About the organisation:

The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) is a global research center working to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence. Anchored by a network of over 1,100 affiliated researchers at universities around the world, J-PAL conducts randomized impact evaluations to answer critical questions in the fight against poverty.

J-PAL was launched at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2003 and has 7 regional offices around the world. J-PAL South Asia, hosted by the Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR), Chennai, has built partnerships for the generation of recent research and advancement of evidence-informed policymaking with 20 Indian state and central government ministries, as well as training partnerships with the governments of Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.

For more information, visit povertyactionlab.org/south-asia

About the Policy Innovation Labs:

To integrate evidence generation and use within government decision-making processes,



J-PAL SA has partnered with state and central governments. Rather than operating as external research projects, the Policy Innovation Labs work closely with the Government institutions in identifying the policy need, co-designing and evaluating interventions, scaling up evidence-based programs and strengthening the monitoring and evaluation capacity of the partners. J-PAL SA has long-standing engagements with governments across multiple states, including Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and Punjab and thematic labs in collaboration with the School Education Department in Karnataka and Gujarat Pollution Control Board, and multiple central Government ministries and is exploring partnerships with new states.

About the Position:

To deepen our existing institutional partnership with the Government of Andhra Pradesh (GoAP), J-PAL South Asia is looking for a highly motivated Policy Manager, who is passionate about development research and evi

📌 Policy Manager (New Delhi)
🏢 Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab
📍 New Delhi