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 19 reviews)); "IPA provides a great place to learn and grow, with an enjoyable office culture and great colleagues." ((in 15 reviews)); "A great opportunity to do work that you can be proud of." ((in 6 reviews)); "Great environment for learning and growth" ((in 6 reviews)); "Managers understand and give time for problem" ((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 29 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)); "No work life balance at IPA" ((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

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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

Sep 19, 2017

Excellent work place with some downsides

Research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great environment, especially the country office where I worked. The work is very interesting and ranges from office work to in the field experience. Own initiative is valued and it is a wonderful learning experience.

Cons

Workload can be a lot at times so this should be rewarded. Management from the US/head office is non existent.

4.0

Jul 31, 2017

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Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A very good environment and the opportunity to work with top economic academics.

Cons

Some people are very hardworking and sometimes you have to align to them.

4.0

Jul 6, 2017

Research Associate

Research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Dynamic work environment, very smart people, great for young people seeking field experience, diversifying *slightly* more beyond aspiring econ phds, you learn a ton not just with Stata but overall project management skills way more than I would expect in a different position

Cons

High RA turnover, admin not the smoothest, safety not as highly prioritized in Uganda as it should be, HQ disconnect, some PIs are brutal, RMs usually stretched thin

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