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 group of young, smart, people." ((in 15 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 10 reviews)); "A great opportunity to do work that you can be proud of." ((in 7 reviews)); "Managers understand and give time for problem" ((in 6 reviews)); "Excellent benefits." ((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 27 reviews)); "Management is poor and disorganized" ((in 18 reviews)); "Long hours; Lots of travels to the field;" ((in 11 reviews)); "Compensation is very low." ((in 9 reviews)); "Very short contracts which results to No job security" ((in 5 reviews))

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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).

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4.0

Dec 31, 2017

IPA

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

Good for beginners seeking work

Cons

No HR which limits institutional knowledge retention

4.0

Oct 31, 2017

IPA

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting work and access to influential economists

Cons

Long hours, not competitive pay

4.0

Sep 19, 2017

Excellent work place with some downsides

Research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

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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.

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