J-PAL is at the forefront of AI for social good. We’re working with governments, tech companies, and researchers to move from “Can it work? ” to “Should we scale it?”

J-PAL Africa is a growing office with a fun, diverse and inclusive team. We have offices in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Nairobi and Accra. Learn more about our current team members. If you would like to receive notifications about open positions, please sign up for our jobs newsletter.

The J-PAL Africa policy team works with governments, researchers, and NGOs to increase evidence use by bridging the gap between rigorous research and action in sub-Saharan Africa to improve lives at scale. Based all over the continent, our policy staff work on a wide variety of topics. We have...

The J-PAL Africa research team conducts randomized evaluations on social programs and policies in South Africa. We have hubs in Cape Town and Johannesburg, and work in partnership with local and international researchers, government bodies and NGOs across South Africa. Our work covers a wide variety...