J-PAL Africa

 Job announcement! Join Our Team as an Associate Director of Research at J-PAL Africa! Are you passionate about driving impactful research that makes a difference in the fight against poverty? J-PAL Africa, within the Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (@) at the University of Cape Town’s School of Economics, is looking for an Associate Director of Research to lead our research division. 📍 Location: Cape Town or Johannesburg, South Africa 📅 Contract: 3-Year Fixed Term 💼 CoE: R1, 015 197 - R1, 194 348, depending on qualifications and experience. About the Role As the Associate Director of Research, you will oversee a portfolio of research projects testing the impacts of various social programmes in South Africa through randomised evaluations. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the generation of scientific evidence about effective poverty reduction strategies. You will manage and build the capacity of a talented research team, collaborate with policymakers, and work at the forefront of academic research. How to Apply Visit the UCT Careers Site (https://lnkd.in/ddg_Y2xC) to create a profile and submit your application. Closing Date: 7 September 2024 For inquiries, contact Ms. Abigail Dixon at [email protected] or 021 650 1673. Join us in making a tangible difference in the fight against poverty through evidence-based research!

📣 Job opportunity in Cape Town, South Africa 📣 Are you a communications professional driven by mission-oriented goals? Do you want to work with a group of passionate and fun colleagues committed to using research and evidence-based policymaking in the fight against poverty? J-PAL Africa is seeking a Communications Manager to lead communications efforts that contribute to J-PAL Africa’s mission of promoting evidence-informed policy and expanding the reach of our research, policy, and training outputs. The Communications Manager will develop creative approaches to communicating complex research methods and results in written and visual formats, including both print and digital. 👉 Learn more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/dHQMQ6HQ 📅 Applications are due on on Monday, August 19.

🌟 Join Our Team as an Associate Director of Research at J-PAL Africa! 🌟 Are you passionate about driving impactful research that makes a difference in the fight against poverty? J-PAL Africa, within the Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (@) at the University of Cape Town’s School of Economics, is looking for an Associate Director of Research to lead our research division. 📍 Location: Cape Town or Johannesburg, South Africa 📅 Contract: 3-Year Fixed Term 💼 CoE: R1, 015 197 - R1, 194 348, depending on qualifications and experience. About the Role As the Associate Director of Research, you will oversee a portfolio of research projects testing the impacts of various social programmes in South Africa through randomised evaluations. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the generation of scientific evidence about effective poverty reduction strategies. You will manage and build the capacity of a talented research team, collaborate with policymakers, and work at the forefront of academic research. How to Apply Visit the UCT Careers Site (https://lnkd.in/ddg_Y2xC) to create a profile and submit your application. Closing Date: 7 September 2024 For inquiries, contact Ms. Abigail Dixon at [email protected] or 021 650 1673. Join us in making a tangible difference in the fight against poverty through evidence-based research! #ResearchJobs #Economics #PublicPolicy #JPAL #CapeTown #JobOpening #UCT #SocialImpact #PovertyReduction

🌟 Join Our Team as an Associate Director of Research at J-PAL Africa! 🌟 Are you passionate about driving impactful research that makes a difference in the fight against poverty? J-PAL Africa, within the Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (@) at the University of Cape Town’s School of Economics, is looking for an Associate Director of Research to lead our research division. 📍 Location: Cape Town or Johannesburg, South Africa 📅 Contract: 3-Year Fixed Term 💼 CoE: R1, 015 197 - R1, 194 348, depending on qualifications and experience. About the Role As the Associate Director of Research, you will oversee a portfolio of research projects testing the impacts of various social programmes in South Africa through randomised evaluations. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the generation of scientific evidence about effective poverty reduction strategies. You will manage and build the capacity of a talented research team, collaborate with policymakers, and work at the forefront of academic research. How to Apply Visit the UCT Careers Site (https://lnkd.in/ddg_Y2xC) to create a profile and submit your application. Closing Date: 7 September 2024 For inquiries, contact Ms. Abigail Dixon at [email protected] or 021 650 1673. Join us in making a tangible difference in the fight against poverty through evidence-based research! #ResearchJobs #Economics #PublicPolicy #JPAL #CapeTown #JobOpening #UCT #SocialImpact #PovertyReduction

