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Policy Associate
  • Job Number: 24408
  • Functional Area: Research - Other
  • Department: Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab
  • School Area: Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences
  • Employment Type: Full-time (Hybrid)
  • Employment Category: Exempt
  • Visa Sponsorship Available: No
  • Schedule:


Posting Description

POLICY 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. Will write publications that translate economic research into lessons for policymakers around the world; support senior staff to create materials for policy outreach, including: publications, evaluation summaries, presentations, grant proposals, policy memos, blogs, social media content, newsletters, and website content among other sector-specific work; develop in-depth knowledge of one or more J-PAL sector; support and manage the administration of a sector-specific ongoing competitive research fund and provide evidence support to policymakers; may support J-PAL’s 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-PAL’s regional offices or assisting with other J-PAL projects.

Find the full job description here.

Job Requirements

REQUIRED: A bachelor’s degree; minimum two years of relevant work experience; training in economics, including intermediate-level economics and econometrics. PREFERRED: master’s degree; a demonstrated interest in and experience with one or more of J-PAL’s sectors. Job #24408

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9/12/2024