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)); "amazing and smart colleagues" ((in 10 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 6 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 26 reviews)); "Management is poor and disorganized" ((in 17 reviews)); "Long hours; Lots of travels to the field;" ((in 10 reviews)); "Compensation is very low." ((in 10 reviews)); "I think the benefits are fairly good if you compare IPA to similar organisations in the area." ((in 5 reviews))

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3.6

58% would recommend to a friend

(244 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 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

4.0

Jul 18, 2013

Good Introduction to an International Development Career

Project coordinator

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Pros

There is much room for creativity and self-determination in managing projects-- in fact, you're basically on your own out there! (You have to find your own housing, set up your own work structure and office, and troubleshoot problems great and small.) The emphasis is on results. There are high standards in adhering to experimental protocols for projects.

Cons

Little professional support; either unresponsive or demanding project investigators; field staff often taken for granted by HQ heads. Compensation is barely enough to live by. Be prepared, if working in the field, to live humbly. "Too much intellect, not enough heart" when it comes to projects.

3.0

Dec 21, 2016

Statisticians are not managers

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility to build amazing local team

Cons

Leadership is young and turnover is high. On top of being overworked, we are overwhelmed with continuous change efforts that always fail.

3.0

Jul 28, 2015

Project Coordinator

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fascinating work, high level of responsibility, challenging

Cons

Horrendous management; complete lack of guidance/supervision; the way employees were treated by managers would be considered illegal by US standard

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