Les programmes de formation aux compétences de vie se sont avérés efficaces pour réduire les barrières à l'autonomisation des jeunes filles. En renforçant leurs aspirations et leur confiance en soi, ces programmes favorisent le développement du capital humain des filles à travers l'amélioration de l'éducation, la participation au marché du travail et la prévention des  mariages et grossesses précoces. 📑 Notre nouvelle note politique propose une vue d’ensemble des preuves scientifiques sur l’impact des programmes de compétences de vie. En synthétisant les résultats de 16 évaluations randomisées, la note met en évidence les impacts de ces programmes et explore les principaux mécanismes ayant mené à ces résultats. Pour plus d'informations sur la conception et la mise en oeuvre des programmes de compétences de vie, consultez notre guide pratique co-rédigé avec Girls' Education Challenge. Merci infiniment aux équipes de Population Council, Room to Read, Room to Read India, Save the Children International et BRAC, pour avoir partagé les enseignements tirés de leurs programmes de compétences de vie. Lire la suite ici: https://j-p.al/policybrief

Excited to share that we've just wrapped up our "Conducting Experimental Research" course in partnership with Economic and Social Research Foundation and Busara! 📚🎓 This intensive 4.5-day workshop brought together PhD students and researchers from across sub-Saharan Africa to deepen their understanding of randomized evaluations. A big thank you to all participants who joined us from July 4-9 in Dar es Salaam. Your enthusiasm and engagement made this course a success! This course is part of our ongoing commitment to building research capacity in Africa. We're thrilled to see the innovative ideas emerging from this talented group of researchers. Interested in future courses, funding opportunities and webinars? Sign up to our African Scholars registry: www.tfaforms.com/4958837 #ImpactEvaluation #DevelopmentEconomics #ResearchCapacity #AfricanScholars #JPAL

We are thrilled to have hosted an engaging life skills policy roundtable discussion earlier this week! 🎉 The roundtable brought together a diverse group of donors, implementing organisations, policymakers, and researchers, all deeply invested in incorporating evidence into life skills program design. A special thanks to Selim Gulesci Nava Ashraf and Jessica Leight for sharing their in-depth research on the mechanisms leading to life skills impact and how these can generalise to other contexts. 🌍 Interested in joining a live replay and discussion with other participants working on life skills programme/policy implementation? Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/dEHgDNst

We're grateful to have had the opportunity to attend the Girls Agency Research Symposium. AMPLIFY GIRLS’ work around building an adolescent girls agency survey is fundamental as we work towards enhancing girls empowerment programs. 🔍 Research shows how barriers to women’s agency limit their capacity to advocate for investments in themselves, resulting in fewer years of education, more limited labor force participation, and earlier marriages than their male counterparts. Providing girls access to life skills training enhances their abilities to make choices to invest in their human capital accumulation. 📚Our recent Life Skills Toolkit consolidates evidence from 16 randomized evaluations to discuss how life skills training can boost adolescent girls’ agency. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/druc5MMN #AMPLIFYHer

The call for papers for the CSAE Conference 2025: Economic Development in Africa is now open! Learn more below 👇

🎥 We're excited to share our latest video guide on writing competitive research grant proposals! Whether you're drafting proposals for pilots, full RCTs, or proposal development grants, this video offers invaluable insights. We cover guidance on various aspects of writing a grant proposal, ranging from pre-proposal planning and describing the intervention to the methodology and general writing tips. While tailored for J-PAL proposals, the advice applies broadly to impact evaluation proposals. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gn5YAkcg