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Why Work For IPA?

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Our people and partners.

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Our passionate, diverse, and intellectually curious staff work with the top minds and leaders in international development. See who our colleagues, researchers, and partners are, and learn about our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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We are committed to making a positive impact.

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Our organization is driven by its mission. Learn more about what we do and our impact.

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Leadership development & career growth.

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Our staff are handed serious responsibility and gain career-defining experience. We invest in staff development through global staff training events and other staff learning opportunities.

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It’s rewarding.

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Our benefits package provides a positive work-life balance.

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We support fully remote and hybrid work options.

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We want our staff to have a sustainable work culture, whether in one of our offices, at home, or both.

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We work across a diversity of sectors.

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Our sectoral expertise includes agriculture, education, entrepreneurship and private sector development, financial inclusion, human trafficking, health and nutrition, peace and recovery, and social protection.

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Our Values

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Commitment to Improving Lives

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We exist to improve the lives of people living in poverty through evidence and we care deeply about achieving our mission.

Rigor

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We are unrelenting and rigorous in our pursuit of effective solutions and the use of data.

Integrity

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We hold ourselves and our partners to the highest ethical standards in all we do and how we do it.

Co-Creation

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We work to co-create relevant evidence and locally-rooted change, always guided by the context of the countries in which we operate.

Diversity

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Our diverse ideas, experiences, and identities allow us to make a greater impact locally and globally.

Collaboration

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We build strong relationships, based upon mutual respect, with researchers, partners, and each other to achieve greater impact.

People of IPA

People of IPA

Applied Research & Methods (ARM) Group Affiliate | Senior Director of Embedded Labs

Juan Hernández-Agramonte

“We want to equip our partners to produce their own evidence and then use that evidence for their own decision-making process.”

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Senior Research Manager, Philippines

Yuna Liang

“We value diversity. We have people from different countries and religious backgrounds. We all work well together.”

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Country Director, Liberia and Sierra Leone

Walker Higgins

“IPA feels very much like a small organization, in that everyone is asked to wear many different hats and flex different intellectual muscles.”

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Country Director, Ghana

Salifu Amadu

“At IPA, you get to really think through and come up with something new all the time. And every study is almost like a new challenge.”

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Associate Director of Program Development

Peter Srouji

“At IPA, it's never boring. You're always being challenged in a good way that fosters a lot of learning and growth.”

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Country Director, Mexico

Odette Gonzalez Carrillo

“For a long time, I have been trying to push the use of evidence to inform decisions in the government and other places.”

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Research Manager, Burkina Faso

Aliou Diallo

“It's not very easy for a younger researcher to get funding to work on such an important project. That's why I went into IPA."

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Senior Policy & Communications Manager

Ana Tamayo Alatriste

“We work with people from all over the world. We have different work styles, cultures, languages, and visions. And I think that diversity is incredible.”

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Applied Research & Methods (ARM) Group Staff | Research Associate

Isabella Contreras

“Our focus is based on research, data, and rigor. But our bigger purpose is helping people, helping a family, helping a household.”

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Research and Policy Manager, Rwanda

Jean Leodomir Habarimana Mfura

“At IPA, it is not routine work. There are always things to learn, and there are always new ideas to explore.”

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Applied Research & Methods (ARM) Group Affiliate | Senior Director of Embedded Labs

Juan Hernández-Agramonte

“We want to equip our partners to produce their own evidence and then use that evidence for their own decision-making process.”

Read Full Bio

Senior Research Manager, Philippines

Yuna Liang

“We value diversity. We have people from different countries and religious backgrounds. We all work well together.”

Read Full Bio

Country Director, Liberia and Sierra Leone

Walker Higgins

“IPA feels very much like a small organization, in that everyone is asked to wear many different hats and flex different intellectual muscles.”

Read Full Bio

Country Director, Ghana

Salifu Amadu

“At IPA, you get to really think through and come up with something new all the time. And every study is almost like a new challenge.”

Read Full Bio

Associate Director of Program Development

Peter Srouji

“At IPA, it's never boring. You're always being challenged in a good way that fosters a lot of learning and growth.”

Read Full Bio

Country Director, Mexico

Odette Gonzalez Carrillo

“For a long time, I have been trying to push the use of evidence to inform decisions in the government and other places.”

Read Full Bio

Research Manager, Burkina Faso

Aliou Diallo

“It's not very easy for a younger researcher to get funding to work on such an important project. That's why I went into IPA."

Read Full Bio

Senior Policy & Communications Manager

Ana Tamayo Alatriste

“We work with people from all over the world. We have different work styles, cultures, languages, and visions. And I think that diversity is incredible.”

Read Full Bio

Applied Research & Methods (ARM) Group Staff | Research Associate

Isabella Contreras

“Our focus is based on research, data, and rigor. But our bigger purpose is helping people, helping a family, helping a household.”

Read Full Bio

Research and Policy Manager, Rwanda

Jean Leodomir Habarimana Mfura

“At IPA, it is not routine work. There are always things to learn, and there are always new ideas to explore.”

Read Full Bio
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We Love What We Do

Everyone is just one email away regardless of the distance and time zones. The people who I have worked with will always be memorable for me.

Ann Mayuga, Operations Manager, IPA Philippines; with IPA since 2006
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We Love What We Do

I love working with others that enjoy making a difference. This organization is always changing, making for new challenges and new opportunities for growth.

Daiva Latifi, Payroll Manager; with IPA since 2007