Impact Careers Full-time

Senior Policy and Project Development Associate

Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)

Posted

Dec 22, 2025

Location

Remote

Type

Full-time

Mission

What you will drive

Senior Policy and Project Development Associate

About

  • Conduct strategic mapping and assessment of administrative data systems of local government units, including identifying decision processes where improved data and evidence use can generate policy impact
  • Serve as the focal point for partner engagements, leading meeting preparation, shaping agendas, guiding junior staff contributions, and ensuring strategic and timely follow-through
  • Initiate project development efforts for PSPS projects with funders, partner organizations, and Principal Investigators
  • Support in research, coordination and tracking of funding opportunities to fund the Philippines Socioeconomic Panel Survey (PSPS), PSPS-Substudies and NWU PIs

Responsibilities

  • Conduct strategic mapping and assessment of administrative data systems of local government units, including identifying decision processes where improved data and evidence use can generate policy impact
  • Serve as the focal point for partner engagements, leading meeting preparation, shaping agendas, guiding junior staff contributions, and ensuring strategic and timely follow-through
  • Initiate project development efforts for PSPS projects with funders, partner organizations, and Principal Investigators
  • Support in research, coordination and tracking of funding opportunities to fund the Philippines Socioeconomic Panel Survey (PSPS), PSPS-Substudies and NWU PIs

Requirements

Benefits

About the Company

Impact

The difference you'll make

This role helps incorporate evidence in decision making of the Philippines Socioeconomic Panel Survey and develops new projects to disseminate evidence, working to improve the lives of people living in poverty through research and policy solutions.

Profile

What makes you a great fit

Required qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in economics, political science or similar
  • Minimum of five years of work experience in policy research, international development, program management, or related fields
  • Strong understanding of impact evaluation methodologies and applied research
  • Experience with data management software (e.g., Stata, R and other common data collection and analysis tools)
  • Experience with quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis
  • Knowledge of the policy and governance landscape of the Philippines
  • Experience working with local government units in the Philippines
  • Fluency in Filipino and English

Benefits

What's in it for you

No specific benefits, compensation, or salary information mentioned in the job posting.