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?

63% of Innovations for Poverty Action employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Innovations for Poverty Action 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.3 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 18 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 9 reviews)); "If you get a great manager, you are lucky." ((in 7 reviews)); "A great opportunity to do work that you can be proud of." ((in 4 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 11 reviews)); "Heavy workload, low compensation, tiring" ((in 8 reviews)); "Very short contracts which results to No job security" ((in 5 reviews))

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3.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(244 total reviews)

Annie Duflo

82% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.3

Senior management

3.3

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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244 reviews

3.0

Apr 11, 2025

A good place to start

Associate field manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Good learning environment. Taught me research skills

Cons

The pay and benefits are not that good

1.0

Mar 29, 2025

Avoid

Senior research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

local team member support Gateway opportunity

Cons

A constantly evolving organization with exceptionally poor retention rates Lack of order and structure in operations Lack of diversity within leadership teams There is no clear decision making for company processes Roles, responsibilities, and decision making authority are inconsistent and fluid Absolute joke of an organization and SMT

4.0

Mar 20, 2025

Great place to start

Research analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- High human values - 3 days work-office

Cons

- Low salaries - Few opportunities to grow

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