Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a United States-based non-profit organization dedicated to discovering, and promoting effective solutions to global poverty problems. IPA designs, rigorously\u00a0evaluates, and refines these solutions and their applications together with decision-makers to ensure that the evidence created is used to improve opportunities for the world\u2019s poor.<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title: Policy Associate<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Code:<\/strong> FOG-POA-2512018<\/p>\n Position summary Responsibilities<\/p>\n The Policy Associate will report to the Senior Policy and Implementation Manager in the Accra Office. He\/she will have a diverse set of responsibilities in the following areas: Support partner organizations with technical assistance support to inform the potential scale up of interventions proven to work, or new program designs; Required Skills or Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n Master\u2019s degree in Social Science, Economics, Political Science or another relevant discipline (Bachelor holders may be considered based on How to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n Please fill out the online application form by clicking the link below Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a United States-based non-profit organization dedicated to discovering, and promoting effective solutions to global poverty problems. IPA designs, rigorously\u00a0evaluates, and refines these solutions and…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6721,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[85],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-7u8","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28776"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6721"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28776"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28776\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nThe IPA Ghana office seeks a Policy Associate who will support our team to ensure that IPA\u2019s studies are aligned with the development priorities of Ghana and findings are effectively communicated to relevant stakeholders. This role will focus on supporting IPA research projects in the Health, Agriculture, Financial Inclusion and SME sectors, predominantly. The Policy Associate will support stakeholder outreach in the identified sectors and will significantly involve policy engagements with current and
\npotential partners, results dissemination, supporting scale-up efforts and the promotion of IPA\u2019s brand and visibility. The Policy Associate will also be expected to contribute significantly to the development of new research projects, ensuring that these can effectively inform policy debates and discourse in Ghana.
\nThis position will be based in Accra and will involve some travel to various regions of Ghana.<\/p>\n
\nSupport IPA\u2019s stakeholder engagement strategy in the Agriculture, Health, Financial Inclusion and SME sectors;
\nBuild relevant information and intelligence on identified sectors to inform IPA\u2019s sector engagement strategies as well as contribute effectively to new
\nproject development;
\nNetwork and engage with stakeholders in the local and national government, fellow research institutions and NGOs to establish new partnerships and share research findings;
\nProvide significant support to project teams organizing workshops, meetings and conferences
\nFollow public debates and discourse on national issues and maintain a calendar of relevant events for the purposes of increasing visibility of IPA\u2019s
\nresearch findings;
\nCollaborate with IPA\u2019s communication team and our researchers to produce a wide range of communication materials aimed at effectively sharing
\nresearch findings and data with relevant stakeholders (including, but not limited to, newsletters, media reports, project information briefs, blogs, etc.);<\/p>\n
\nKeep policy information updated in IPA\u2019s knowledge management systems;
\nCreate and manage activity budgets;
\nSupervise 1 or 2 junior staff on the policy team;
\nPerform other related duties as assigned by the supervisor
\nEmployment period: 1 year, with the possibility of extension\/renewal based on performance and need
\nProposed start date: immediately<\/p>\n
\nexperience);
\nAbility to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of at least one of the focus sectors (i.e. Agriculture, Health, Financial Inclusion and SME);
\nExperience organizing conferences, workshops or other large events;
\nTeam Player with excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with senior officials in government and other partner organizations;
\nAbility to create and nurture a network of high level relationships; a member of an existing network in one of the focus sectors is highly recommended
\nAbility to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion;
\nStrong interest in learning and ability to grasps new concepts quickly;
\nTakes initiative with critical thinking skills
\nExcellent management and organizational skills;
\nAbility to develop promotional materials, along with strong training and facilitations skills;
\nExcellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint; Proficiency with Publisher and Photoshop or other graphic design software is desirable;
\nUnderstanding of research and RCTs is a plus.<\/p>\n
\nTimeline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until suitable candidates are found.
\nDue to the high volume of applications received by IPA, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email or phone for an interview.
\nDISCLAIMER: Please note that IPA will never require monetary compensation as part of its application process. Any requests for
\nmonetary compensation by persons claiming to be IPA employees or persons claiming to represent IPA should be disregarded and reported. Please direct questions to jobs-ghana@poverty-action.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"