(Senior) Manager, Right-Fit Evidence

• Manage the execution of a portfolio of impactful advisory engagements, serving as key point of contact for clients and managing project teams to develop tailor-made MEL and evidence solutions.
• Contribute to new business development and external relationship management, including proposal development and representing the unit at conferences.
• Contribute to IPA and Right-Fit Evidence Unit strategy and team development, including managing advisors and strengthening internal systems.

This role helps organizations and governments use data and evidence to make better decisions, ultimately improving the effectiveness of programs that aim to reduce poverty and improve lives in low- and middle-income countries.

• Master's degree in international public policy, development economics, or related field with quantitative coursework; MBA also welcome.
• 4+ years of relevant work experience in management consulting, M&E, policy, or program management.
• Experience in designing and managing evidence, learning, monitoring, and evaluation strategies; qualitative data collection and analysis; and project or program evaluation.
• Project and people management experience; strong analytical, quantitative, and client-facing communication skills.

Compensation and benefits are competitive and commensurate with experience. The role offers a flexible work environment (office, hybrid, or remote) and the opportunity to contribute to impactful evidence-based policy.

Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a research and policy nonprofit that discovers and advances what works to improve the lives of people living in poverty by bringing together researchers and decision-makers to design, rigorously evaluate, and refine solutions.