Position Summary

IPA has committed to implement core competencies for all roles and staff and appropriately aligning technical functional competencies as appropriate. This is a very exciting global senior management commitment which has been a greatly anticipated request from our staff.

This 12-month position reports directly to the Chief People Officer. Through a close partnership with the senior HR team, this is an opportunity to project manage this critical agenda and make a real difference in the way IPA attracts, develops and retains our staff to perform work that can change the lives of those most in need across the world.

This role will also work closely with our Senior Management Team and across all parts of the organization. This is truly a global role with global reach.

This role provides a rare opportunity to strategically drive IPAs Mission and Strategic Ambition. Get excited by our Mission and this opportunity. We look forward to your Application.

• Please note that this role consists of a one-year contract duration

Responsibilities

Framework Development (50%)

Develop and manage project plan for Functional competency development, to include:

Guide Steering Group's decision on the number and scope of remaining job families for which functional competencies should be developed. (Will likely include Policy, Right-Fit Evidenc e, Grants, Enabling Functions)

• Develop a timeline for each stream

• Convene Steering Committee on an ongoing basis

• Work with the Senior Management Team to ensure appropriate and aligned individuals or working groups are consulted and utilized for functional competency development and guide those individuals or working groups with the view of ensuring quality and consistency across job families.

• Ongoing communications with all Staff, Senior Management Team as required

Integration (50%)

Core Competencies to life cycle of employee via integration to key HR practices.

Working across the IPA HR team:

• Redesign the Job Description Template and develop/update guidelines for developing Job Descriptions

• Integrate the core Competencies into the end-to-end Talent Acquisition processes and update all guidelines.

• Integrate into Job Grading practices

• Working with Learning and Development, review and implement how the current learning offerings can be categorized via core competencies

• Review and update end to end Performance management policy and processes to integrate core competencies

Qualifications

Required

• Project Management

• Proven proficiency at managing time and resources (completing HR Procedures and Policies)

• Develop and deliver training material for HR practices

• Knowledge of job descriptions, recruitment, performance management, and learning and development

• Detail-oriented and ability to draw up detailed project planning and schedules

• Proven leadership skills in critical thinking and problem-solving skills

• Business skills, management, budgeting and analysis

• Must be an excellent communicator and comfortable managing multiple tasks

• Process design and re-engineering

• Bachelor’s degree in HR or Business Administration with 3-5 years experience leading HR projects.

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certificate from an accredited program

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in HR or Business Administration with 3-5 years’ experience leading HR projects.

• Excellent project management skills and being capable of managing multiple tasks

• Proven proficiency at managing time and resources (completing HR Procedures and Policies)

• Development and delivery of training material for HR practices

• Knowledge of job descriptions, recruitment, performance management and learning and development

• Preferred work experience in an NGO or research environment

• Detail oriented and ability to draw up detailed project planning and schedules

• Proven leadership skills in critical thinking and problem-solving skills

• Proven influential skills that have built relationships with trust and leveraging networks.

• Business skills, management, budgeting and analysis

• Strong communication and comfortable managing multiple tasks

• Process design and re-engineering

• Self-starter while working remotely full-time

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certificate from accredited program

Compensation:

The salary for locations outside of the US will vary depending on IPA's salary scale ranges for that specific location. Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, base salary of internal peers, business sector, and geographic location.

Reports to

Chief People Officer

Location

Remote - Anywhere is the US where IPA is registered ( AZ, CA, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, MA, MD, MN, NC, NJ, NY, PA, TX, VA, WA, WV.)

Application Instructions

About IPA

Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a research and policy nonprofit that discovers and promotes effective solutions to global poverty problems. IPA brings together researchers and decision-makers to design, rigorously evaluate, and refine these solutions and their applications, ensuring that the evidence created is used to improve the lives of the world’s poor.

In recent decades, trillions of dollars have been spent on programs designed to reduce global poverty, but clear evidence on which programs succeed is rare, and when evidence does exist, decision-makers often do not know about it. IPA exists to bring together leading researchers and these decision-makers to ensure that the evidence we create leads to tangible impact on the world. Since its founding in 2002, IPA has worked with over 600 leading academics to conduct over 830 evaluations in 52 countries. This research has informed hundreds of successful programs that now impact millions of individuals worldwide.

IPA's Commitment to Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI)

Innovations for Poverty Action is an affirmative action-equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected class. IPA will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please contact us at jobs@poverty-action.org or via phone at 1-202-386-6200. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work to be performed by the specified position. The statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all possible duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Management reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary. Please note that IPA will never request any form of payment from an applicant. Applicants are encouraged to confirm the information listed above with IPA prior to releasing any extensive personal information to the organization. Please direct questions to jobs@poverty-action.org. Please note that only qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring manager