation Award” by the Schwab Foundation at the World Economic Forum in January 2023. Through the span of the last 10 years, we have been able to reach 272,090 schools, 276,204 education leaders and 36,457,659 children.
- Website https://www.mantra4change.org/
Overview of 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.
Job Description
1) Research and develop tools to identify the needs of schools and teachers
2) Evaluate underlying causes for gaps in implementation, collaborate to respond effectively, and contribute to customizing the program
3) Design pilot-ready solutions for problems, challenges, and needs identified through research
4) Collaborate with partners for piloting solutions, collecting data on the pilot, and refining solutions based on the pilot
5) Create case studies and position papers on the solutions
6) Design strategies for the dissemination of solutions
7) Identify and forge new external partnerships with organizations/people aimed at learning from existing resources
8) Participate in meetings, workshops, or related forums/events that contribute to the development and growth of Mantra
9) Create learning environments and build capacity within the team through shared learning, unconditional support, and strong self and peer accountability
Required & Preferred Qualifications
Skill
1) Must have a minimum experience of 3 years and a degree in education or equivalent. 2) Must be ready to travel on a need basis. 3) Prior experience in leading design efforts for adult education in general and school 4) leadership development, in particular, would be preferred. 5) Must have experience teaching in low-income schools or government schools. 6) Must have prior experience in primary and secondary research and should be a problem solver. 7) Willingness to learn in the face of uncertainty and difficult situations. 8) Must have effective planning skills and time-task management. 9) Must have a good command of English (Read and Write).
Education
Experience
Minimum 3 years