Position Summary

IPA Philippines is looking to hire a Manila-based Research Associate to work on financial consumer protection projects. In collaboration with IPA Global's Financial Inclusion Program team and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the RA will manage the Consumer Protection Survey and several policy-relevant engagements around disclosure, transparency and redress.

Responsibilities

50% Manage data collection for the Consumer Protection Survey:

• Program survey instruments in SurveyCTO, following programming best practices.
• Hire, train and manage field data collection teams
• Accompany the field teams during data collection activities, to ensure compliance with research protocols and troubleshoot challenges.
• Conduct data quality checks on a daily basis, communicate data quality issues with the field team, make sure necessary actions are taken to address these issues in a timely manner.
• Clean data on an ongoing basis.
• Conduct data analysis and produce dissemination materials such as presentations, final reports, evidence briefs.

40% Manage other research activities under the BSP engagement, which may involve:

• With guidance from IPA’s Financial Inclusion team and principal investigators, deploy fit-for-purpose methods to collect and analyze data in various format: web scraping data, natural language process
• Produce high quality presentations with analytical outputs
• Contribute to writing of final reports
• Assist in organizing workshops and/or other dissemination activities, giving presentations and facilitating group discussions

10% Partner coordination and engagement:

• Liaise with the relevant BSP counterparts, members of IPA’s Financial Inclusion program team, principal investigators and subcontractors (if relevant)

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, public policy, social science, or a related field
• 2-5 years of relevant work experience, including experience in economics research, impact evaluations, international development
• Advanced Stata / R / Python competency
• (Research) experience in the financial sector, familiarity with topics related to digital finance, financial consumer protection
• Experience with quantitative data collection and analysis
• Experience managing field data collection
• Strong professional writing skills
• Strong client facing and presentation skills
• Fluency in English
• Self-starter, entrepreneurial mindset, versatility, and ability to learn at a fast pace
• Passion for making data-driven decisions a reality in the international development sector

Preferred

• Experience in natural language processing or the analysis of large volume of text data
• Master’s degree in economics, public policy, social science, or a related field
• Experience living and working in the Philippines
• Fluency in Filipino

Compensation

• The starting annual gross salary is 63,699 with a maximum of Php 75,000.00 Php per month

Reports to

Senior Research Manager

Deadline to Apply

February 25th, 2025

Location

Philippines

Application Instructions

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About IPA

Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a research and policy nonprofit that discovers and advances what works to improve the lives of people living in poverty. 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 people living in poverty. In recent decades, trillions of dollars have been spent on programs designed to reduce global poverty, but clear evidence of 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 a tangible impact on the world. Since its founding in 2002, IPA has worked with over 600 leading academics to conduct over 1,000 evaluations in 52 countries. This research has informed hundreds of successful programs that now impact millions of individuals worldwide.

Safeguarding at IPA

At Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), we are committed to creating a safe and respectful environment for all individuals, particularly children and vulnerable adults. As IPA adheres to strict safeguarding principles, selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards. By joining IPA, you become part of a team dedicated to ethical conduct, social responsibility, and meaningful impact in the fight against global poverty. Together, we work to create a better world where everyone has the opportunity to thrive with dignity and respect.