Posting Description
P&C LeadAbdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab will support senior staff to create materials for policy outreach including publications evaluation summaries presentations grant proposals policy memos blogs social media content and newsletters and website content among other sector-specific work; support and manage the administration of a sector-specific ongoing competitive research fund; develop in-depth knowledge of one of J-PALs sectors; and provide evidence support to policymakers; may support J-PALs overall mission in other ways including knowledge management work in the area of diversity equity and inclusion serving as a liaison between J-PAL Global and J-PALs regional offices or assisting with other J-PAL projects.
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Job Requirements
REQUIRED: Masters degree in economics public policy or international development including significant training in economics; anda minimum ofeight years of work experience including experience working in randomized evaluations economics research and international development policy. PREFERRED: Experience with overseeing research and policy grant funding competitions.
1/22/2026
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