Associate Program Manager, Education Sector

About this role

Innovations for Poverty Action is recruiting an (Associate) Program Manager for its Education Sector team, focused largely on SCALE. SCALE is a multi-country initiative with the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and implementing partners to scale effective education interventions. The post-holder manages assigned projects and coordinates principal investigators, IPA country offices, other IPA teams, implementing partners, and government stakeholders. Core responsibilities include contributing to research design, oversight, data analysis, and research outputs.

The manager coordinates stakeholders on timelines, roles, and responsibilities, ensures adherence to workplans and delivery of goals, and provides regular written and verbal updates to the donor. Working with the Education Program Director, they develop and implement SCALE studies with IPA country offices and other teams, define responsibilities across IPA sectors and country offices, monitor budgets and timelines, and provide technical input. The role also covers outreach and communications, including materials, external meetings, and Salesforce tracking of donor engagement. A further portion supports business development through fundraising, proposals, budgets, and donor tracking.

Required qualifications include a master's degree in international public policy, development economics, or a related field with quantitative coursework, and at least four years of relevant experience. Candidates should have education research, policy engagement, and program management experience, knowledge of randomized controlled trials, experience with bilateral funders such as FCDO or USAID, and strong project management and English communication skills. Preferred qualifications include primary data collection, mixed-methods analysis, and knowledge of education projects targeting gender equality, disability, and social inclusion. IPA is a research and policy nonprofit that uses rigorous evaluation to inform poverty reduction programs.

The role reports to the Education Program Director and is open to candidates based in IPA country offices, including Tanzania. Work may be office-based, hybrid, or fully remote, with international travel up to 20 percent. Applications are submitted through IPA's recruitment link by November 30, 2026.