IPA is hiring a Program Associate, Impact Evaluation & Learning skilled in impact evaluation, data collection, research design, and project management.
Job Summary
The
Program Associate, Strategic Impact Evaluation and Learning (SIEL), sits within
IPA’s Sector Programs department and supports a six-year learning partnership
between the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), IPA, and
the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL). The SIEL program aims to
establish a robust evidence base for FCDO’s global programs and policies,
enhance the efficiency of FCDO’s interventions, and equip FCDO staff with
skills to deploy and leverage impact evaluations for value for money.
The Program Associate will support the Program Lead in grant management, project development, and communications across SIEL’s four strategic priority areas: growth, humanitarian assistance, climate and nature, and conflict and fragility.
Responsibilities
Research
Fund Coordination (40%)
- Coordinate the regular competitive funding process, including
drafting calls for proposals, communicating with FCDO and research teams,
managing the proposal review process, and supervising the development of
grant agreements
- Track the status of grants and projects in SIEL’s portfolio through
detailed review of grant deliverables and regular communication
- Maintain up-to-date Salesforce records (database management) for all
projects
- Ensure accurate and complete grant reporting in compliance with
donor requirements
- Participate in the first review and filtering of research proposals
for the competitive fund review board
Project
Development (30%)
- Support the Program Lead in project development activities,
including conducting outreach and providing support to FCDO teams to
develop proposals
- Liaise internally with relevant IPA teams including research
support, programs, grants, legal, finance, and global operations
- Coordinate matchmaking between FCDO teams, researchers, and IPA and
J-PAL country offices on projects related to SIEL’s priority areas
- Contribute to developing new proposals to the research fund through
outreach and relationship management efforts
Communications
and Policy (20%)
- Support SIEL’s Research Uptake Lead and Program Lead in organizing
and preparing materials for dissemination activities
- Support other dissemination activities as needed, including keeping
IPA’s website up to date with project summaries and planning and
presenting at events
- Support SIEL’s Capacity Strengthening Lead in organizing and
preparing materials for training sessions and other capacity-strengthening
activities
General
Program Administration (10%)
- Support financial monitoring and administration
- Contribute to the implementation of IPA’s diversity, equity, and
inclusion strategy, including tracking SIEL’s progress against
organizational metrics
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in economics, political science, public policy, or
a related field
- At least 2 years of work experience in project and/or research
management, research fund management, and/or research dissemination
- Demonstrated project management skills, including attention to
operational and research detail and the ability to prioritize and manage
multiple projects efficiently
- Excellent communication skills; ability to communicate clearly and
effectively with internal and external stakeholders using cogent, precise,
non-technical language
- Ability to present information in a structured and insightful way,
both in writing and orally
- Flexibility, self-motivation, willingness to learn, and a
team-oriented attitude
- Master’s degree in economics, political science, public policy, or a
related field (preferred)
- Knowledge of impact evaluation methodologies (preferred)
- Knowledge of topics related to humanitarian assistance, climate and
nature, growth, or conflict and fragility (preferred)
- Experience writing evidence syntheses, research summaries, and
policy briefs (preferred)
- Proficiency in Excel and CRM software such as Salesforce (preferred)
How to Apply
