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))

Innovations for Poverty Action reviews

3.6

58% would recommend to a friend

(245 total reviews)

Annie Duflo

70% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

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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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245 reviews

3.0

Mar 18, 2014

Compelling mission, inspirational and intelligent colleagues, but behind on the functions "beneath the hood"

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Pros

The work you do will contribute to important dialogue in international development. You will work with very intelligent, inspiring, and self-motivated colleagues. If you are proactive, you have a ton of room for professional development and doing work you are passionate about.

Cons

IPA is coming to grips with its historic under-investment in the fundamental components that make any organization function, like finance, legal, and HR. I believe senior leadership is aware of these shortcomings, and investing in them now. However, it is still going to be a bumpy road for the next year with respect to these important support functions.

4.0

Oct 7, 2012

Good place to gain empirical research experience prior to pursuing PhD in Econ or Social Science

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Pros

You will lean RCT, power calc first hand. You will have the opportunity to apply microeconomics and statistics to real-life situation. Will lean or improve academic writing. You will discover other countries/continents/cultures while working

Cons

-Most research assistant/analyst/coordinator/associate positions are based outside US. -Not easy to transition back to US office: no systematic structure in place to integrate workers who have been in the field for years and wanted to come back to the US and continue working for IPA. -Salary: hhhmmmm... just survival. Can't save!! -Vacation/RnR return ticket: very tricky in your contract; its basically one return ticket every 2 years. Negotiate 1 return ticket per 12 months, in addition to your 1st and last ticket, unless you plan staying for less than 2 years.

2.0

Jan 30, 2012

Satisfying, but extremely stressful

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Pros

A great opportunity to gain experience in managing multiple, complex responsibilities. I am very happy with the work that I do in theory, appreciate the organization's mission, and proud to talk about my job. I also know that when my contract ends, I will have something substantial on my resume that will help me land the next job much more easily.

Cons

I have never worked in such a stressful environment, nor felt so under-appreciated. Project staff are given an incredible amount of responsibility and pressure, with very little or no guidance. Management gives unreasonable deadlines, and regularly makes demands for long nights or meetings on weekends. Nearly no praise is given for a job well done, but plenty of criticism is given for failing to meet impossible or unknown standards.

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