Program Lead - Content & Training

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 and collective action. 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 the end 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

State  Program Lead  - Content & Training

The State  Program Lead  - Content & Training role aims to understand grassroots challenges, learn from research, and design innovative solutions (Leadership development modules, Handbooks for Headteachers, Block leaders and DIETS, Courses and Micro-improvement projects on DIKSHA). This role is most suited for those exploring opportunities to innovate solutions for improving education leadership and experiencing first-hand implementation of solutions.  The role is co-creating the leadership development curriculum and training programs with SCERT and DIETs. 

Roles and Responsibilities

The   State  Program Lead  - Content & Training will work as part of the SCERT Content team to ensure quality content creation for in-person and blended teacher capacity-building content. Additionally, the program lead- Content & Training will collaborate with members across the team and support the manager with content creation and organizational tasks. 

• Research and create interactive and engaging content for government officers and teachers on topics related to FLN and project-based learning programs, classroom instruction, social-emotional learning, and classroom culture.
• Design various materials like blended learning courses, action projects presentations, voice-over narration scripts, storyboards, lesson plans, handbooks and other learning materials for teachers.
• Develop assignments and assessment tools, such as tests and quizzes, to check for knowledge mastery of the content.
• Translate in-house content into Hindi, ensuring relevance to the context of the teachers, head teachers and DIETS
• Peer-review content for accuracy and alignment with content evaluation rubrics.
• Work with various content development vendors to communicate requirements, review content, and ensure seamless deliverables.
• Pilot and evaluate the solutions to improve their quality and provide recommendations for implementing it at scale. 

Experience & Competencies Required

• A Master’s degree in education, teacher development, or a related discipline is required. An MPhil or PhD is preferred.
• Should have led at least 1-2 projects in the government education sector at the State/district level.
• Proven experience in instructional design, project management, and training course creation and management.
• 5-10 Years of experience leading large-scale training programs, preferably with the government or with government school teachers.
• Must have a good command of English and Hindi (Read and Write).

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 7 Lakhs onwards (depending on competency and experience)

Location: Patna   

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