Senior Associate

Posting Description

SENIOR TRAINING ASSOCIATE Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) to join a global research center working to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence.The Senior Associate will play a central role in launching and growing the Lighthouse Collaborative a new initiative developed by J-PAL and The Agency Fund. The Collaborative seeks to help proven AI and other social-sector innovations move beyond pilots to strengthen public systems thereby improving outcomes equipping policymakers with better tools and reaching millions of people.The Lighthouse Collaborative will bring together partners to identify and help massively scale high-impact NGOs / social enterprises in low- and middle-income countries. These Lighthouses will combine demonstrated impact and cost-effectiveness with strong learning systems and delivery models that can work through government.

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Job Requirements

REQUIRED: A bachelors degree in economics political science education international development or other related fields; training in and a strong technical understanding of econometrics and/or randomized evaluations;a minimum of fouryears of relevant professional experience. Ideal candidates will have experience in one or more of the following: launching or scaling an early-stage social venture; working in or with nonprofits or social enterprises; building partnerships with governments philanthropic donors or multilateral institutions; managing complex initiatives in international development; supporting evidence-informed policy and scale; or working in a specific policy sector or cross-cutting area such as climate gender health education social protection or AI for social good.

Commitment of three years preferred.

This position is based at the J-PAL Global office at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge MA.

Visa sponsorship is not available.

10/15/2026