What are the responsibilities and job description for the Policy Manager - J-PAL North America position at MIT?
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POLICY MANAGER, J-PAL NORTH AMERICA, Economics/Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), to help reduce poverty by ensuring policy is informed by scientific evidence. Will lead J-PAL North America’s ongoing partnerships with philanthropic foundations, policymakers, and implementing partners. The primary responsibilities involve people management, stakeholder engagement, sector expertise, research proposal management, and policy outreach and communications. The position offers an opportunity to lead the development and implementation of significant portions of the organization’s health policy strategy and advance J-PAL North America’s partnerships with key stakeholders to ensure that evidence contributes to public discourse around some of the most pressing questions in social policy.
Job Requirements
REQUIRED: master’s in economics, public policy, statistics or a related field; six years of relevant experience, which may include experience gained through relevant internships or policy/research work; demonstrated training in statistics and quantitative methods; understanding of impact evaluation; familiarity with economics; knowledge of social policy, public administration, and program implementation; excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to communicate technical information to non-technical audiences; strong project management skills; attention to detail; experience managing people or teams; and the ability to take ownership of and work independently and effectively lead and supervise direct reports or teams. PREFERRED: experience with health policy or research. Applicants who have lived or have direct experience with the social policy issues that J-PAL North America aims to address through its work are encouraged to apply. Job #22813
Additional application instructions and the full job description is available at https://www.povertyactionlab.org/careers.
Salary : $109,000 - $138,000
