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 15 reviews)); "I had cool colleagues who were ready to induct me into the company and lively team members who made me feel apart of the Family." ((in 10 reviews)); "A great opportunity to do work that you can be proud of." ((in 7 reviews)); "Managers understand and give time for problem" ((in 6 reviews)); "Excellent benefits." ((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 18 reviews)); "Long hours; Lots of travels to the field;" ((in 11 reviews)); "Compensation is very low." ((in 9 reviews)); "Very short contracts which results to No job security" ((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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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (245 reviews)

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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).

Reviews by job title

245 reviews

3.0

Jul 17, 2024

Good mission, no loyalty toward employees

Country director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They are trying to understand what works and what does not in development interventions through neutral randomized control trials.

Cons

They do not care about their employees, and the principal investigators, who are not employees, call all the shots. They are really a glorified survey company, as the people that hire them to do RCTs are completely in charge. They have no independence nor people within the organization who initiate development programs or surveys. They abandoned me when there was a misunderstanding with the government regarding work visas. Instead of supporting me, they allowed the government to cancel my work visa and end my employment.

5.0

Jun 6, 2024

Good changes since the pandemic

Research assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company has been working for over 2 years to systemize their job levels and salaries, increase their salaries, and systemize their annual review process. This is in hopes to increase longevity, since staff at the RA level tend to have high turnover. International travel opportunities are great. The staff all over the world are fantastic. The time off is generous, around 3-4 weeks.

Cons

The pay is low, but, that is what you expect when you work for a company that has a positive impact on people -- haha.

5.0

Jul 15, 2023

Good org, cares about impact and at the same time it’s people

Senior associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really committed people, react to feedback

Cons

No major cons but you need to be aware which team you are joining. Some teams are more isolated, so you see less of the whole org

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