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SalaryPOLICY ASSOCIATE, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)-North America (2 openings), to help reduce poverty by ensuring policy is informed by scientific evidence. Will support J-PAL North America’s ongoing partnerships with policymakers, implementing partners, and philanthropic partners. The primary tasks will involve stakeholder engagement, evaluation support, managing research proposal review and project funding processes, policy writing and outreach, and general policy team coordination.
Job Requirements
REQUIRED: bachelor’s degree in economics, public policy or administration, statistics, or a related field; two years of relevant experience, which may include experience gained through relevant internships or policy/research work; understanding of impact evaluation; familiarity with economics; demonstrated training in statistics and quantitative methods; knowledge of social policy, public administration, and program implementation; excellent oral communication and writing skills and ability to communicate technical information to non-technical audiences; strong organizational and project management skills; attention to detail; and ability to take ownership of your work independently and collaborate effectively with other members of the team. Applicants from diverse backgrounds and those with lived or direct experience with the social policy issues that J-PAL North America aims to address through its work are welcome. Job #23706
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Employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background check.
