Job Summary

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented HR Generalist to join our Global Human Resources team. This role is designed to overlap with our HR Specialist, who will be retiring in December, to ensure a smooth transition and knowledge transfer. This role will support core HR operations and play a key role in the transition to a Professional Employer Organization (PEO).

Responsibilities

• • Assist with onboarding/offboarding processes
  • Maintain and update employee records, as well as HR files, forms, and documents
  • Review and approve payroll changes
  • Manage time and attendance system (Replicon)
  • Perform HRIS data entry and ensure data integrity (NetSuite/ADP/Replicon)
  • Support benefits management, including invoice processing and auditing
  • Respond to employee inquiries and requests
  • Support internal and compliance audits
  • Manage U.S. employment eligibility verification
  • Provide information to and liaise with the PEO provider, ensuring a smooth transition and ongoing coordination
  • Provide information to and liaise with EOR vendors, ensuring ongoing support and coordination
  • Provide support to recruitment and performance management processes, policies and procedures, and learning and development
  • Collaborate with HR colleagues globally and provide support to initiatives that strengthen community building

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field
• 3+ years of HR experience, preferably in a global organization
• Familiarity with systems used to update and track HR data (ex. NetSuite, ADP, Replicon)
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Knowledge of U.S. employment laws and eligibility verification
• Experience with compliance and audit support
• Experience with PEOs and EORs
• Experience working in a global nonprofit organization
• Ability to work effectively across time zones, with significant overlap in U.S. Eastern Time (EDT) hours to support global initiatives.

Reports to

Senior Director, Global HR

Application Deadline

September 17th, 2025

**We are actively reviewing applications on an ongoing basis. Apply now!**

Cover Letter – REQUIRED

Your cover letter (no more than 450 words / :2,500 characters) should respond to the following prompts:

• Share an example of a time when things did not go as planned — perhaps a project, assignment, or responsibility where you faced an unexpected setback or challenge. How did you respond, and what did you learn from the experience? (max 150 words)
• HR work often involves handling sensitive information (like employee records or compliance documents) where small errors can have big consequences. Share an example from your academic, volunteer, or work experience where being detail-oriented mattered. What did you learn from that experience? (max 150 words)
• Why do you want to work in HR at a global nonprofit like IPA? What about this role resonates with you, and how do you see it connecting to your longer-term goals? (max 150 words)

To ensure authenticity, we ask that you include the following statement at the end of your cover letter:

“I attest that this cover letter represents my own original writing and that I did not use an artificial intelligence or large language model (LLM) to generate it. If I used AI for any minor purpose (e.g., grammar checking), I have disclosed it here: ____.”

Applications without a cover letter following these instructions will not be considered.

Locations

Possible locations: Colombia, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Peru, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, United States (NY or DC). Slight preference for US, Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria.

Please note that if you do not have permanent work authorization in the preferred country to be based, IPA’s ability to provide a work permit differs by country.

This role may be based in various locations; however, successful performance requires regular overlap with U.S. Eastern Time (EDT) working hours.

Compensation

IPA’s compensation structure is designed based on the labor market for the specific geographic location where the employee is located. The salary will vary depending on IPA’s salary scale range for that specific location. For a US-based employee, the starting annual gross salary is 50,000 USD with a maximum of 63,000 USD.

Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, base salary of internal peers, business sector, and geographic location.

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 the 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.