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 19 reviews)); "amazing and smart colleagues" ((in 11 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)); "Great working environment" ((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 24 reviews)); "Management is poor and disorganized" ((in 17 reviews)); "Long hours; Lots of travels to the field;" ((in 12 reviews)); "Heavy workload, low compensation, tiring" ((in 8 reviews)); "I think the benefits are fairly good if you compare IPA to similar organisations in the area." ((in 6 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

Company ratings over time

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

4.0

Mar 12, 2022

Great organisation, need to pay their staff more

Policy and practice coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great organisation and recognised for its rigorous research and data collection methods.

Cons

Low salaries and long working hours.

3.0

Mar 8, 2022

Good launching pad

M&e coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Depending on your unit/tasks, it can be very intellectually interesting. - Working conditions are really good/flexible.

Cons

- No career evolution and no staff retention plan. - Bad top-down communication and lack of team play from the top. - External partners are difficult to manage.

4.0

Feb 15, 2022

Great people, great mission

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Fantastic people and culture (fun, learning, still start-up energy) - Strong focus on mission and impact - Super flexible work environment (this was the case pre-COVID too) - Leadership seems to care about making organization better

Cons

- teams are small so often over-stretched (downside of ambitious plans) - Can be difficult to deal with external partners/ researchers, but that seems to have improved over the years

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