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 experience, nice people, encourages autonomy and creativity" ((in 16 reviews)); "IPA provides a great place to learn and grow, with an enjoyable office culture and great colleagues." ((in 11 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 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 24 reviews)); "Management is poor and disorganized" ((in 19 reviews)); "Long hours; Lots of travels to the field;" ((in 10 reviews)); "Heavy workload, low compensation, tiring" ((in 9 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

Aug 6, 2024

Impact Evaluation

Research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exposure to work on academic projects

Cons

Involves a lot of operational responsibilities than solely working on research projects

3.0

Jul 20, 2024

Great systems but

Associate research manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Well advanced business processing systems making work easy and transparent. They invest a lot in staff trainings ensuring that managers acquire all-rounded operational and technical skills which is

Cons

salaries are non-commensurate to the big titles, and the work environment is high pressure..

5.0

Jul 12, 2024

Great place to work on!

Data manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent work environment, global organization with a lot of growth and travel opportunities, competitive salaries.

Cons

Young organization that could be a bit more diverse in its hiring in terms of age, background, university program, etc.

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