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 12 reviews)); "A great opportunity to do work that you can be proud of." ((in 8 reviews)); "Managers understand and give time for problem" ((in 6 reviews)); "Great environment with co workers and bosses" ((in 4 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 10 reviews)); "Heavy workload, low compensation, tiring" ((in 9 reviews)); "Very short contracts which results to No job security" ((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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245 reviews

3.0

Oct 21, 2021

Great exposure, toxic work culture

Research manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great exposure to field work, data collection, operations, grant writing, researchers, and the field of development in general; fantastic reputation, in terms of including IPA on a CV

Cons

Poor pay, vastly overworked staff, minimal benefits, dysfunctional in-country HR and operations, lack of transparency at the country director level and above, few functional systems, lack of growth opportunities for "national" staff.

5.0

Oct 5, 2021

Great place to work

Country director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great freedom to explore areas of work and learn Quick upward mobility

Cons

Salaries for some positions can be less competitive than other international organizations.

4.0

Aug 6, 2021

Great place to be involve in RCT based research.

Research analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

ALL project works are directed towards policy developments, which create a sense of contribution to social improvements. Great place to learn about RCT for beginners who want to develop their career in this relevant sector. Great place to involve with impactful works and with the best minds in the respective fields.

Cons

Worktime management and HR at country level can be improved.

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