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?

"amazing people" ((in 17 reviews)); "IPA provides a great place to learn and grow, with an enjoyable office culture and great colleagues." ((in 12 reviews)); "A great opportunity to do work that you can be proud of." ((in 6 reviews)); "Managers understand and give time for problem" ((in 5 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 7 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

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

Jan 23, 2023

A good place to work in development

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting projects, especially in Policy and RFE.

Cons

Some difficulties to find Life work balance

4.0

Jan 18, 2023

Great

Research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to work Great place to learn Multicultural environment Excellent networking opportunity

Cons

Average compensation Fast pace work Extensive travels

5.0

Nov 28, 2022

Committed and talented team with a unique mission

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Recent reinvention of senior leadership has had obvious tangible benefits, especially across support functions. Mission and role within development ecosystem is unique and combines deep local presence with strong research and policy capability.

Cons

Benefits are not competitive with many staff members' outside options. Back office functions are still underdeveloped and inefficient.

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