Program Lead - BTP (STEP Bihar)

About Mantra4Change Mantra4Change is a non-profit organisation working with governments to transform public education systems in India — so that millions of children can learn better, grow stronger, and thrive. We partner closely with state education departments to design and implement reforms at scale, strengthening leadership, governance, and classroom practice across public schools. Our work is grounded in the belief that lasting change happens when governments lead their own transformation.

Through long-term collaboration with institutions such as SCERTs and DIETs, Mantra4Change focuses on developing school leaders and system leaders, building collaborative school cultures, and engaging communities as partners in learning. By combining strong on-ground implementation with continuous learning, we help systems identify what works, scale it responsibly, and sustain improvement over time.Our mission is to enable leaders at every level of the system to drive continuous improvement, creating a virtuous cycle in which strong leadership, collective ownership, and systemic reform deliver better learning and more equitable outcomes for every child.

About the Gaya Block Transformation Program (BTP) We have been working closely with the education department of Bihar since 2021 to strengthen education leadership at various levels through collective action, leveraging technology to drive school improvement. Alongside our state-wide Project-Based Learning (PBL) work in the middle grades, we run a deeper district intervention in Gaya that provides governance and academic support to key stakeholders at the district, block, and complex levels.

Mantra4Change is now launching the Block Transformation Programme (BTP), a five-year initiative to build a replicable model of quality education across three aspirational blocks in Gaya, covering close to 200 government middle schools. The programme deepens Project-Based Learning in Grades 6 to 8 in maths, science, and social subjects, and strengthens the whole block ecosystem, teachers, block and district officials, and parents, so that children in government schools learn better and develop both academic and holistic outcomes.The programme is built on a set of interdependent pillars: relevant, experience-based learning resources; effective parent and community engagement; clear KPIs for block, DIET, and district officials; teacher capacity building centred on classroom action; recognition as a design element; instructional support by education leaders; and strong review systems where what gets measured gets done.

About the Role The Program Lead - BTP is a block-level, field-facing role that drives the on-ground implementation of Project-Based Learning across a cluster of about 20 to 25 government middle schools within the Gaya blocks, as part of a programme covering 200 schools. Working with existing government mentors, Complex Coordinators, and Block Technical Teams, the Program Lead runs regular classroom observation and coaching (not inspection), supports teachers to run Gold Standard PBL, and strengthens the training, review, recognition, and parent-engagement routines that make quality learning stick. The role is the direct instructional support the model treats as non-negotiable.

This role demands strong classroom and academic sense, the ability to coach teachers and Head Teachers constructively using a structured observation tool, and comfort working closely with CRCCs, BEOs, and DIET Gaya. It offers the opportunity to build a replicable model of quality education from the ground up. This is a long-term role suited to someone who wants to commit to the block for the duration of the programme.

• Must be comfortable speaking and writing in English and Hindi.
• Must have a Master's degree in Education, Maths, Science, Social Science (SST), or a related field.
• Must have 2–3 years of experience in teaching, mentoring, training, or other education-related work.
• Must have experience in planning and conducting training sessions.
• Must have basic knowledge of Google Workspace, Canva, and AI tools.
• Must be willing to live in the assigned block and travel regularly to schools.
• Must be willing to stay in the assigned block for the full duration of the programme.