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?

"amazing people" ((in 17 reviews)); "amazing and smart colleagues" ((in 10 reviews)); "Great working environment" ((in 7 reviews)); "Managers understand and give time for problem" ((in 6 reviews)); "A great opportunity to do work that you can be proud of." ((in 6 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 26 reviews)); "Management is poor and disorganized" ((in 17 reviews)); "Long hours; Lots of travels to the field;" ((in 10 reviews)); "Compensation is very low." ((in 10 reviews)); "I think the benefits are fairly good if you compare IPA to similar organisations in the area." ((in 5 reviews))

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3.6

58% would recommend to a friend

(244 total reviews)

Annie Duflo

70% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

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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 244 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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3.0

Feb 25, 2023

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Senior research associate

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Pros

The people who work at IPA are talented, passionate and always willing to help you out. You have a very steep learning curve here, so the experience will be great for your future career. You get to work on really interesting projects!

Cons

The benefits are not that good, and salaries are low compared to other NGOs. The workload is pretty extreme, so especially in higher positions you have to work much more than a standard 40 hour work week. There is no good compensation mechanism for this (no paid overtime), and there is often nobody who can step in and help you out.

3.0

Feb 14, 2023

Interesting work, zero career prospects

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Very interesting work done in different areas Global organization that allows you to work from colleagues from all over the world Laid-back attitude and lots of flexibility

Cons

Role descriptions and responsibilities are not clear at all, you would not know the hierarchy by just looking at the positions Very low salaries, even for the non-profit sector No career prospects at all, IPA has archaic and super strict guidelines for staff promotion and payment increases High employee turnover

4.0

Jan 26, 2023

Good if you are passionate about international development research

Senior program development associate

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Pros

- Prestigious reputation among the international development research world

Cons

- Country office staff are often overworked

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