Senior Finance & Operations Manager

Posting Description SENIOR FINANCE AND OPERATIONS MANAGER , Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) , to support J-PAL’s mission to efficiently translate research by J-PAL affiliates into actionable poverty alleviation policies around the world. The Senior Finance & Operations Manager will work u nder the supervision of the Finance Lead, the Senior Finance and Operations Manager serves as financial and operational lead for a portfolio of up to three major initiatives at J-PAL and works with senior F&O staff to ensure efficient operational management at J-PAL. Tasks include a mix of financial operations, grants management, and leading organizational projects in the F&O area, all within a university environment. J-PAL is a global research center working to reduce poverty and fight climate change by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence. Anchored by a network of more than 500 top researchers at universities around the world, J-PAL conducts innovative research and builds powerful partnerships to solve the world’s greatest challenges. J-PAL was launched at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2003 and its faculty directors are Nobel laureates and MIT professors Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo, and Ben Olken . It has over 400 research, policy, training, and operations staff across Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Middle East, North America, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. Job Description A full job description is available, here . Job Requirements REQUIRED : A Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field; and a minimum of five years pertinent experience, preferably within higher education and non-profit sectors. PREFERRED : Strong background in research and grant administration, finance, budgeting, or related fields, coupled with demonstrated proficiency in administrative roles; professional experience either working for international organizations or collaborating with them; or professional experience working with Salesforce, SAP, Quickbooks, and Google Workspace. 7/31/2026