Communication Lead - Shikshāgraha

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 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

Read more - www.mantra4change.org

About Shikshāgraha

As part of the Inspire initiative, Mantra4Change builds partnerships to amplify our ideas and approaches across the educational ecosystem. One of our key initiatives under this umbrella is the Shikshagraha movement, which aims to catalyze collective action across 100 districts in India to enhance the quality of education. By 2025, it seeks to impact 40 million children through decentralized school improvement programs. Shikshāgraha focuses on empowering school leaders, fostering collaboration between district education departments and local NGOs, leveraging India's open-source technology platform, DIKSHA, for documenting and disseminating best practices. Key objectives include improving student outcomes, enhancing school infrastructure, building systemic capacity through community-driven, need-based solutions, and ensuring sustainable and context-specific educational reforms.

About the role

We are looking for a Lead to join our Communications Team and help build the presence of Mantra4Change across channels and forums. In this position, you will play a key role in promoting our organization through engaging social media activities, visual communication (video blogs, and infographics), and media engagements. 

Roles and Responsibilities 

Content Creation:

• Create engaging and informative content for Mantra4Change’s various communication channels, including but not limited to social media, website, newsletters, blogs, and internal communications.
• Collaborate with team members to brainstorm and generate content ideas that align with our organization's goals and target audience.
• Collaborate with the design lead to create visually appealing content that complements written materials.

Website Management:

• Ensure the organization's website is up-to-date, visually appealing, user-friendly, and optimized for search engines (SEO).
• Regularly update website content, employee section, and event information to reflect current activities and initiatives by Mantra4Change.

Media Relations:

• Build and nurture relationships with journalists, bloggers, and media outlets to enhance our organization's visibility.
• Draft and distribute press releases and media pitches to promote our key initiatives and events.

Event Coordination

• Coordinate and plan organization-hosted events, online or in-person, ensuring seamless execution and a memorable experience for participants.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams/organizations to organize events that align with Mantra4Change’s mission and vision. 

Experience and Competencies Required

• Must have a minimum 3+ years of experience in Marketing, Media, or Communication.
• Must have a bachelor's degree in Communication, Journalism, or English  Literature.
• Must be ready to travel on a need basis.
• Must be willing to learn and have a proactive approach.
• Must be open to feedback and adhere to timelines.

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 5 Lakhs onwards (depending on competency and experience) 

Location: Patna, Bihar with need based travel

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