Program Manager - STEP Bihar
- Company
Mantra4Change
- Location
Patna Bihar
- Employment Type
Full-Time
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Functional Category
Programme Management & Implementation
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Experience
8 - 10 years
- Date Posted
30-Jun-2025
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.
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Overview of the Role
As a Program Manager you will take the ownership of a state-wide education transformation program and shall be responsible for its end-to-end delivery. You’ll lead a 4-5 member team that anchors different projects/interventions within the program. While receiving requisite guidance from the program director you are expected to contribute to different projects/interventions closely work with senior government stakeholders guide your team and drive their professional development. You’ll ensure that the program is on track w.r.t. its goals and intended impact while also taking up additional responsibilities within the organization.
Job Description
- Lead Government Relations
Lead the co-creation journey of education change programs with partners and Govt. officials (SPD Secretary Education Director SCERT) at the state level
Co-create a strategic plan aligned to the scope and focus of the program with state priorities.
Research and co-create solutions to address the needs of the education system and state priorities.
- Lead Ecosystem Partnerships:
Build strategic partnerships with various organizations and stakeholders including NGOs knowledge partners design consultants and other government agencies.
Co-create a space for dialogues around education leadership technology collective action (Shikshāgraha)
- Lead Donor Engagement & Management
Engage other key stakeholders like advisors and donors
Support and mentor a team of 4-5 members in their responsibilities
- Lead Research Monitoring Evaluation
Analyze existing structures processes and projects; devise plans to strengthen them.
Articulate the objectives and theory of change and communicate effectively with the stakeholders about the program.
Ensure different projects/interventions contribute meaningfully to the program by establishing effective monitoring and evaluation processes.
Required & Preferred Qualifications
Skill
- Great to have strong alignment with the cause of reforming Govt. education system.
- Must have experience in leading teams to achieve ambitious outcomes
- Must have awareness of the state-level initiatives towards education transformation in different parts of India is preferable
- Must have strong problem solving with an on-ground implementation lens
- Must have the ability to establish strong working relationships with the officials and partners
- Must have an analytical and data - driven approach
- Must be ready to travel
- Excellent communication skills both oral and written (English and Hindi)
Education
Bachelors or Masters in a relevant field.
Experience
Must have a minimum of 8 years of work experience preferably in working with Govt. stakeholders or in the education sector
Company Policies
Leave Policies
Parental Leave
Paid Time Off
Learning & Development
Upskilling
Flexible Work Option
Flexible Hours