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The role also contributes to research design, oversight, and outputs, and works with the Education Program Director on sector agenda setting, partnership development, outreach and communications, and fundraising for new education projects and initiatives.\n\nJob Summary\n\nEmployer: Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)\n\nJob Type: Full-time\n\nLocation: Lilongwe, Malawi\n\nCategory: Program Management\n\nClosing Date: 2026-11-30\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\nContribute to research design, research oversight, data analysis, and the writing of policy briefs, slide decks, and other research outputs as needed for the SCALE project.\n\nCoordinate all project stakeholders, including principal investigators, IPA country offices, funders, implementing partners, and relevant government stakeholders, and ensure all actors are aligned on key SCALE activities, including timelines, roles, and responsibilities.\n\nEnsure adherence to SCALE workplans and the achievement of goals and outputs as outlined 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