Mantra4Change
About Mantra4Change
A decade ago, Mantra4Change stepped into the education ecosystem with a vision to transform public education in India. We believe that in a unique nation like India, our approach to quality education cannot be exclusive of systemic reforms. We work with stakeholders in the system especially in positions of leadership to enable school improvement across the states we work with. A key question that drives us is - how might we enable enriching experiences for children at scale, with speed, and sustainably? Committed to enabling education leaders to drive sustainable improvements across 150,000 schools by 2025, we aim to ensure that every child has the skills and knowledge to thrive in an ever-evolving world.
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
About the role
The Design and Research Lead role is aimed at understanding the grassroots 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 the needs of schools and teachers.
- Evaluate underlying causes for gaps in implementation, collaborate to respond effectively, and contribute to customizing the 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 the pilot.
- Create case studies and position papers on the solutions.
- Design strategies for the dissemination of solutions.
- Identify and forge new external partnerships with organizations/people aimed at learning from existing resources.
- Participate in meetings, workshops, or related forums/events that contribute to the development and growth of Mantra.
- 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 3 years in leading design efforts for education interventions.
- A degree in education or equivalent.
- Experience teaching in low-income schools or government schools.
- Must have the ability to research and should be a problem solver.
- Willingness to learn in the face of uncertainty and difficult situations.
- Must have effective planning skills and time-task management.
- 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 6 Lakhs onwards (depending on competency and experience)
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka
