Does Innovations for Poverty Action pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Innovations for Poverty Action employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Innovations for Poverty Action. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Innovations for Poverty Action?

58% of Innovations for Poverty Action employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Innovations for Poverty Action 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Innovations for Poverty Action?

Research Associate (45) , Field Officer (26) , Research Manager (15) , Research Analyst (12) , Senior Research Associate (9) , Intern (8) , Research Assistant (8) , Field Manager (7) , Project Associate (7) , Manager (6) , Researcher (6) , Associate Research Manager (5) , Project Coordinator (5) , Senior Field Officer (5) , Associate Director (4)

What are the pros of working at Innovations for Poverty Action according to real employee reviews?

"Great group of young, smart, people." ((in 16 reviews)); "IPA provides a great place to learn and grow, with an enjoyable office culture and great colleagues." ((in 14 reviews)); "A great opportunity to do work that you can be proud of." ((in 7 reviews)); "Great working environment" ((in 6 reviews)); "Managers understand and give time for problem" ((in 5 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Innovations for Poverty Action according to real employee reviews?

"Salaries are low and the ranges between staff who do the same amount of work can be absurd." ((in 27 reviews)); "Management is poor and disorganized" ((in 19 reviews)); "Long hours; Lots of travels to the field;" ((in 11 reviews)); "Heavy workload, low compensation, tiring" ((in 8 reviews)); "No work life balance at IPA" ((in 5 reviews))

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3.6

58% would recommend to a friend

(245 total reviews)

Annie Duflo

70% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.2

Senior management

3.2

Career opportunities

2.9

Compensation and benefits

Innovations for Poverty Action has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 245 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Innovations for Poverty Action employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the ONG y Organizaciones sin fines de lucro industry (3.7 stars).

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4.0

Oct 18, 2020

Great Experience, but difficult path to next job

Research associate

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Pros

- Working with incredibly talented people and getting first hand experience with RCT and how field research is done. - Provided with a lot of autonomy and ability to take on many hats and learn a diverse set of skills

Cons

- The quality of your experience will largely be determined by your PA, and not all PAs are created equal. Definitely spend time researching your prospective PA - I am now a Data Scientist, and although I programmed a lot during my time as a Research Associate, most companies did not perceive that as valid coding experience and it was hard to my application past the resume review stage

3.0

Nov 7, 2016

Research Associate

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

IPA provides a great place to learn and grow, with an enjoyable office culture and great colleagues. The work is often challenging but rarely boring, and there is a real appreciation for scientific rigor in conducting RCTs.

Cons

IPA is having some serious growing pains. The organizational structure and academic influence tend to hold it back from putting in place efficient or even logical procedures and standards. Compensation is often appallingly low, especially for field contractors.

2.0

Mar 9, 2016

Field Officer

Field officer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great learning environment, excellent colleagues

Cons

Very poor salary, racism - clear distniction between whites and blacks

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